DevOps Engineer - Rancher / SUSE Products

Location: NSW, Sydney Remote work available? Hybrid Rate: Great rate on offer for a suitable candidate Contract Length : Permanent/ Full Time About Us Darumatic is an IT Consultancy and Recruitment Services Company that focuses on cloud native technologies and software development. Our mission is to help clients to "Build better software". We are passionate about working with clients to transform their development and infrastructure teams to become cloud-native. Our supportive culture will open up a variety of opportunities for you to develop your knowledge and skills whilst providing opportunities to connect with a range of IT professional networks. We believe in mutually beneficial professional working relationships and your employment with us is no exception. About the Role Our client is currently seeking a DevOps Engineer specialised in Rancher / SUSE products to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and designing our Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, containerised applications, and cloud infrastructure using industry best practices. Other tools and tasks include Terraform and enhancing the scalability, reliability, and security of our DevOps ecosystem. You’ll collaborate closely with software engineers, QA specialists, infrastructure teams, and project stakeholders to ensure seamless application deployment and consistent environment performance across development, staging, and production. This role requires a proactive mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and a strong passion for DevOps and cloud-native technologies. Key Responsibilities: Deploy, manage, and scale Kubernetes clusters using Rancher in cloud and hybrid environments Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Rancher, Kubernetes nodes, workloads, and networking Maintain high availability and fault tolerance of Rancher-managed clusters Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD, or similar Automate deployment workflows for microservices and containerized applications Version control all infrastructure-related code and promote GitOps methodologies Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog Implement DevSecOps practices to ensure secure deployments and infrastructure hardening Manage secrets using tools like HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or Kubernetes Secret Skills & Experience: Experience with Rancher RKE2 or K3s for lightweight or edge cluster management Experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure automation roles Proficient with Kubernetes architecture, Helm, ingress controllers, and service meshes Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Argo CD, etc.) Knowledge of security best practices in DevOps and containerization Desirables: Familiarity with SUSE NeuVector for container runtime security and network policy enforcement Hands-on with SUSE Longhorn for cloud-native distributed storage in Kubernetes environments Advanced Kubernetes networking: CNI plugins, service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd), ingress configuration, network policies Ability to travel within the region Requirement Australian working rights.