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DevOps Engineer (12-month fixed term) – Milton QLD
At Komatsu, we build software that powers the largest mining equipment in the world — including trucks, excavators, bulldozers, and wheel loaders. Our systems run both on-board industrial computers and mine-site office servers, connected via private Wi-Fi networks.
Unlike most cloud-based environments, our deployments are on-premise, air-gapped, and site-specific. Each mine site runs its own infrastructure, and mobile equipment cannot connect to the internet. This makes our work both challenging and unique.
Why join us?
- You’ll work on some of the largest mining equipment in the world.
- Solve problems most engineers never encounter: high-availability systems in remote, offline environments.
- Apply your Azure cloud skills in a real-world on-premise setting.
Your role:
We are seeking a DevOps Engineer who is experienced in Azure cloud deployments and wants to apply those skills to on-premise, offline environments. You will:
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes (including Helm), Docker, Postgres, and Kafka across isolated mine-site clusters.
- Implement & maintain GitOps workflows with Flux CD for automated, audited continuous delivery.
- Adapt Azure-based workflows for on-premise servers.
- Support site deployments and upgrades in air-gapped conditions.
- Design and operate monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to ensure uptime and performance.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven experience with Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, and Kafka – on Azure VMs or AKS.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in constrained environments.
Nice to have:
- Experience with Azure Local or Azure IoT Edge.
- Background in air-gapped or industrial systems.
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term role, based in Queensland.
Travel Requirements
- Less than 10 percent of the time
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide front line support of the division's managed development environments ensuring availability, cost, and access is maintained.
- Adopt, promote and implement a cyber-security first approach.
- Perform updates of infrastructure, platform services, and 3rd party components.
- Establish and maintain deployment version control tooling to provide environment integrity.
- Work with IT to ensure communication between on-prem and cloud resources is maintained and optimal.
- Take ownership of the environments providing recommendations on enhancements and improvements based on facts.
- Establish KPIs targeted to measure security, uptime, availability, use, and access.
- Participate in agile ceremonies and planning processes.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or equivalent
- Proven experience and skills in a programming language, preferably Java, Kotlin, C#.
- Proven experience with cloud hosting platforms including Microsoft Azure.
- Proven experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proven experience with Helm for packaging and deploying Kubernetes workloads
- Proven experience with Flux CD for GitOps-driven continuous delivery
- Proven experience with source control and branching strategies.
- Proven experience with Software Testing concepts, frameworks, and best practices.
- Proven experience with Configuration Management concepts, challenges and best practices.
- Strong analytical, debugging, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
- Strong collaboration skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Willingness to learn new technology and stay updated with latest industry trends.
Desired Skills
- Understanding of distributed and OS agnostic computing technologies.
- Cloud deployment and hosting technologies.
- Agile project delivery.
- Experience with planning software packages such as Microsoft DevOps, Azure Local or Azure IoT Edge.
- Background in air-gapped or industrial systems.
We Offer:
- We Live by Our ‘SLQDC' Vales: Safety, Compliance and Law, Quality and Reliability, Delivery and Cost
- Healthy Lifestyles: Reimbursements for a healthy lifestyle (gym memberships or sporting activities)
- Work life balance: Hybrid work and 9 day fortnight options
- Inclusivity and Diversity: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome all candidates to apply.
- We Care: Our peoples' health & wellbeing is imperative to us, so we offer a Wellbeing Program for confidential psychology services for the whole family.
The Company
Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximising value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimising performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics, and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, including Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.
Modular Mining Systems is the global leader in mine management technology and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Komatsu LTD. Our innovative technology powers mine operations in every corner of the globe. The products we cultivate, the solutions we engineer, and the service we deliver set us apart in the Mining Technology industry.
We're more than a company, and we're a community of passionate, creative professionals striving toward a shared vision: revolutionizing the way the mining industry operates. With a presence stretching from Johannesburg to Vancouver, Sydney to Lima, you are part of a global brand that supports creativity, fosters innovation, and encourages you to think big, share ideas and be yourself.
DEI Commitment
At Komatsu we come from diverse backgrounds, with unique perspectives, experiences, and contributions. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of the communities we work and live in. We believe that our people are part of our shared purpose. We are authentic, ambitious, and innovative in our pursuit of Diversity & Inclusion. United, we are on a journey towards a sustainable future that creates value together.
If you want to learn more about Komatsu, please visit our website at https://www.komatsu.com/.