Infrastructure and Automation Consultant - Puppet - Initial 6-Month Contract

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure & Automation Consultant to support a key engagement with a Federal Government client. This role is ideal for a hands-on automation specialist with deep Puppet expertise who can drive complex transformation initiatives and deliver tangible outcomes.

You will play a critical role in the design, re-architecture, and implementation of Puppet Enterprise environments, helping modernise infrastructure, improve security posture, and accelerate automation maturity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the design and implementation of Puppet re-architecture initiatives
• Deliver hands-on engineering across Puppet Enterprise platforms, ensuring scalability, stability, and performance
• Implement and optimise Continuous Delivery pipelines for Puppet Enterprise
• Drive secure compliance management practices, including automated provisioning, configuration, and patching
• Develop and maintain automation using Puppet Bolt and Infrastructure-as-Code approaches
• Integrate Puppet environments with HashiCorp Vault for secure secrets management
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with project and regulatory requirements
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across infrastructure and automation layers
• Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to best practices and standards uplift

Technical Expertise:

• Strong hands-on experience with Puppet Enterprise in large-scale environments
• Proven track record in infrastructure automation, configuration management, and platform engineering
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and configuration delivery
• Expertise with Puppet Bolt and automation tooling
• Experience integrating with secrets management platforms (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
• Strong knowledge of Linux and/or Windows systems administration
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Delivery & Consulting Experience:

• Experience working in complex enterprise or government environments
• Strong understanding of secure and compliant infrastructure practices
• Ability to work in project-driven environments with defined deliverables and timelines
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

Collaboration & Leadership:

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement

Highly Desirable:

• Experience working with Australian Federal Government or regulated environments
• Exposure to DevOps toolchains and modern engineering practices
• Familiarity with cloud or hybrid environments (AWS/Azure)
• Previous involvement in platform re-architecture or transformation programs

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks