Cloud DevOps & Security Engineer

Shift Financial Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative culture

Flat structure

Flexible policy

Parental leave 26 weeks

Office in North Sydney

Roadmap updates every 100 days

Job summary

Shift Financial Pty in Sydney is seeking an engaged junior cloud infrastructure/security engineer to learn hands-on how Shift builds secure, scalable cloud systems. You’ll work alongside engineers who’ll mentor you while you own tasks and contribute to real projects.

You'll design and deploy security solutions, maintain the secure infrastructure behind Shift Online, Shift Trade, Shift Partner and TM Vault, and drive automation, testing and vulnerability management as part of your career growth.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in a cloud infrastructure or security-focused role.
• Exposure to at least one scripting or programming language (Python, PowerShell, Bash or C#).
• Hands-on experience with Azure or AWS (IaaS/PaaS).
• Awareness of Docker, Kubernetes and Helm, and a genuine appetite to go deeper.
• Foundational understanding of security concepts (IAM, WAF, vulnerability management).
• Curiosity about CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Enterprise, GitOps or Octopus Deploy.
• Adaptability and accountability to own tasks and learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, build and integration of security solutions across Shift's applications and tooling.
• Help maintain and improve the secure infrastructure underneath Shift Online, Shift Trade, Shift Partner and TM Vault.
• Get hands-on with our automated deployment pipelines and DevOps best practice.
• Assist with security testing and vulnerability scanning.
• Build your radar for current security threats, vulnerabilities and industry trends.
• Be the first line of support for infrastructure requests: triaging, troubleshooting and escalating where it genuinely needs a senior engineer.
• Contribute to policies, risk assessments and security controls as you build your expertise.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Security fundamentals

Scripting languages

Azure & AWS

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

IAM & WAF

GitHub Enterprise

GitOps

Ownership & accountability

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

GitHub Enterprise

Octopus Deploy

Azure

AWS

Job description

Shift Financial Pty in Sydney is seeking an engaged junior cloud infrastructure/security engineer to learn hands-on how Shift builds secure, scalable cloud systems. You’ll work alongside engineers who’ll mentor you while you own tasks and contribute to real projects.

You'll design and deploy security solutions, maintain the secure infrastructure behind Shift Online, Shift Trade, Shift Partner and TM Vault, and drive automation, testing and vulnerability management as part of your career growth.