Manager – DevOps & Platform Engineering Consulting

Accenture PLC; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Flexible working arrangements

Certified Family Inclusive Workplace

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Manager, DevOps & Platform Engineering Consulting in Melbourne to drive modern engineering transformations for clients. You will lead design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and cloud platforms, mentoring delivery teams and collaborating with architects, security specialists, and client stakeholders.

You will join a flexible, inclusive culture with 18 weeks parental leave, authentic work-life balance, and opportunities across local and global cloud and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in DevOps and cloud engineering within a consulting or multi-client environment.
• Ability to design and implement CI/CD pipelines and IaC solutions.
• Strong knowledge of modern engineering toolchains and security automation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to advance software delivery and DevOps maturity.
• Assess current practices and identify automation, security, and quality improvements.
• Design and implement DevOps/DevSecOps frameworks and roadmaps.
• Lead CI/CD pipeline and IaC design for cloud platforms.
• Mentor engineers and delivery teams to build capability and learning culture.
• Collaborate with technology, security, and business stakeholders.

Skills

DevOps

DevSecOps

Platform Engineering

CI/CD

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Security automation

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Git

Job description

Help organisations modernise the way technology is delivered. At Accenture, we help some of Australia's largest organisations accelerate innovation through modern engineering practices, cloud technologies, automation, and DevSecOps. We're looking for a Manager, DevOps & Platform Engineering Consulting who enjoys solving complex challenges, working with diverse teams, and helping clients transform the way they build, secure, and deliver technology. This role combines technical leadership, consulting, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring. You'll work alongside architects, engineers, developers, security specialists, and client teams to design practical solutions that create measurable outcomes. Australian Citizenship is required for this role.

What You'll Do

• Partner with clients to improve software delivery, DevOps maturity, and engineering capabilities.
• Assess current ways of working and identify opportunities to enhance automation, security, quality, and delivery performance.
• Design and implement DevOps and DevSecOps frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Define roadmaps for modern engineering and platform transformation initiatives.
• Lead the design of CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code solutions, and cloud-based delivery platforms.
• Support teams throughout project delivery, from strategy and mobilisation through to implementation and adoption.
• Mentor engineers and delivery teams, helping to build capability and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across technology, security, and business teams to solve complex challenges.

What You'll Bring

• DevOps, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Engineering.
• CI/CD design and implementation.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or similar technologies.
• Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Azure DevOps, GitLab, Git, and modern engineering toolchains.
• Kubernetes and container-based architectures.
• Security automation and DevSecOps practices.
• Engineering governance, standards, and quality frameworks.
• Automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.

Why Join Accenture?

• 18 weeks paid parental leave.
• Flexible ways of working.
• Certified Family Inclusive Workplace™ status.
• Structured learning and career development programs.
• Local and global career opportunities.
• Access to leading cloud, engineering, and technology communities.
• A culture that values inclusion, collaboration, and diverse perspectives.

About Accenture

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.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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