A$118K – A$128KFull TimeEN
Acknowledgement of Country
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Role highlights
About CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Visit CSIRO.au for more information.
The opportunity
The High Performance Computing and Research Platforms group within the Information Management & Technology (IMT) function designs and operates comprehensive technology solutions for advanced high-performance research computing. This team oversees a complete computational and data infrastructure, including multiple high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, Kubernetes (K8s) and AI CPU and GPU clusters.
As a HPC AI & Kubernetes Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Kubernetes and AI infrastructure to support scalable, resilient, and secure applications. You will work closely with development and operations teams to optimise and maintain the K8s and AI environment, ensuring high availability and performance of containerised applications. This role requires an understanding of container orchestration, cloud and cluster environments, and infrastructure automation.
At CSIRO, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills across on‑prem and cloud technologies, supported by a strong learning culture and access to a comprehensive training and development portfolio to support your career progression.
High-level duties include:
Role particulars
Location and office arrangements: Canberra (Black Mountain), Melbourne (Clayton) – Preferred, other Major Australian capital cities considered.
Salary: AU$118,102 – AU$127,808 per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite
Reference: 102893
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
Essential criteria
Desirable
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.
Not sure if you meet all the criteria?
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
Setting you up for success
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Careers.online@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.
Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.
Inclusion and belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
This is a security assessed position, applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens with the successful candidate being required to be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
How to apply
Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.
Applications close
28th of May 2026, 11pm AEST