Brisbane DevOps Architect — Platform & Cloud Leader

Aurizon; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Mentoring programs

Health insurance discounts

Parental leave and super booster

Job summary

Aurizon is seeking an experienced DevOps Architect to lead the design and operation of modern engineering platforms that empower high-performing software delivery teams. You will shape cloud-native solutions, implement automation, and set reference architectures across the organisation.

This role is hands-on with technical leadership across multiple teams, emphasizing security, scalability and reliable delivery in a non-remote Brisbane environment.

Qualifications

• Designing and operating cloud-native platforms using Azure and Kubernetes.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks and IaC solutions.
• Develop architecture standards and reusable engineering capabilities.
• Drive secure-by-design, automation-first delivery practices.
• Influence stakeholders and lead complex initiatives end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and evolution of Aurizon's engineering platforms and software delivery ecosystem.
• Design and implement cloud-native platforms, CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Establish standards, reference architectures and golden paths.
• Collaborate with software, cybersecurity, EA and project teams.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across teams.
• Contribute to governance of AI platforms and responsible AI practices.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Security by design

Platform engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Terraform

Bicep

Azure Kubernetes Service

ArgoCD

Flux

Istio

Backstage

New Relic

Job description

Aurizon is seeking an experienced DevOps Architect to lead the design and operation of modern engineering platforms that empower high-performing software delivery teams. You will shape cloud-native solutions, implement automation, and set reference architectures across the organisation.

This role is hands-on with technical leadership across multiple teams, emphasizing security, scalability and reliable delivery in a non-remote Brisbane environment.