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Senior Tactical Developer Infrastructure Engineer - Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible

· NSW

Location
NSW
Employment
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29 July 2026

About this role

• Long-term Federal Government contract • 12-month contract with 2 x 12-month extension options • Rewarding hourly rates $$ One of Australia's leading Federal Government agencies is looking to engage an experienced Senior System Administrator Infrastructure Engineer to support the delivery of secure infrastructure solutions within a critical national security environment. The successful Senior System Administrator Infrastructure Engineer will be offered an initial 12-month contract with 2 x 12-month extension options , based onsite in the ACT . The successful Senior System Administrator Infrastructure Engineer will play a key role in designing and deploying containerised infrastructure that supports tactical cyber operations, while ensuring secure, scalable and resilient platforms. The successful Senior System Administrator Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for, but not limited to: • Design and deploy Kubernetes clusters. • Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions. • Integrate containerised workloads with infrastructure. • Deliver secure and scalable deployments. • Collaborate with technical stakeholders. • Document infrastructure designs and procedures. The successful Senior System Administrator Infrastructure Engineer will have experience in the following: • Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes. • Strong Infrastructure as Code skills using Terraform or Ansible. • Experience securing containerised environments. • Ability to work within Commonwealth delivery teams. • Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP is desirable. • Cyber security or threat hunting experience is highly regarded. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile Federal Government program supporting Australia's national security capabilities. The successful Senior System Administrator Infrastructure Engineer will be offered an initial 12-month contract with 2 x 12-month extension options and rewarding hourly rates. If you have the required skills and experience, APPLY NOW. Please forward your application to jobs@hitechaust.com quoting reference number AO-0032 .

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