12 + 12 + 12 months, $$$ negotiable
Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne + Hybrid WFH
NV1 security clearance required

Our client, a very large Federal Government Department is seeking experienced Senior OpenShift Engineer to join their team January 2027.

Duties:

Administer, Configure and maintain the Agency’s on-premises Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform environments, ensuring platform availability, stability, performance and operational resilience.
Perform OpenShift platform lifecycle activities including cluster installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance and technology refresh activities.
Monitor platform health, capacity, performance and availability, proactively identifying issues before they impact services.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex OpenShift, Kubernetes and underlying infrastructure issues, including networking, storage, compute, certificate, authentication and cluster components.
Implement and maintain OpenShift platform configurations, policies, operators and supporting services in accordance with Agency standards and security requirements.

Skills & Experience:

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Kubernetes administration, including cluster architecture, operators, nodes workloads, networking, storage, security and platform lifecycle.
Working knowledge of enterprise infrastructure components that support container platforms such as compute, networking, storage, load balancing, DNS, certificates and identity services, with the ability to collaborate with specialist teams to diagnose and resolve issues
OpenShift security and access management, including authentication, authorisation, RBAC, security controls and secure platform configuration.
OpenShift logging, alerting, troubleshooting and performance management practices.
Containerisation technologies and cloud-native platform concepts, including Kubernetes workloads, containers images, registries and application deployment patterns.

How to Apply

For a copy of the full job description, including the application instructions, please get in touch with Matt at Recruitment Hive by clicking the Quick Apply button or call Matt on (02) 6299 1006.

Please note that applications close 11am 04/11/26. Recruitment Hive welcome late applications to be considered for future opportunities.

Job ID: MF 680239 | LH-08236

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The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.