Position: Junior DevOps/System Engineer

Location: Melbourne CBD, VIC (hybrid)

Client: An essential electricity distributor serving Victorian customers

Team: IT/OT Innovation – fast‑paced environment

Role Purpose

Support the design, deployment, and automation of cloud‑based services for Distribution Energy Resources (DER) and internal platforms, working alongside senior engineers to maintain high‑availability systems and implement infrastructure‑as‑code.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision and manage AWS services (ECS, Elastic Cache, NLB, WAF, CloudFormation) using IaC.
• Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot Node.js micro‑services on Kubernetes.
• Maintain Linux servers, apply patches, optimise performance.
• Configure networking (firewalls, load balancers, VPNs) for OT‑IT connectivity.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automate testing/deployment.
• Document configurations, runbooks; provide tier‑2 support and escalate as needed.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams.

Essential Requirements

• Foundational AWS experience (ECS, Elastic Load Balancing, WAF, CloudFormation, Elastic Cache).
• Linux administration (CentOS/RHEL/Ubuntu) and shell scripting (Bash/Python).
• Hands‑on Node.js deployment and debugging.
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker).
• Solid networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls, load balancing).
• Ability to learn quickly in a fast‑paced, innovative setting and communicate clearly.
• Australian work rights (citizen, permanent resident, or valid visa).

Desirable Attributes

• Exposure to Terraform/Ansible, Prometheus/Grafana/ELK, or CloudWatch.
• Basic OT protocols (IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus) or willingness to learn.
• Certifications: AWS Associate, CKA, Linux+ (advantageous).

12 Month contract - Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity - Apply now.