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Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation. 

The Opportunity

• Apply your dev-ops and system engineering skills to be part of science and research at CSIRO.
• Put into practice your passion for cloud-based services, open-source software, and big data 
• Join CSIRO - Australia's premier research organisation 

We are offering an exciting dev-ops role working at CSIRO in biodiversity science, using modern open-source and cloud technology and collaborating with stakeholders all around the country and the world.

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is Australia’s national biodiversity data aggregator funded under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and hosted by CSIRO. The ALA is the Australian node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Our digital infrastructure is developed in-house to support research activities, government decision-making and community events.

Your duties will include:

• Maintain and improve deployment configuration files for use in Ansible deployments
• Manage the DevOps issues and track progress via the team’s Kanban board 
• Apply security patches to servers 
• Monitor server logs and statistics
• Manage backups and periodically test restore scripts
• Review code changes by other members of the team
• Assist with the transition to container-based deployments using Kubernetes

Location: Canberra, Melbourne or Sydney
Salary: AU $102,724 to AU $111,165 plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 2 years
Reference: 81192

To be considered you will need:

Essential Criteria:

• Experience managing Linux-based servers in a production environment 
• Experience deploying and managing software in a cloud environment, such as AWS, GCP, Azure or OpenStack
• Scripting language experience – one or more of Shell/BASH, Python, JavaScript, Ruby
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL
• Experience with git version control system (or equivalent)
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team, taking initiative and exercising sound judgement in resolving matters to achieve desired results.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience with configuration management or infrastructure as code tools, such as Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Puppet or Chef
• Experience with agile methodologies
• Experience or knowledge of cyber security concepts and best practices

CSIRO thrives on innovation; innovation that is harnessed by the diversity of the minds and lived experiences brought to our greatest challenges. If you meet some, but not all requirements, we encourage you to submit your application. 

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

To be considered for this opportunity you must be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, or an Australian Permanent Resident.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance for working with children, Australian Government cybersecurity requirements or other identified security roles.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

6th February 2022, 11:00pm AEST/AEDT