Platform Engineer - Kubernetes, CI/CD and Automation

About the role

Leidos Australia's Mission Software Systems team builds, supports and improves the platform services used by engineering teams to develop, deploy and operate secure applications. The role centres on containerised workloads across Kubernetes platforms, improving automation, reliability and deployment practices.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and support Kubernetes environments using Rancher and OpenShift to monitor workloads, deployments and platform health.
• Support migration of containerised workloads between Kubernetes platforms, including Helm chart, deployment and routing updates.
• Develop, maintain and improve CI/CD and GitOps pipelines for Docker image build, test and deployment using Jenkins and Git.
• Automate platform configuration, deployment and operations with Ansible, scripting and infrastructure-as-code.
• Administer Linux environments, including upgrades, patching, troubleshooting and performance monitoring.
• Integrate applications with object storage, artifact and Git repositories.
• Support secure operations: security scanning, vulnerability remediation, certificate management, access controls and DevSecOps.
• Troubleshoot platform, pipeline and environment issues with development, test and security teams.

Required profile

• Australian citizenship; security clearance (Baseline, NV1, NV2 or TSPV) and eligibility to obtain and maintain it, plus customer access approvals.
• Hands-on platform or infrastructure experience and enjoyment of replacing manual processes with automation.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and collaboration skills.

Required skills

• Kubernetes environments, including OpenShift or similar tools.
• Linux administration.
• CI/CD pipelines, especially with Jenkins.
• Ansible, scripting or similar automation and configuration management.
• Docker, containerised delivery and Kubernetes deployment patterns.
• Helm, infrastructure as code or similar platform automation.
• Security scanning, vulnerability remediation, certificate management and access controls.

Advantageous: workload migration between Rancher and OpenShift, integration with object storage and Git services, monitoring and observability, DevSecOps experience, and exposure to regulated or restricted enterprise environments. The hiring process involves a conversation with the Talent Acquisition team, an interview with the hiring manager or panel, and possibly a role-specific assessment.