DevOps Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join their team in North Sydney Council. The role requires designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, and implementing DevSecOps practices.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of relevant experience, proficiency with AWS, Azure, or GCP, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. An in-person role, it offers a competitive salary range of $100,000 to $130,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in DevOps, SRE or infrastructure role.
• Hands-on experience with leading cloud providers and IaC tools.
• Strong scripting ability in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud and on-prem environments.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident resolution.

Skills

Infrastructure Automation

Cloud Infrastructure Management

Containerisation & Orchestration

Monitoring & Observability

Security & Compliance

Collaboration & Support

Incident Management

Continuous Improvement

CI/CD Tools

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Automation: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes across cloud and on‑premises environments.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Provision, configure, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Containerisation & Orchestration: Build and manage containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Monitoring & Observability: Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (e.g. Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack) to ensure high system availability and rapid incident response.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and access controls, to maintain compliance with organisational and regulatory standards.
• Collaboration & Support: Partner with software engineering, QA, and product teams to support smooth and reliable software delivery, sharing DevOps best practices across the organisation.
• Incident Management: Participate in on‑call rotations and lead resolution of infrastructure and deployment incidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventative measures.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging DevOps tools and practices, driving ongoing improvements in efficiency, reliability, and developer experience.

Required Skills & Experience

• Education: Degree or tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or infrastructure-focused role.
• CI/CD: Demonstrated experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Cloud Platforms: Hands‑on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including infrastructure provisioning and cost management.
• IaC Tools: Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation.
• Containers & Orchestration: Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes in a production environment.
• Scripting: Strong scripting ability in Bash, Python, or PowerShell for automation and tooling tasks.
• Professional Skills: Strong communication, problem‑solving mindset, ability to collaborate across teams, and comfort working in a fast‑paced agile environment.

Experience Required: 3 or more yearsEducation Level: Bachelor's Degree

Pay: $100,000.00 – $130,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person