DevOps Engineer

Chandler Macleod; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Superannuation

Employee Assistance Program

Dedicated support team

Digital onboarding

Future Rio Tinto assignments

Job summary

Chandler Macleod is sourcing a DevOps SRE Engineer for a 12-month assignment with Rio Tinto in Perth, WA. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a strong safety culture within a global mining operation.

You will own production reliability, enhance CI/CD pipelines and automation, and collaborate with cloud, network and security teams across remote sites and central operations.

Qualifications

• DevOps / SRE experience for production-grade systems.
• Experience with remote operations and collaboration with cloud, network and security teams.
• Strong Linux and Windows, CI/CD, containers/orchestration, observability and automation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and safety mindset.
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical and related testing.

Responsibilities

• Own the operational reliability of production systems.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, build and deployment processes, monitoring, logging and telemetry.
• Identify and resolve reliability issues including root cause analysis and prevention.
• Automate, optimise and scale infrastructure through code and tooling.
• Support systems at remote mine sites with restricted connectivity alongside central cloud, network and security teams.

Skills

DevOps / SRE experience

Remote operations experience

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

DevOps SRE Engineer

• Opportunity working at Rio Tinto in Perth, Western Australia
• 12-month assignment via Chandler Macleod
• Safety-first culture with supportive teams

About the Opportunity

Rio Tinto is a global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries, producing the materials essential to modern life. Their operations are built on safety, innovation, inclusion and creating value for communities, customers and shareholders.

Through Rio Tinto's partnership with Chandler Macleod, we are seeking an experienced DevOps SRE Engineer located at the Perth Central Park offices, with the option of a hybrid working arrangement. This opportunity offers the chance to work within a leading global organisation, contributing to key operational and business outcomes within supportive team focused on safety, collaboration and delivering operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Principal Software (ADS + SCT), you'll use your skills and experience to support business priorities, collaborate with key stakeholders and contribute to the success of the operation. In this role, you will:

• Take ownership of the operational reliability of production systems.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, build and deployment processes, monitoring, logging and telemetry.
• Identify and resolve issues affecting system reliability, including root cause analysis and prevention.
• Automate, optimise and scale infrastructure through code and tooling.
• Support systems at remote mine sites with restricted connectivity alongside central cloud, network and security teams.

About You

• DevOps / SRE experience supporting production-grade systems and improving operational reliability
• Experience supporting systems used at remote operations and working with cloud, network and security teams.
• Strong capability across Linux and Windows environments, CI/CD, containers/orchestration, observability, and automation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Dedication to everyone's safety.
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical and other testing.

Why Join Chandler Macleod?

Chandler Macleod is one of Australia's most experienced workforce partners. You'll receive a competitive hourly pay range paid weekly, superannuation on all hours worked, access to our Employee Assistance Program, a dedicated Chandler-Rio Tinto support team, simple digital onboarding, and access to future Rio Tinto assignments.

Diversity & Inclusion

Everyone is welcome at Chandler Macleod. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and inclusive teams. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, females, neurodiverse people, people living with disability and members of the LGBTIQA+ community. Together, we're creating workplaces where people feel they belong, can be themselves and have the opportunity to thrive.