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.

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Ian Cardinal on +617 3472 6*** or email *********@paxus.com.au and quote the above job reference number. 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 & DevOps Engineer – AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD (Melbourne)
🏢 Paxus
📍 Melbourne