Systems Engineer - 12 months Fixed Term Contract

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At Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.

You’ll be joining a diverse team who come together to collaborate globally around tech. With six purchases made every second, you’ll feel the impacts of the work you’ll do for our millions of customers every day. We’re focusing on being a customer-led, digitally enabled retailer. Our teams are working with really cool tech from AI/machine learning, IoT, cloud first solutions, to 3D virtual reality product checks and human sized robots named Tory. Join our team, choose your own path and work on projects that excite you.

Join the team

Our Stores Infrastructure Team is responsible for managing the core IT Infrastructure that supports our 520 Kmart and Target stores across Australia and New Zealand.

As a Red Hat Server Engineer in the Store Technical Services team you will work with a team of retail technology specialists, enhancing, maintaining and supporting our critical store servers.  You will play a pivotal role in a highly specialised team as we develop and roll out innovative new solutions to remain at the cutting edge of retail technology.

This role will initially be offered as a 12-month Fixed Term position and may become permanent in the future.

What you’ll be doing

Joining us at a critical time, you will take ownership for Administering Servers (Red Hat OpenShift) , that support the Everseen Loss Prevention application installed in 270 Kmart stores.

Additionally you will:

• Administer and build RedHat OpenShift servers supporting a container based Loss Prevention application.

• Develop, configure and run Ansible Playbooks/Scripts for use in a distributed, and highly secure managed environment.

• Take responsibility for managing Advanced Cluster Manager to ensure efficient operation, high availability and scalability of our servers.

• Work in concert with our Vendors and key project stakeholders as we roll out upgrades, enhancements and functionality configuration changes to our Red Hat OpenShift servers.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Demonstrated experience as a Server Engineer, working in complex enterprise environments, ideally administering geographically dispersed infrastructure.

• Excellent knowledge of AWS EC2 Technologies, Red Hat OpenShift, Ansible and Advanced Cluster Management.

• Extensive capabilities in building Ansible playbooks hosted within AWS workspace.

• Experience in associated tools to manage the Red Hat Openshift Kubernetes servers  including Github, Jump boxes and secure access management is considered highly advantageous.

• Prior experience in Retail environments, as well as experience gained in mixed vendor environments is also highly regarded.

• Well-rounded communication skills as well as a collaborative approach to Systems Engineering and supporting stakeholders with varying technical capabilities.

Perks and benefits we’ll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy, spending 60% of your week in our National Office

• We’ll provide multiple ways for you to learn from online micro-credentialing in Udemy, support to gain certifications to tech community events and more.

• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group.

• We offer inclusive leave and ongoing support for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances.

• Free onsite parking when you’re required to come into the office.

• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why everyone gets the opportunity to participate in a bonus program.

• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks.

• A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart, Target & Catch on eligible products.

• Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!

• Reflection room, space for prayer, meditation, or time for yourself.

• Wesfarmers is Kmart’s parent company and each year eligible employees can elect to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement.

A place you can belong

At Kmart, we celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate and are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected, and safe irrespective of your gender, ethnicity, indigeneity, religious beliefs, education, age, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation and gender identity and we encourage applications from all candidates.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be their best, when applying for a role or working at Kmart. We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing kmartgroupcareers@kmart.com.au

Excited about this role, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria? We would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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