DevOps Engineer - (Python & AWS)

Talent International; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 129,000 - 148,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

6-month contract

Potential pathway to permanent role

Competitive daily rate including super

Job summary

Talent International is seeking a mid-level engineer to join a growing AI program in Brisbane. You will work at the intersection of Python development, cloud engineering, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code, contributing to AWS infrastructure and platform services.

A collaborative team, working with a Lead Engineer, will help you automate and operate the cloud foundation of the AI capability. The role emphasizes hands-on coding, automation, and improving CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, AWS services,

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Python development and scripting capability.
• Practical Infrastructure as Code experience using AWS CDK and/or Terraform.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines – GitLab is highly regarded.
• Good working knowledge of AWS services and cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with DevOps/SRE concepts including monitoring, alerting and incident response.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• A structured approach to root-cause analysis.
• The confidence to independently progress your work while collaborating closely with senior engineers and the wider team.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK and Terraform.
• Building Python automation, integrations and supporting platform services.
• Developing and improving GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Supporting the design and implementation of AWS cloud services.
• Automating deployments, releases and environment configuration.
• Improving platform observability across logging, monitoring, dashboards and alerting.
• Troubleshooting platform and deployment issues.
• Contributing to root‑cause analysis and technical remediation.
• Supporting platform reliability, security and lifecycle management.
• Creating runbooks and practical technical documentation.
• Working closely with the Lead Engineer and broader product team to continuously improve engineering practices.

Skills

Python development

Infrastructure as Code

AWS CDK

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

AWS services

DevOps/SRE concepts

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Collaboration with senior engineers

Tools

GitLab

AWS CDK

Terraform

Job description

Build the platform behind a major AI uplift program

This is an opportunity for a mid-level engineer with a strong development background to join a growing AI program and work at the intersection of Python development, cloud engineering, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code.

You’ll join a collaborative product team working alongside an experienced Lead Engineer, helping build, automate and operate the AWS infrastructure and engineering foundations supporting the organisation’s AI capability.

We’re particularly interested in engineers who enjoy writing code, automating environments and solving engineering problems.

If Python and Infrastructure as Code – particularly AWS CDK or Terraform – are your strengths, this role should be firmly on your radar.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work across both new project delivery and ongoing platform operations, including:

• Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK and Terraform
• Building Python automation, integrations and supporting platform services
• Developing and improving GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Supporting the design and implementation of AWS cloud services
• Automating deployments, releases and environment configuration
• Improving platform observability across logging, monitoring, dashboards and alerting
• Troubleshooting platform and deployment issues
• Contributing to root‑cause analysis and technical remediation
• Supporting platform reliability, security and lifecycle management
• Creating runbooks and practical technical documentation
• Working closely with the Lead Engineer and broader product team to continuously improve engineering practices

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who has a developer mindset combined with practical DevOps and cloud engineering skills.

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong hands‑on Python development and scripting capability
• Practical Infrastructure as Code experience using AWS CDK and/or Terraform
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines – GitLab is highly regarded
• Good working knowledge of AWS services and cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with DevOps/SRE concepts including monitoring, alerting and incident response
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• A structured approach to root‑cause analysis
• The confidence to independently progress your work while collaborating closely with senior engineers and the wider team

You don’t need to tick every box. If you’re a strong Python developer who has moved towards cloud, automation and DevOps, we’d particularly like to hear from you.

Why this opportunity?

• $700-$800 per day including super
• Initial 6-month contract
• Potential pathway to a permanent role
• Work on a significant AI uplift program
• Hands‑on exposure to Python, AWS, CDK, Terraform and GitLab
• Build and improve platforms rather than simply maintaining legacy infrastructure
• Work closely with an experienced Lead Engineer
• Opportunity to broaden your experience across AI platform and cloud engineering

If you’re a developer at heart who enjoys Python, AWS and building infrastructure through code, this is an opportunity to apply those skills to a growing AI platform and take the next step in your DevOps / Platform Engineering career.