DevOps Engineer

DWS; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

DWS is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a high performing technology team. You will help deliver critical platforms and services within a large financial services environment, focusing on automation and continuous delivery.

Based in Sydney, this permanent hybrid role requires 3 days onsite. The salary is up to $190K package, reflecting significant industry experience and regulatory environment exposure.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering CI/CD pipelines in regulated environments.
• Hands-on automation and platform improvement focus.
• Strong scripting and cloud tooling knowledge.
• Familiarity with security-first software delivery practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot incidents and support deployments.
• Excellent cross-team collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform engineering initiatives to automate delivery processes.
• Improve service reliability and support deployments across environments.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, security and ops teams.
• Uphold engineering standards and continuous improvement.

Skills

CI/CD design

Automation

Stakeholder mgmt

Platform reliability

Incident troubleshooting

Security practices

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

GitHub Actions

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

PowerShell

Bash

Python

.NET

Job description

DWS is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join a high performing technology team delivering critical platforms and services within a large financial services environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who thrives on automation, platform improvement and continuous delivery while working closely with developers, architects, security and operations stakeholders.

Ideal candidates will have substantial experience working within financial services, wealth management, superannuation, banking, insurance, fintech, or other highly regulated environments.

Where: Sydney, CBD
Type: Permanent
Start: ASAP
Style: Hybrid; 3 days onsite
Salary: Up to $190K package

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Strong expertise with Jenkins, GitHub and GitHub Actions
• Significant experience designing, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Substantial experience supporting AWS or other cloud platforms
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code including Terraform, CloudFormation or similar tools
• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash, Python or .NET technologies
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure software delivery practices
• Experience with release management, deployment automation and environment management
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability and platform reliability practices
• Ability to provide operational support, troubleshoot incidents and resolve complex technical issues
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
• Commitment to continuous improvement, engineering standards and customer outcomes

Highly regarded experience includes:

• Strong understanding of technology governance, risk and compliance requirements
• Experience delivering technology solutions within enterprise-scale environments
• Exposure to secure delivery frameworks and regulatory obligations
• A strong focus on service reliability, operational excellence and customer outcomes

In this role you will help drive platform engineering initiatives, automate delivery processes, improve service reliability, support deployments and contribute to technology uplift programs across a large-scale enterprise environment.

About Us:

Since 1991, DWS has been helping organisations across Australia reimagine what’s possible through technology, business, and management consulting. With offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Canberra, our 300+ locally based consultants bring deep expertise and fresh thinking to every project. We deliver end-to-end solutions spanning IT consulting, Staff Augmentation, Managed Delivery, Data & Analytics, Cloud, AI and Automation.

Our strength lies in our people; each consultant is carefully selected for their expertise, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Together, we deliver impactful solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and long-term value. At DWS, we don’t just meet expectations - we redefine them.

Applicants must hold Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency (PR), or other permanent work rights - DWS are unable to sponsor or support visas.

www.dws.com.au