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XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a senior GitHub DevOps Architect to design, implement and govern enterprise-grade GitHub workflows, repositories, and CI/CD pipelines in Brisbane. You will lead platform design, governance, migration from Jenkins/Bitbucket/Azure DevOps to GitHub, and implement GHAS controls for security.
You will mentor development teams, collaborate with security, product and leadership to translate business needs into scalable DevOps solutions, with deep expertise in
XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd | Contract
Brisbane, Australia | Posted on 07/09/2026
JobDescription:
A GitHub Architect is a senior technical expert responsible fordesigning, implementing, and governing enterprise-grade developmentworkflows, repository structures, and CI/CD pipelines on the GitHub platform.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Design: Architect scalable, enterprise-grade GitHub organizationsand repository structures matching business and security needs.
Governance Strategy: Create policies for access control, branch protection,repository lifecycle management, and auditing.
Platform Migration: Lead complex migrations and strategy roadmaps movingcodebases and CICD pipelines from Jenkins, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps toGitHub
Security Enforcement: Implement GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) controls,including secret scanning, dependency tracking, and code scanning
Technical Mentorship: Act as a trusted advisor to teach development teams
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with security, product, and leadershipteams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Required Technical Skills
Expert GitHub Administration: Deep knowledge of GitHub Enterprise Server,Cloud, organization provisioning, and GitHub APIs.
Advanced Version Control: Mastery of Git internals, complex branchingstrategies (GitFlow, Trunk-Based), and merge conflict resolutions.
CI/CD Mastery: Deep experience crafting custom, reusable GitHub Actions,runners, and environments.
DevSecOps Tooling: Practical experience configuring security scanners, binaryrepositories, and quality monitoring systems.
Cloud & Containers: Proficiency with cloud-native hosting (AWS, Azure,GCP) and container ecosystems like Docker and Kubernetes
Soft Skills & Leadership
Consultative Mindset: Ability to actively listen to engineering frictionpoints and offer structural remedies.
Clear Communication: Adept at translating complex DevOps setups intohigh-level visual roadmaps for executive leadership.
Problem Solving: Technical curiosity to debug deep pipeline blockers, cachingissues, or runner resource limitations