Job Description
Systems Programming Specialist – Supercomputing | NV2 | VIC, SA | Long-term contract n
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Defence Australia – Melbourne VIC
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Australian citizenship required. Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 2 (or higher) security clearance.
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Location: Fishermans Bend/Edinburgh (Onsite).
What to Submit n
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A tailored resume in docx format
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RFQ Details n
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RFQ ID:
***** (RFx*****)
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Agency:
Department of Defence
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Closing Date:
6 October **** at 10:00am
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Estimated Start Date:
Not specified
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Initial Contract Duration:
20 months, to 30 June ****
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Extension Term:
12 months
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Number of Extensions:
2
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Security Clearance:
Negative Vetting Level 2
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Location of Work:
Fishermans Bend, VIC and Edinburgh, SA
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Working Arrangements:
Onsite at least 4 days per week
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Job Details n
The INV-5 Supercomputing project is seeking one Systems Programming Specialist to join the Supercomputing Platforms team.
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You will develop, maintain and support the base image and core tooling for the supercomputing platform. The role will deliver operating systems and privileged-space tooling underpinning the Supercomputing Capability, applying best-practice software development services that meet Defence security and performance standards.
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The position also involves knowledge transfer, on-the-job skills training and mentoring for Commonwealth staff, as well as contributing to standard operating procedures and processes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities n
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Deliver highly complex base image artefacts that meet the design, security and performance requirements of the supercomputing capability.
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Apply modern DevSecOps methodologies to continuously improve the capability.
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Develop automation tools, configuration templates and supporting documentation for a reliable, scalable and reproducible supercomputing capability.
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Deliver tooling supporting user and storage management, cluster management, health monitoring, metrics reporting and security monitoring.
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Work proactively with project stakeholders and the research community to deliver robust tooling supporting DSTG research projects.
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Work closely with the Supercomputing Infrastructure team to develop tools for effective and secure system administration.
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Support and maintain the project's standard operating processes and security instructions.
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Comply with Australian Government and Department of Defence information management requirements.
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Develop and maintain researcher self-management tools.
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Develop and maintain testing and deployment pipelines.
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Containerise services.
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Develop and maintain Role Based Access Control and Host Based Access Control schemes.
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Develop and maintain disk and filesystem management tools.
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Technical Skills n
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Linux systems programming and Linux internals
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Operating system image provisioning and configuration
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Kickstart, cloud-init, PXE, Packer or similar technologies
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CI/CD pipelines for system images and automation workflows
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Configuration-as-code and infrastructure automation, including Ansible
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HPC schedulers such as Slurm or PBS
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High-performance networking, including InfiniBand and RDMA
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Identity and access management, RBAC, LDAP, Active Directory, FreeIPA or IDM
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Kubernetes
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About the Environment n
The Supercomputing Branch within DSTG Information Services delivers the operating systems and privileged-space tooling underpinning Defence's Supercomputing Capability.
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The environment supports a many-user supercomputer and includes base operating-system images, automation, cluster and storage management, monitoring, security controls and tooling for research workloads.
Selection Criteria n
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Systems programming experience in Linux environments.
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Deep knowledge of Linux internals, OS image, provisioning and configuration – eg Kickstart, cloud-init, PXE, Packer or similar.
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Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for system images and automation workflows.
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Competence with configuration-as-code and infrastructure automation tools – eg Ansible
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Familiarity with HPC stack components – eg schedulers like Slurm, PBS.
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Familiarity with high-performance networking – infiniband/RDMA
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Robust understanding of Identity and access management and RBAC – eg
LDAP/AD/FreeIPA/IDM
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Experience with Kubernetes
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How you are paid... n
You choose what's best for you.
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PAYG through Pinaka
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Third-party payroll
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Self-employed (own ABN)
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📌 Systems Programming Specialist - Supercomputing | Nv2 | Vic, Sa | Long-Termcontract (Melbourne)
🏢 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Defence Australia
📍 Melbourne