Location Australia-wide Work Site Remote Employment Type 12 Months (Initial Contract) Closing Date 27 Nov, 2026 OpenStack Engineer A senior OpenStack engineer to keep two platforms stable while one is wound back. Kestrel Eight is looking for a senior OpenStack engineer to sustain an Australian Government agency’s OpenStack services and plan their controlled reduction alongside OpenShift, for 12 months from 1 December 2026 with a further 2 years possible. The role can be worked remotely within Australia. Apply Now The Role You will sustain the agency’s residual OpenStack and related cloud infrastructure services, plan their controlled reduction or co-existence with OpenShift, and keep compute landing zones stable while two platforms run side by side. You will work in the agency’s OpenStack infrastructure team under the direction of its Platform Owner. What You Will Do
• Give expert guidance on the design and deployment of OSP 18.x, and on keeping OSP 17 and 18 current with z-releases.
• Package and apply agreed OSP z-release updates and patches.
• Help tune the OSP clusters across all components of the stack.
• Help bring in current infrastructure to increase cluster capacity.
• Help improve Site Reliability Engineering practices within the team.
• Help onboard new workloads and monitor existing ones.
• Help migrate workloads to, and onboard them on, the new platform as required.
• Take part in general day 2 operations. What You Will Bring
• 5+ years operating OpenStack at scale (Red Hat OpenStack Platform preferred).
• Strong Linux, networking and storage fundamentals, and comfort with extended life support and exit planning.
• Experience decommissioning or shrinking a private cloud while keeping tenants available.



Contract Details Detail Value Rate Competitive daily rate Term 12 Months (Initial Contract). Extension likely, with a further 2 years possible. Location Can be worked remotely within Australia Start 1 December 2026, subject to client onboarding Clearance Active Australian Government NV1 clearance, or one that can be readily reinstated

How to Apply
Apply with a current CV using the button below, or email [email protected]. Only candidates who hold, or can quickly reinstate, an NV1 clearance can be considered. Apply Now Kestrel Eight is an Australian IT advisory and delivery firm. We place senior, locally based practitioners into enterprise and government programs across delivery, architecture, integration and platform modernisation. Location Australia-wide Work Site Remote Employment Type 12 Months (Initial Contract) Closing Date 27 Nov, 2026 OpenStack Engineer A senior OpenStack engineer to keep two platforms stable while one is wound back. Kestrel Eight is looking for a senior OpenStack engineer to sustain an Australian Government agency’s OpenStack services and plan their controlled reduction alongside OpenShift, for 12 months from 1 December 2026 with a further 2 years possible. The role can be worked remotely within Australia. Apply Now The Role You will sustain the agency’s residual OpenStack and related cloud infrastructure services, plan their controlled reduction or co-existence with OpenShift, and keep compute landing zones stable while two platforms run side by side.



You will work in the agency’s OpenStack infrastructure team under the direction of its Platform Owner. What You Will Do
• Give expert guidance on the design and deployment of OSP 18.x, and on keeping OSP 17 and 18 current with z-releases.
• Package and apply agreed OSP z-release updates and patches.
• Help tune the OSP clusters across all components of the stack.
• Help bring in new infrastructure to increase cluster capacity.
• Help improve Site Reliability Engineering practices within the team.
• Help onboard new workloads and monitor existing ones.
• Help migrate workloads to, and onboard them on, the new platform as required.
• Take part in general day 2 operations. What You Will Bring
• 5+ years operating OpenStack at scale (Red Hat OpenStack Platform preferred).
• Strong Linux, networking and storage fundamentals, and comfort with extended life support and exit planning.
• Experience decommissioning or shrinking a private cloud while keeping tenants available. Contract Details Detail Value Rate Competitive daily rate Term 12 Months (Initial Contract). Extension likely, with a further 2 years possible. Location Can be worked remotely within Australia Start 1 December 2026, subject to client onboarding Clearance Active Australian Government NV1 clearance, or one that can be readily reinstated

How to Apply
Apply with a current CV using the button below, or email [email protected]. Only candidates who hold, or can quickly reinstate, an NV1 clearance can be considered. Apply Now Kestrel Eight is an Australian IT advisory and delivery firm. We place senior, locally based practitioners into enterprise and government programs across delivery, architecture, integration and platform modernisation.

📌 OpenStack Engineer (Perth)
🏢 Kestrel Eight
📍 Perth