Senior DevOps Engineer

MTX APAC; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Health Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Training and certifications

Job summary

MTX APAC is a global cloud technology consulting firm specialising in digital transformation for government and public sector clients. Located in Australia with a hybrid Melbourne preference, MTX APAC seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to own environments, tooling and deployment processes across programs.

You will design CI/CD pipelines, manage Salesforce DX/CLI workflows, and lead release planning and runbooks while coaching delivery teams in best practices.

Qualifications

• At least four years in DevOps or release engineering with Salesforce experience.
• Strong Salesforce DX and Salesforce CLI experience including packaging, scratch orgs, metadata deployment, automated testing and source-driven development.
• Strong Git knowledge including trunk-based development, branching, PRs and merge conflict resolution.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub pipelines, including repositories, pipelines or actions, access controls and deployment workflows.

Responsibilities

• Salesforce DevOps and automation: Provision and manage Salesforce environments; design and maintain CI/CD pipelines across Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Environment and release management: Coordinate environment strategy, release planning, deployment runbooks and production deployments.
• Delivery leadership: Act as SME for Salesforce DevOps processes, coach teams, and maintain runbooks and reusable scripts.
• Technical leadership: Ensure release readiness, documentation, and stakeholder updates across design, build, test, migration and deployment.

Skills

Salesforce DevOps

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Release Management

CI/CD Pipelines

Automation Tools

Education

Salesforce Administrator Certification

Platform Developer I Certification

Platform Deployment Lifecycle & Deployment Architect Certification

Tools

Copado

Gearset

AutoRABIT

Salesforce DevOps Center

Job description

MTX is looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer who can take ownership of the environments, tooling and deployment processes across our programs. The role sits between development and operations and works closely with our architects, developers, testers and project teams. The real focus is predictable delivery: seeing issues early, working through them with the team and giving our clients confidence that a release is ready to move between environments.

MTX APAC is a global cloud technology consulting firm that enables organisations to modernise through digital transformation. With expertise in the government and public sector, MTX APAC provides proprietary designs and innovative concept accelerators around a multitude of programs, including strategic blueprinting, licensing and permitting, inspections, grants management, case management, and program management. We are a Salesforce Summit partner with specialist expertise in Sales, Service and Experience Cloud, Health Cloud, Public Sector Solutions (PSS), Tableau, Mulesoft, Marketing Cloud.

Location: Australia hybrid, Melbourne preferred

Key responsibilities

Salesforce DevOps and automation

• Provision and manage Salesforce environments throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Design and maintain Salesforce CI/CD pipelines across Azure DevOps and GitHub for metadata, code, data and configuration changes.
• Set the approach for source control, branching, pull requests, merge conflicts and developer onboarding.
• Move configuration and environment changes through code wherever possible, reducing reliance on manual changes.

Environment and release management

• Coordinate environment strategy, refreshes, deployment pathways and dependencies across complex programs.
• Lead release planning, deployment runbooks, production deployments, rollback planning and post-release verification.
• Support development teams with code synchronisation, troubleshooting and deployment execution.
• Diagnose deployment failures, test issues, tooling problems and environment drift, working with technical leads to resolve them early.

Delivery leadership

• Act as the subject matter expert for Salesforce DevOps processes, tools and release readiness.
• Work with architecture, development, testing and project teams across design, build, test, migration and deployment.
• Coach teams in source control, deployment hygiene and release standards, with automation as the default approach.
• Maintain practical runbooks and contribute reusable scripts, templates and standards across the practice.

Technical skills and experience

• At least four years of DevOps or release engineering experience, including a minimum of two years working in the Salesforce ecosystem.
• Strong Salesforce DX and Salesforce CLI experience, including packaging, scratch orgs, metadata deployment, automated testing and source-driven development.
• Strong Git knowledge, including trunk-based development, branching, pull requests and merge conflict resolution.
• Hands-on experience with both Azure DevOps and GitHub, including repositories, pipelines or actions, access controls and deployment workflows.
• Experience designing and managing DevOps tooling and architecture across enterprise delivery environments.
• Experience troubleshooting developer tooling, deployment failures, dependencies and environment issues.
• Strong consulting and communication skills, including runbooks, release documentation and stakeholder updates.

Additional experience

• Experience with Copado, Gearset, AutoRABIT, Salesforce DevOps Center or comparable tooling.
• Understanding of database schema and configuration migration across environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications in an L2 or L3 support environment.
• Exposure to UI automation tooling such as Selenium..
• Experience with MuleSoft or integration-heavy Salesforce programs.
• Consulting experience in Australian public sector or regulated industries.

Certifications

• Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I and Platform Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect are required, or must be completed within an agreed period after joining.

How we expect you to work

• Take ownership of your work and raise risks while there is still time to act.
• Work as one team with our clients and delivery teams, with clear accountability.
• Use sound judgement, keep the required evidence and share what you know.

What good looks like

• Deployments are controlled, repeatable and supported by clear evidence and rollback planning.
• Release risks are identified and addressed before they affect production outcomes.
• Automation reduces manual effort, while teams and clients have confidence in release readiness.

Additional requirements

• Full Australian working rights and flexibility to attend client or team locations when required.

What we offer:

• Flexibility of remote work, enabling you to operate from the sanctuary of your home.
• Exclusive corporate discounts for Gold Standard Health Insurance provided by our trusted Health Partner.
• Benefit from our Employee Assistance Program
• Invest in your growth with paid training and development opportunities, including online courses and certifications.
• Engage in monthly All Hands company meetings featuring open discussions with our Leadership Team, encouraging transparency and collaboration.
• Thrive in a fast-paced setting alongside seasoned industry leaders, seizing opportunities for professional advancement.

MTX is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.