DevOps Engineer – NV1 Clearance – Melbourne/Canberra (Hybrid)

About the role

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support a high‑impact government environment on a 6‑month contract, with strong potential for extension. The role is hybrid, based in Melbourne or Canberra, and requires NV1 security clearance.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain observability solutions using the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
• Configure and manage monitoring agents such as Filebeat, Metricbeat, Auditbeat, and implement Synthetic and Real User Monitoring.
• Deploy and operate containerised workloads on OpenShift (OCP) platforms.
• Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, including provisioning and automation.
• Utilise CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab, and automate infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across ELK and OpenShift environments.

Required profile

• NV1 security clearance (or ability to obtain).
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer in cloud‑native and observability projects.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work in a government setting.

Required skills

• ELK Stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana.
• Monitoring tools: Filebeat, Metricbeat, Auditbeat, Synthetic Monitoring, Real User Monitoring.
• Container platform: OpenShift (OCP).
• Cloud: Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible.

What we offer

• Competitive contract rate.
• Hybrid work arrangement.
• Opportunity to work on critical government projects.