Data Observability Engineer

Location: OCONUS-Australia-Sydney

Remote Type: On-site

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Amentum is a leader in global engineering, project management and solutions integration, trusted to modernise the most critical missions anywhere in the world. Driven to create a safer, smarter, cleaner world, we innovate as a team of inventive doers passionate about making a difference. Underpinned by a strong culture of ethics, safety and inclusivity. Amentum is fiercely committed to operational excellence and successful execution.

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develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by
supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, please refer to our Enterprise Agreement and www.fairwork.gov.au for more information.

Role Title: Data Observability Engineer

Role Description: The position is primarily a technical hands-on role, with responsibility to conduct capability development of data observability and monitoring tooling, as well as broader design, build, maintenance and configuration control tasks for data analytics. The Data Observability Engineer will lead the development and maturation of LNIC’s data observability and analytics frameworks and processes, which will directly contribute to LNIC’s ability to plan, execute and demonstrate digital integration test & evaluation, as well as risk reduction activities. 

This role requires advanced Linux expertise, experience in monitoring and capturing data over various mediums, data analytics, automation, and strong proficiency in multi-disciplinary team environments and generating technical documentation.

This position requires a combination of disciplines including technical hands-on communications systems engineering, network engineering, innovation, and Dev Sec Ops. The role is primarily aligned to technology and capabilities from, or interfacing to, projects delivered within Land and the Joint capability programs.
As a technical subject matter expert within a small team the candidate will also be expected to contribute to the design of LCSSE hardware and software solutions, as well as review project design documentation and provide advice on integration across system interfaces.

Essential Requirements: Extensive experience in Data Observation and Analytics such as ELK, Elastic Stacks and Netflow

b.     Extensive experience with Linux based systems, primarily with Red Hat based operating systems.
c.     Relevant experience in developing/employing DevSecOps systems (CI/CD pipelines, GitLab)
d.     Proficiency in code languages & scripts – Python, Bash, PowerShell, Java, C, C++, etc.
e.     Proficiency in API development, configuration and integration
f.      Strong knowledge of networking, storage, and virtualisation (KVM, VMware).
Familiarity with integrating emerging technologies into secure infrastructure.
i.       Clearance: NV1 or higher (mandatory for access to classified systems).

Desirable Requirements:

Industry certifications in Data Engineering (e.g. – Google Cloud, MS Azure, AWS Certified Data Analytics).

b.     Industry certifications in data observability (Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, etc).
c.     Tertiary or vocational qualifications in data engineering, data analytics, IT engineering, or related fields
d.     10+ years relevant experience in Data Engineering and Analytics roles
e.     Systems engineering qualifications, experience or exposure
f.      Defence test & evaluation training and experience
g.     Experience or exposure to employing Agile project management practices and processes

Required Security Clearance Level: NV1. The successful candidate may be required to undergo a security clearance upgrade to NV2 over the course of the contract.

Location: Symonston, ACT

Weekly Hours:40

Note: A three (3) month period of probation is imposed by the CoA as a condition of engagement. This will run concurrently with the Amentum probation period.