Contract Duration:3 Months (with potential extension)

Location:Primarily Melbourne (Hybrid) / open to Canberra and Adelaide based candidates

Cloud & DevOps Engineer - NV1 Required

Contract Duration:3 Months (with potential extension)

Location:Primarily Melbourne (Hybrid) / open to Canberra and Adelaide based candidates

About the Role

We are seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer for a 3-month contract (with potential extension).

- Melbourne Candidates:Hybrid mode (3 days/week on-site).

- Other Locations:Remote work allowed, with occasional visits to a local office as required.

- On-Call:Roster-based rotation (approximately once every 4 to 5 weeks).

Key Responsibilities

- Cloud Infrastructure Management:Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3).

- DevOps & Automation:Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, and Packer to automate releases and infrastructure provisioning.

- Monitoring & Maintenance:Implement and maintain Elastic Stack (ELK) monitoring solutions to ensure optimal system performance and reliability.

- Containerization:Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift.

- Scripting & Linux Admin:Perform Linux (RHEL) server-side administration and write automation scripts using Bash or Python.





- Application Support:Work with PHP-based application environments.

- Security & Compliance:Enforce IAM, network security, data protection, and compliance best practices across cloud environments.

- Support & Documentation:Provide advanced troubleshooting for production issues and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation.

Key Requirements & Qualifications

- Clearance:Must hold an Active NV1 Clearance.

- Experience:Junior to Intermediate level (Minimum 5 years in Cloud & DevOps roles, with strong hands-on AWS experience).

- Tech Stack:

- Cloud:AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3)

- DevOps/IaC:Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Packer

- Containers:Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

- OS & Scripting:Linux (RHEL), Bash, Python

- Monitoring:Elastic Stack (ELK)

- App Stack:Experience with PHP environments

- Education & Certifications:Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field. AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.

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📌 Cloud and DevOps EngineerCleared (Melbourne)
🏢 Paxus
📍 Melbourne