Aws Devops Engineer

Luxoft; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft in Sydney, NSW, is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join the OTC Clearing team. You will contribute to cloud migration, automation, and platform modernization for a leading Australian financial markets infrastructure provider.

You will build and support AWS infrastructure, develop CI/CD pipelines with GitLab SaaS, implement IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and improve observability with OpenTelemetry and CloudWatch.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in DevOps, Platform, Cloud Eng, or SRE to support cloud-based infra.
• Experience deploying and operating Calypso or similar capital markets applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and support AWS cloud infrastructure hosting the core platform and services.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab SaaS for automated deployments.
• Migrate workloads from on-prem to AWS and implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform & Ansible.
• Automate deployments, DB refreshes, environment provisioning, and operational support.
• Enhance observability with logging, monitoring, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, and alerts.

Skills

AWS DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Platform Eng

Site Reliability Eng

Calypso experience

Tools

GitLab SaaS

Terraform

Ansible

Bash

Python

HashiCorp Vault

OpenTelemetry

CloudWatch

Job description

AWS DevOps Engineer Luxoft•Sydney, NSW, AU

Job Description

An opportunity is available to join the OTC Clearing team, which is responsible for the delivery, support, and modernization of the Calypso platform for our client, a leading Australian financial market infrastructure provider. As part of the technology transformation agenda, you will participate in strategic initiatives such as Calypso cloud migration, Aurora PostgreSQL adoption, DevOps automation enhancement, GitLab SaaS migration, observability improvements, and overall platform modernization. The team operates within a cross-functional Agile framework, encompassing Engineering, Quality Engineering, DevOps, Product, Business Analysis, and Application Support roles.

Responsibilities

• - Build, maintain, and support AWS cloud infrastructure hosting the core platform and related services.- Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab SaaS to enable automated, repeatable deployments across environments.- Support migration of workloads from on-premise infrastructure to AWS cloud platforms.- Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.- Automate application deployments, database refreshes, environment provisioning, and operational support processes.- Collaborate with Engineering, QA, Application Support, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams to enhance delivery efficiency and platform resilience.- Support migration activities including deployment automation, configuration management, and environment support for Aurora PostgreSQL.- Drive observability improvements through logging, monitoring, alerting, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, and associated tools.- Manage secrets, certificates, credentials, and access controls following enterprise security patterns and tools.- Support release governance, production readiness assessments, change management, and incident response activities.- Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, networking, and deployment issues across multiple environments.- Contribute to DevOps standards, reusable pipeline patterns, and cloud deployment frameworks within the technology domain.

SKILLS

Must have

• The candidate should have 9+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform, Cloud Engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering to support and optimize cloud-based infrastructure. They possess advanced hands‑on skills with AWS services including compute, container orchestration, storage, identity and access management, networking, monitoring, secrets management, and databases.Hard skills include:- Experienced in implementing DevOps pipeline for leading capital markets trading applications like Calypso, Murex, FIS..etc- Designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab SaaS for automated deployments and release orchestration- Implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform alongside configuration management via Ansible- Administering Linux systems and developing automation scripts in Bash and Python- Supporting mission‑critical production environments within regulated industries- Applying deployment strategies, change and environment management, and release governance best practices- Establishing monitoring, logging, observability, and incident response frameworks- Executing comprehensive troubleshooting across applications, databases, infrastructure, and networks- Managing secrets securely using tools like HashiCorp VaultSoft skills emphasize effective communication and collaboration:- Engaging with diverse teams including Engineering, QA, Operations, Security, and Architecture- Facilitating stakeholder alignment to ensure successful project delivery and operational stability

Nice to have

• Experience in Oracle‑to‑Aurora PostgreSQL database migrations, indicating proficiency in database transition processes.
• Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud‑native deployment patterns, reflecting knowledge of modern infrastructure management.
• Exposure to OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or enterprise observability platforms, suggesting awareness of monitoring and logging tools.
• Experience with Liquibase, database automation, schema migrations, and configuration management, highlighting capabilities in database lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of financial services, exchange infrastructure, or regulated technology environments, indicating understanding of industry‑specific contexts.
• Exposure to test automation frameworks and DevOps‑driven Quality Engineering practices, implying familiarity with automated testing and continuous integration approaches.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes including Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management, reflecting understanding of IT service management.
• Experience supporting large‑scale cloud transformation and platform modernization initiatives, showing involvement in significant technology upgrade projects.