NV1 required | 12-Month Contract + Extension Options | ACT, VIC or QLD
Your new company
Hays is partnering with a major Federal Government department to source an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in platform automation, container technologies and cloud infrastructure.
This opportunity sits within a large-scale enterprise environment supporting critical digital services used by millions of Australians.
Working as part of a highly technical infrastructure team, you will help design, automate and support enterprise container platforms and private cloud environments.
The role focusses on Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack, infrastructure automation, observability, and CI/CD practices, helping drive platform reliability, scalability and operational efficiency across a up-to-date infrastructure ecosystem.
Your new role
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will:
Design, deploy and automate enterprise-scale OpenShift and OpenStack environments
Support the provisioning, scaling and lifecycle management of container platforms
Implement observability and monitoring solutions across infrastructure and application environments
Configure and maintain telemetry pipelines, agents and collectors
Develop and support infrastructure-as-code solutions and automation frameworks
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps deployment practices
Work closely with engineering teams to streamline platform operations and developer experiences
Contribute to platform reliability,



performance optimisation and operational excellence
What you'll need to succeed
You will bring strong experience across modern cloud and container platforms, including:
Enterprise Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift administration and engineering
OpenStack or private cloud infrastructure environments
Infrastructure automation using Ansible and Infrastructure as Code practices
GitOps methodologies using tools such as ArgoCD
CI/CD pipeline development and automation
Linux systems administration and platform engineering
Monitoring, telemetry and observability tooling within large-scale environments
Strong troubleshooting, automation and infrastructure delivery skills
Highly regarded:
Experience with OpenShift Dev Spaces or similar cloud-based developer tooling
Kubernetes, OpenShift, OpenStack or Linux certifications
Experience working within large enterprise or government ICT environments
What you'll get in return
Initial 12-month contract
Extension options up to 24 months
Hybrid working arrangements
Canberra, Melbourne or Brisbane locations
Opportunity to work with modern container and private cloud technologies
Exposure to large-scale infrastructure platforms delivering critical government services
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or email ******.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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📌 Infrastructure Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Hays
📍 Canberra