Devops Engineering Team Lead

Babcock; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite & remote work option

Laptop + home office kit

Compressed hours

Annual leave & wellbeing leave

LinkedIn Learning access

Novated leasing options

Discount programs

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

Babcock is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineering Team Lead in Melbourne to provide technical leadership across Defence programs, delivering secure, reliable and scalable DevOps capabilities. You will guide delivery of development environments, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, security services and release management, ensuring outcomes meet contractual, security and quality requirements.

The role emphasizes automation, governance and continuous improvement within a highly regulated

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software or DevOps teams.
• Experience mentoring developers to high standards.
• Experience implementing DevOps security controls and automation.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift or Rancher.
• Familiarity with governance, risk and compliance in regulated environments.
• Defence or highly regulated settings experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the DevOps engineering team to deliver secure, reliable capabilities across Defence programs.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure and release management.
• Drive automation and security through the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Manage Software Integration Laboratory, vulnerability management and software releases.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD automation

Secure software delivery

Governance & compliance

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Rancher

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Rancher

Job description

• Career development opportunities
• Competitive rewards and benefits
• Flexible working options

About the Role

As the DevOps Engineering Team Lead, you’ll provide technical leadership to a high-performing engineering team responsible for delivering secure, reliable and scalable DevOps capabilities across complex Defence programs.

You’ll lead the delivery of software development environments, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, cyber security services and release management activities, ensuring engineering outcomes are delivered on time, within budget and in line with contractual, security and quality requirements.

You’ll drive the organisation’s DevOps strategy by embedding automation, security and continuous improvement throughout the software development lifecycle.

From managing cloud platforms, Kubernetes environments and Infrastructure as Code to overseeing the Software Integration Laboratory (SIL), vulnerability management and software releases, you’ll play a key role in delivering resilient engineering solutions while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams, customers and stakeholders across the business.

About You

You’re an experienced DevOps leader with a strong background in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation and secure software delivery within complex engineering environments.

Your expertise spans DevOps practices, container platforms, Infrastructure as Code, release management and modern security tooling, with a solid understanding of governance, risk and compliance frameworks.

You thrive in collaborative environments where you can influence technical direction, solve complex challenges and continuously improve engineering capability.

With excellent communication skills and a commitment to technical excellence, you’re passionate about building high-performing teams, driving innovation and delivering secure, reliable solutions that support critical Defence capability.

Experience working within highly regulated environments and producing technical documentation aligned with Defence standards, including ASDEFCON, will be highly regarded.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Previous experience leading Software teams.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer, preferably within a software development team.
• Experience tutoring, mentoring and developing Software Developers to high standards.
• Experience implementing DevOps security controls and automation.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift or Rancher.
• Excellent problem solving, planning, analytical, written and verbal communication skills.

Your future at Babcock – what we offer you

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

Who we are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,700 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion.

We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.

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