DevOps Engineer / Senior Analyst (AU Citizen with Baseline Security Clearance)

Accenture; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Progressive Employee Benefits

WORK180 Endorsed Employer

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a DevOps Engineer / Senior Analyst in Sydney/Canberra to design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, manage deployments, and work with cloud platforms and container orchestration. The role emphasizes IaC, automation, and securing DevOps practices to support scalable operations.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and performance, while adhering to security and governance standards in a fast-paced delivery environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• 2+ years’ experience in DevOps or similar roles.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation.
• Cloud platforms experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Scripting in PowerShell or Bash.
• Strong problem-solving in fast-paced delivery environments.
• Australian Citizens with active baseline security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Manage build, release, and deployment processes across environments.
• Collaborate with development and operations to improve deployment frequency and reliability.
• Implement infrastructure as code and automate provisioning.
• Monitor performance, availability, and incident response.
• Support cloud platforms and containerised environments for scalable operations.
• Apply security, compliance, and governance controls within pipelines.
• Troubleshoot deployment and infrastructure issues.
• Drive continuous DevOps improvements and automation.
• Align applications/infrastructure with SLAs.

Skills

DevOps

Fast-paced delivery

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Terraform

ARM

Bicep

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 791,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other. We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work. At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™. Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Embrace the opportunity to innovate and create! As a DevOps Engineer / Senior Analyst , you will serve as a subject matter expert, collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence key decisions and deliver solutions to complex challenges. This role will embrace the essence of DevOps , fostering an environment of continuous improvement and innovation. We look forward to welcoming your enthusiasm and dedication to this exciting journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and automated application deployments
• Manage and optimise build, release, and deployment processes across environments
• Collaborate closely with development and operations teams to improve deployment frequency and stability
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) and automate environment provisioning
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability, and respond to incidents as required
• Support cloud platforms and containerised environments to ensure scalable and secure operations
• Implement security, compliance, and governance controls within DevOps pipelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve deployment, infrastructure, and environment-related issues
• Drive continuous improvement in DevOps practices, tooling, and automation Required
• Enhance systems to meet evolving business requirements.
• Maintain applications and infrastructure in alignment with service level agreements.
• Define and review technical requirements for integration, performance, quality, and scalability.
• Collaborate with cloud operations teams to manage infrastructure capacity and monitor key performance indicators.

What You’ll Need

• Master proficiency in DevOps.
• 2+ years’ experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or similar roles
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g. Terraform, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation)
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong knowledge of scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, or similar) - Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced delivery environments
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field of studies.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Advanced problem solving
• Intermediate scripting
• Advanced automation
• Intermediate cloud computing
• Beginner continuous integration

Additional Requirements:

Security Clearance Requirement: Given the secure nature of this role, we are seeking candidates who are Australian Citizens with minimum of active baseline security clearance.

This ensures that all team members are cleared to handle sensitive information and contribute to maintaining the highest standards of security in our operations.

Location

Sydney and Canberra only

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Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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