Linux Engineer

Linux Systems Engineer | Contract

Location: Canberra (100% Onsite)

Contract: Initial contract 12 with extension potential

Security Clearance: Current TSPV clearance required

The Opportunity

An opportunity exists for an experienced

Linux Systems Engineer to join a highly secure Defence/National Security program delivering and sustaining critical enterprise infrastructure.

This contract is suited to an engineer who enjoys working across the full systems lifecycle-from design and implementation through to integration, deployment and operational support-in a complex, mission-critical environment.

You'll work alongside experienced technical specialists supporting enterprise platforms that underpin operational capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and administer Linux-based enterprise infrastructure.
• Deliver end-to-end engineering activities including design, development, testing, integration and operational deployment.
• Support the ongoing sustainment and optimisation of enterprise systems.
• Configure, maintain and troubleshoot secure infrastructure and applications.
• Work across virtualised environments, networking, storage and operating systems.
• Support containerised workloads and distributed computing platforms.
• Configure and maintain secure web services, including TLS, certificates and load balancing technologies.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and operational teams to deliver secure, reliable solutions.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential

Skills & Experience

• Current TSPV Security Clearance (mandatory).
• Strong experience administering and engineering Linux enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience supporting medium to large enterprise infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of:
• Enterprise server infrastructure
• Virtualisation platforms
• Linux operating systems
• Networking fundamentals
• Experience designing and supporting secure enterprise applications.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Highly Regarded

• Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenShift or Docker.
• Knowledge of distributed computing environments.
• Experience with web services, TLS, certificates and load balancing.
• Exposure to Windows Server environments.
• Automation and Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Python or similar).
• Previous experience within Defence, Intelligence or National Security environments.

All applications should include your resume as a word document.

For more information, visit our website, www.kinexus.com.au or contact James Griffiths on 03 9982 0314.

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