Cloud and DevOps Engineer - NV1 Cleared

Cloud & DevOps Engineer - NV1 Required Contract Duration: 3 Months (with potential extension) Location: Primarily Melbourne (Hybrid) / open to Canberra and Adelaide based candidates About the Role We are seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer for a 3-month contract (with potential extension) . • Melbourne Candidates: Hybrid model (3 days/week on-site). • Other Locations: Remote work allowed, with occasional visits to a local office as required. • On-Call: Roster-based rotation (approximately once every 4 to 5 weeks). Key Responsibilities • Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3). • DevOps & Automation: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, and Packer to automate releases and infrastructure provisioning. • Monitoring & Maintenance: Implement and maintain Elastic Stack (ELK) monitoring solutions to ensure optimal system performance and reliability. • Containerization: Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift. • Scripting & Linux Admin: Perform Linux (RHEL) server-side administration and write automation scripts using Bash or Python. • Application Support: Work with PHP-based application environments. • Security & Compliance: Enforce IAM, network security, data protection, and compliance best practices across cloud environments. • Support & Documentation: Provide advanced troubleshooting for production issues and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation. Key Requirements & Qualifications • Clearance: Must hold an Active NV1 Clearance . • Experience: Junior to Intermediate level (Minimum 5 years in Cloud & DevOps roles, with strong hands-on AWS experience). • Tech Stack: • Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3) • DevOps/IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Packer • Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift • OS & Scripting: Linux (RHEL), Bash, Python • Monitoring: Elastic Stack (ELK) • App Stack: Experience with PHP environments • Education & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or a related field. AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) are a plus. To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Ian Cardinal on +617 3472 6580 or email icardinal@paxus.com.au and quote the above job reference number. Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.