• Contract: 12-month initial contract, commencing January 2027
• Location: Canberra, Melbourne or Brisbane – hybrid working arrangements may be considered
• Security Clearance: Australian Government NV1 security clearance required
• Key Technologies: Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitOps, ArgoCD and CI/CD automation.

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer (OpenShift & Cloud Automation) to contribute to the development and management of large-scale private cloud and container platforms within a major Federal Government environment.

This is an opportunity to work on enterprise infrastructure modernisation, improving platform reliability, automating complex processes and enabling development teams to deliver secure, scalable digital services.

Your duties will include:

• Design, deploy and automate enterprise-scale Red Hat OpenShift and OpenStack infrastructure.
• Develop automated solutions for provisioning, configuring and scaling container platforms and private cloud environments.
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions to improve visibility of infrastructure and application performance.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation scripts and deployment pipelines.
• Configure and optimise CI/CD pipelines using technologies such as Ansible, GitOps and ArgoCD.
• Support the implementation of developer environments and tools to streamline software delivery.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and continuously improve platform performance, security and operational efficiency.

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and supporting large-scale enterprise infrastructure, particularly Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes or OpenStack environments.
• Strong Linux administration skills and experience managing private cloud or virtualised infrastructure.
• Proven expertise in infrastructure automation, including Ansible, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience implementing enterprise monitoring and observability solutions, including telemetry pipelines, metrics collection and infrastructure monitoring.
• Understanding of container orchestration, cluster lifecycle management, networking and security.
• Experience configuring developer tooling such as Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces or cloud-based development environments would be advantageous.
• Relevant certifications in Kubernetes, OpenShift, OpenStack or Linux would be highly regarded.

Application Process:

To be considered, applicants must hold an active NV1 security clearance and have experience with enterprise container platforms, private cloud infrastructure, automation and observability solutions. If you would like to apply, please contact Jaela on email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

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A leading financial services provider is seeking a Senior OpenShift Engineer with deep platform engineering and automation expertise to join its team on an initial twelve-month contract.

Joining a collaborative OpenShift engineering team, you will be responsible for the build, maintenance and support of a large-scale OpenShift container platform. In this newly created role, you will support the onboarding of application teams onto OpenShift, as well as troubleshooting any issues. You will also get yours hands on experience with their new OpenShift AI platform designed to support internal LLM and GPU workloads.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant industry certifications
• Deep hands-on experience engineering, deploying and operating OpenShift 4.x platforms within large, complex environments
• Strong OpenShift infrastructure expertise, including cluster internals, operators, upgrades, capacity management and troubleshooting
• Proven experience diagnosing complex storage and networking issues across ODF/Ceph, persistent volumes, TCP/IP, DNS, ingress, load balancing and firewalls
• Advanced Linux administration skills, ideally within Red Hat environments
• Strong automation and GitOps experience using Ansible, ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize and CI/CD pipelines
• Bash and/or Python scripting skills for automation and tooling
• Experience with bare-metal OpenShift, GPU infrastructure or OpenShift AI would be highly regarded
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently on platform engagements while contributing effectively within a close-knit engineering team

This client offers highly flexible hybrid working arrangements, with hybrid working (two days per week in the office) and an attractive daily rate.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please apply online now!

Senior SOC Analyst – Incident Response & Threat Hunting

Auckland CBD | Permanent | Hybrid – two office days | No on-call

Take the technical lead when it matters most.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst to join a well-established security operations environment. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will lead high-severity incidents, guide other analysts and influence how the SOC detects, investigates and responds to threats.

You will be the trusted technical authority and escalation point-not a people manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced SOC professional who enjoys leading from the front, mentoring others and improving security operations without the politics of formal team management.

The opportunity

You will take ownership of complex security incidents from initial investigation through containment, remediation and review. Alongside incident response, you will conduct proactive threat hunting, support the development of other analysts and help strengthen SOC workflows, playbooks and detection capabilities.

You will work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders, providing clear advice and maintaining calm, decisive leadership during critical incidents.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the investigation and resolution of high-severity security incidents
• Act as a technical escalation point for SOC analysts
• Perform proactive threat hunting and identify emerging security risks
• Analyse network activity, alerts and security events
• Use SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms to investigate and respond to threats
• Support the development and improvement of SOAR processes and playbooks
• Mentor analysts and promote effective knowledge sharing
• Contribute to detection engineering and broader SOC capability uplift
• Communicate incident impact, risk and recommended actions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and response effectiveness

What you will bring

• At least five years of dedicated Security Operations Centre experience
• Previous senior, lead or technical escalation responsibilities
• Advanced experience with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk
• Strong knowledge of EDR/XDR technologies such as Microsoft Defender
• Demonstrated ownership of complex security incident response
• Practical threat-hunting experience
• Strong understanding of network analysis and intrusion detection
• Experience working with SOAR technologies and security playbooks
• The ability to remain calm and make pragmatic decisions under pressure
• Clear communication skills across technical and business audiences
• A genuine interest in mentoring others and sharing knowledge

Experience improving SOC processes, detection capability, playbooks or team maturity would be particularly valuable.

What is on offer

• Hybrid working with two days per week in the Auckland CBD office
• No on-call requirement
• Southern Cross UltraCare 400 health insurance
• Life, trauma, income protection and permanent disability insurance
• Employer KiwiSaver contribution grossed up so eligible employees receive the full 3%
• Monthly fitness reimbursement of up to $100
• Additional wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits
• A supportive culture with flexible working arrangements
• Genuine influence over SOC processes and capability development

Earlier-career SOC opportunities

We are also interested in hearing from developing SOC Analysts with approximately one to three years of relevant, hands-on Security Operations and incident-response experience. If you are earlier in your SOC career but have practical SIEM and security investigation experience, we encourage you to apply.

Apply now

If you are an experienced SOC professional who wants to remain technically hands-on while leading incidents, mentoring others and improving operational capability, we would like to hear from you.

Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Software Engineering and/or Data Engineering background

• Strong programming skills in Python, Java or similar

• Experience building backend services and APIs

• Experience developing data pipelines and processing solutions

• Exposure to AI / Generative AI solutions in production

• Experience with graph databases or graph technologies highly regarded

• Strong understanding of data structures, integration and processing

• Financial Services or Financial Crime experience highly regarded

One of our clients is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with Level 3 support based in Adelaide.

Reporting to the Head of IT, this position will act as the technical lead across server, virtualisation, network and security infrastructure, while also supporting Microsoft 365, Azure, identity and endpoint services.

This is a hands-on senior technical role combining infrastructure operations, Level 3 support, security, cloud services and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Dell PowerEdge servers, Windows Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Clusters, including health monitoring, capacity, patching, firmware, upgrades and fault resolution.
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, replication and domain services.
• Support Microsoft 365, Azure and Entra ID, including authentication, Conditional Access and privileged access.
• Manage Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, device compliance, endpoint security and application deployment.
• Administer Dell and HPE Aruba switching and wireless infrastructure.
• Manage Fortinet/FortiGate firewalls, VPNs and security policies.
• Support backup, recovery, storage, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.
• Provide Level 3 technical support and resolve complex infrastructure, network and security issues.
• Deliver infrastructure, cloud, network and security projects through established change-control processes.
• Maintain technical documentation and provide knowledge transfer across the IT team.

About You

You will bring strong hands-on experience across:

• Windows Server & Hyper-V Failover Clustering
• Active Directory, GPO, DNS & DHCP
• Microsoft 365, Azure & Entra ID
• Intune & Windows Autopilot
• Fortinet / FortiGate
• Dell PowerEdge
• HPE Aruba networking & wireless
• Backup, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Experience with Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Purview, PowerShell, infrastructure automation or HPE GreenLake will be highly regarded.

If interested APPLY NOW, or call Aparna on 08 8228 1560 for a quick chat.

Infrastructure Analyst – Windows & Linux

Australian Citizen – NV1 Security Clearance

Location: Melbourne

Contract 12 months + Extensions

Federal Government project

Job Description

We are seeking an Infrastructure Analyst with Windows & Linux to support the day-to-day operations of enterprise server infrastructure environments.

The role focuses on system monitoring, operational support, and routine administrative activities for Windows and Linux systems. The analyst will work closely with senior engineers to maintain system stability, perform maintenance tasks, and support enterprise infrastructure services.

The ideal candidate will have foundational knowledge of server operating systems, infrastructure monitoring, and IT operations processes, with a strong focus on troubleshooting and operational support.

What You’ll Do:

• Support daily operations for Windows and Linux servers, including provisioning, configuration, patching, and system maintenance
• Collaborate with senior engineers to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and resolve incidents within defined SLAs
• Manage patching and security updates in line with organizational policies
• Monitor system health using enterprise tools, analyze logs and metrics, and implement performance improvements
• Contribute to automation initiatives by developing scripts with PowerShell, Bash, or Python to streamline processes
• Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams, providing technical guidance and maintaining comprehensive documentation

Required Skills:

• Proven experience with Windows Server and Linux OS administration
• Familiarity with enterprise infrastructure support, including virtualized platforms like VMware or Hyper-V
• Understanding of patch management, security best practices, and compliance standards
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and logging tools
• Basic networking knowledge, including DNS, DHCP, and TCP/IP fundamentals
• Experience working with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow or Jira

Nice to Have Skills:

• Cloud platform experience such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash
• Knowledge of automation or configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform
• Understanding of DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation

Requirements:

• NV1 Security Clearance
• Melbourne Location

Infrastructure Analyst – Windows & Linux

Australian Citizen – NV1 Security Clearance

Location: Melbourne

Contract 12 months + Extensions

Federal Government project

Job Description

We are seeking an Infrastructure Analyst with Windows & Linux to support the day-to-day operations of enterprise server infrastructure environments.

The role focuses on system monitoring, operational support, and routine administrative activities for Windows and Linux systems. The analyst will work closely with senior engineers to maintain system stability, perform maintenance tasks, and support enterprise infrastructure services.

The ideal candidate will have foundational knowledge of server operating systems, infrastructure monitoring, and IT operations processes, with a strong focus on troubleshooting and operational support.

What You’ll Do:

• Support daily operations for Windows and Linux servers, including provisioning, configuration, patching, and system maintenance
• Collaborate with senior engineers to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and resolve incidents within defined SLAs
• Manage patching and security updates in line with organizational policies
• Monitor system health using enterprise tools, analyze logs and metrics, and implement performance improvements
• Contribute to automation initiatives by developing scripts with PowerShell, Bash, or Python to streamline processes
• Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams, providing technical guidance and maintaining comprehensive documentation

Required Skills:

• Proven experience with Windows Server and Linux OS administration
• Familiarity with enterprise infrastructure support, including virtualized platforms like VMware or Hyper-V
• Understanding of patch management, security best practices, and compliance standards
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and logging tools
• Basic networking knowledge, including DNS, DHCP, and TCP/IP fundamentals
• Experience working with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow or Jira

Nice to Have Skills:

• Cloud platform experience such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash
• Knowledge of automation or configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform
• Understanding of DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation

Requirements:

• NV1 Security Clearance
• Melbourne Location

A startup company within the prop-tech space, is looking to add a Software Engineering Manager to their growing team. Shaking up the commercial real estate space, their exciting product focuses on helping property owners and managers cut energy costs and emissions.

This role will be open for remote candidates located within the eastern time zone.

The Role Responsibilities:

• Manage a group of 6-8 software engineers across multiple teams focused on different internal projects and tasks
• Conduct regular check-ins and feedback sessions on areas of improvement around contributions to product they’re working on
• Collaborate with Product Team on projects with engineers assigned to determine prioritization and team adjustments to meet task achievements and goals
• Ensuring cross-team projects are properly scheduled for optimal delivery time on technical projects where you are the lead
• Code reviews and discussions with engineers to ensure architectural implementation details
• Evaluate severity of product bugs and technical issues to document impact and correct prioritization

Required Experience:

• Programming experience with Go and React
• 2+ Years of managing a team of at least 4 engineers
• Experience with managing remote/off shore resources and team members
• Experience interviewing and hiring engineers for a growing team
• Has worked in a startup environment previously