DevOps / Cloud Engineer

Accenture Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Career development

Flexible work

Diversity & Inclusion

Family Inclusive Workplace

Job summary

Accenture Australia is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead infrastructure as code and configuration management across AWS and Azure. You will mentor developers in automation, align with DevOps principles, and drive scalable cloud infrastructure while working with multiple cloud environments.

Applicants should have Australian citizenship and ideally an active security clearance. The role emphasizes collaboration with application teams, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and strong

Qualifications

• Extensive experience implementing infrastructure as code and configuration management.
• Proven experience collaborating with developers to drive infrastructure automation.
• Advanced proficiency with DevOps pipelines, repositories, and artifact management.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps culture implementation across engineering teams.
• Collaborate with developers to adopt infrastructure as code principles.
• Design and implement Terraform-based infrastructure across AWS/Azure.
• Architect and optimize pipelines and repository strategies (Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub, Harness).
• Lead Kubernetes-based container orchestration for deployment and scaling.
• Manage secure secrets (HashiCorp Vault) where applicable.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation and share knowledge across teams.

Skills

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

DevOps

Tools

Docker

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.

What You’ll Do

The Senior DevOps Engineer will lead the implementation and delivery of infrastructure as code and configuration management solutions across AWS and Azure cloud environments. This role focuses on mentoring developers in infrastructure automation and leading configuration management initiatives. The engineer will work closely with application development teams to foster infrastructure automation practices while maintaining DevOps principles focused on continuous integration and scalable cloud infrastructure solutions.

Due to the secure nature of this role, we are looking for candidates that has Australian citizenship and preferably with an active security clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps Culture Implementation: Champion and implement DevOps best practices across engineering teams, fostering collaboration between development and operations.
• Developer Collaboration: Work closely with application developers to adopt DevOps culture with a strong focus on infrastructure as code principles.
• Infrastructure Automation: Design and implement infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform for scalable and repeatable infrastructure provisioning.
• Pipeline Management: Architect and optimize DevOps pipelines and repository management strategies in any of the following (Azure DevOps, Gitlab, Github, Harness or other)
• Configuration Management: Implement and maintain configuration management solutions for consistent environment configurations.
• Container Orchestration: Lead implementation of Kubernetes container orchestration solutions for application deployment and scaling.
• Secrets Management: Implement and maintain HashiCorp Vault solutions for secure secrets management (optional but preferred).
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create comprehensive technical documentation and establish knowledge sharing practices across teams.

Here’s what you need

• Extensive experience implementing infrastructure as code and configuration management solutions
• Proven experience working with application developers to adopt infrastructure automation practices focused on infrastructure as code
• Advanced proficiency with DevOps (Pipelines, Repositories, artifact management, config management, engineering)
• Expert-level experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code across AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms
• Strong experience with configuration management
• Advanced Bash scripting capabilities for automation
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes container orchestration
• Proficiency with Docker containers and containerization strategies
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• Australian citizenship with continuous residency of atleast 3-5 years

Bonus points if with

• HashiCorp Vault for secrets management experience
• OpenShift containers
• AI SDLC using and setting up AI agents

Benefits of working at Accenture

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

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