At Swordfish, we specialise in delivering transformative innovation to our Defence clients through integrated teams that combine the engineering disciplines with deep defence domain knowledge, specialist skills in the applied sciences, mathematics and digital technologies. We are passionate about applying quality engineering and embracing emerging technologies to bring innovative solutions to Defence.
Over the past 25 years, Swordfish has established a reputation for outstanding innovative R&D, and is a preferred and trusted industry partner to Defence clients. We are proudly Australian owned and operated and are committed to safeguarding our sovereignty, citizens, and national interests through helping to provide Australian Defence with a capability edge.
At Swordfish we value our people and maintaining a culture that provides a positive and impactful work experience for each person.
Job Description
What we are looking for
Talented junior to mid-level DevOps / Software Engineers who desire to apply their skills to Defence projects in areas such as Electronic Warfare, Future Military Cloud Native Systems, Machine Learning, Command, Control, Communications, Computing & Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber Security. We seek passionate people who enjoy technical challenges, problem solving and want to keep improving both individually and as part of the team. People that enjoy the culture of a smaller company and value collaboration to ensure the success of our teams in achieving client's goals will find working at Swordfish rewarding.
What you will do
Development and deployment of prototype Defence systems and capabilities using a wide variety of cloud-native technologies using Docker and Kubernetes.
Work within a team to consult with Defence clients to analyse and identify their requirements, and then plan the development and delivery of the required functionality.
Work with a wide variety of state-of-the-art technologies and practices - E.g. Microservices, DevSecOps, Kafka/MQTT, Containers (Docker), Kubernetes, Web UIs (Angular/React).
Learn and adopt existing Automation practices into the development (e.g. Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD) environment to more effectively develop, test and deliver software.
Contribute to the the technical quality of the team through code reviews, design reviews and collaborative development.
Continue to develop your technical ability through both on-the-job training and professional development opportunities.
Location
Swordfish is headquartered in the Adelaide CBD with our teams operating from both Adelaide and Edinburgh.
Benefits
Interesting and rewarding work
Fun, and supportive culture.
37.5 hour working week with flexible work arrangements and work-life balance
Support for your professional development
Attractive remuneration
Relocation support if you live interstate
Desired Skills and Experience
Desirable Skills and Experience
Containerisation in Docker.
Orchestration using Kubernetes.
Experience with Helm (version 3) desirable.
Microservice architectures.
Continuous Integration pipelines (preferably GitLab) and Continuous Deployment technologies.
Programming experience in one or more of the following languages TypeScript, Python, Java.
Experience with Data Pipeline and Data Lakehouse technologies (e.g. Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop) is highly valued.
Agile practices and development methodologies.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Systems Engineering
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