Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

Opportunity
12-month initial contract with large Federal Government Agency based in Melbourne CBD with great flexible hybrid work options. Long-term senior level Cloud Platform Engineer opportunity for those with string OpenStack and Ceph clusters and large-scale production environments.

Role
To work within a distributed national team to manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services. The team is responsible for the development,
maintenance, and support of our on-premises private cloud platform, which spans multiple data centres and incorporates Red Hat OpenStack for compute, Red Hat Ceph for storage, and the underlying physical infrastructure. This role will contribute to both business-as-usual operations and ongoing platform enhancements.

  • Provide day-to-day operational support for Red Hat OpenStack and Ceph clusters in a production environment.
  • Automate routine maintenance, upgrade, and deployment activities using tools such as Ansible, Python, and Bash.
  • Identify areas for improvement and independently deliver platform enhancements.
  • Develop and maintain clear and concise documentation to support operational continuity.
  • Transfer technical knowledge to permanent staff through structured handovers and collaboration.
  • Participate in planning, task prioritisation, and team-level technical discussions.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated senior level experience deploying, administering and supporting enterprise scale on-prem production environments within a RedHat OpenStack environment (5-10+ years experience)
  • Deep expertise managing and troubleshooting enterprise scale physical hardware, networks and cloud infrastructure
  • Strong experience with Ansible, Kubernetes
  • Advanced Python and Bash scripting
  • Git
  • AGSVA NV1 Clearance or ability to obtain highly regarded
  • Experience within large-scale federal government or large enterprise preferred

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To apply, candidates should follow the prompts, or email CV directly to kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com and liam.lasslett@talentinternational.com or call Liam Lasslett on 0407 542 822.

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