At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and maintain secure OpenShift clusters for mission-critical applications.
- Company: Join SolStak, a leader in container platform engineering.
- Benefits: Hybrid work options, career growth, and exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for technical leadership.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on government security projects with innovative tech.
- Qualifications: Hands-on OpenShift experience and strong problem-solving skills required.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 $ per year.
Join Sol Stak as an Open Shift Engineer to build and operate secure container platformsfor mission-critical applications.
You will deliver accredited Kubernetes infrastructurethat meets strict government security and availability requirements.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy and maintain Red Hat Open Shift clusters in sovereign environments
- Implement Git Ops, CI/CD and container security best practices
- Support application teams with onboarding, troubleshooting and performance tuning
- Integrate identity, networking and storage with enterprise platform services
- Contribute to operational documentation and continuous improvement initiatives
What we're looking for
- Hands-on experience with Open Shift or Kubernetes in production environments
- Red Hat certifications or equivalent demonstrated platform expertise
- Strong problem-solving skills and commitment to reliable delivery
- Minimum two years of proven experience in a relevant role
- Own Git Lab instance and home lab environment (highly desirable)
- Existing Australian Government security clearance (highly desirable)
- Industry certifications (highly desirable)
- What it feels like to work here
Container platforms are the backbone of modern mission systems — and you'll be the engineerkeeping them running.
Sol Stak offers a focused, expert environment where your Open Shift decisionsland in production quickly.
You'll pair with application teams, troubleshoot under realoperational pressure, and take pride in platforms that pass accreditation and stay up.
- Why engineers join
- Build accredited Kubernetes platforms for Defence and government clients
- Deep Open Shift and Git Ops experience on sovereign programmes
- Collaborate across identity, networking, storage and application teams
- Hybrid work across VIC, NSW and ACT with a delivery-first culture
- Grow into platform architecture and technical leadership roles
- What technologies you're exposed to
Platform engineers at Sol Stak sit at the intersection of cloud, data, virtualisation and security. You'll go deep on Open Shift while working across the broader stack.
- Spark on Kubernetes, streaming workloads and data service integrations
- Cloudera and enterprise data platform connectivity
- Open Shift on AWS, Azure, GCP and on-premises sovereign environments
- Hybrid cloud networking, storage classes and multi-cluster management
- Red Hat Open Shift, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD and Git Ops tooling
- VMware, bare-metal and container runtime hardening
- Security products
- Pod security, network policies, service mesh and image scanning
- Integration with enterprise IAM, SIEM, PAM and zero-trust controls
Red Hat OpenShift Engineer in Sydney employer: Sol Stak Pty
At SolStak, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering AI Data Scientists the chance to work on impactful sovereign AI solutions that directly support Defence and government operations. Our collaborative culture fosters intellectual rigour and practical delivery, while providing hybrid flexibility across VIC, NSW, and ACT, ensuring a balanced work-life environment. With opportunities for professional growth and exposure to cutting-edge technologies, you'll be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to responsible AI practices in secure settings.
