Senior DevOps Engineer

Experis Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Australia is seeking a DevOps Engineer to drive cloud platform transformation for a Federal Government Agency. This position involves building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and collaborating with development teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong IT infrastructure background, hands-on experience with DevOps tools like Azure DevOps, and a focus on innovative solutions. This role promises to be impactful, supporting large-scale initiatives and enhancing DevOps practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong IT infrastructure background with deep knowledge of DevOps methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Experience with static code analysis and quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines.
• Support Azure DevOps pipeline development.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration.

Skills

IT infrastructure background

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Analytical problem-solving

Project management

Tools

Azure DevOps

SonarQube

JFrog Artifactory

Job description

Location: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS

Join a growing engineering team driving a major transformation program and help shape the future of cloud platforms, automation, and DevOps capability for a Federal Government Agency. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, enabling development teams, and building modern, scalable delivery pipelines.

About the Role

As a DevOps Engineer, you'll work within a dedicated team responsible for building and maintaining cloud‑based platforms that support the full application lifecycle. You'll collaborate closely with software development teams to onboard new projects, implement CI/CD pipelines, embed observability tooling, and champion DevOps culture across the organisation.

Your work will directly contribute to the design, development, and delivery of key technical solutions within a major transformation program.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines
• Support Azure DevOps pipeline development and cloud migration activities
• Configure and manage Windows application servers and IIS web applications
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration
• Plan, automate, test, and deploy databases using pipelines
• Maintain documentation and standard operating procedures
• Identify and implement improvements to DevOps workflows
• Mentor and support internal teams, fostering strong working relationships
• Manage workload effectively to meet project deadlines

Skills & Experience

• Strong IT infrastructure background with deep knowledge of DevOps methodologies
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and modern DevOps toolsets
• Experience with static code analysis and quality tools (e.g., SonarQube)
• Strong understanding of container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and artifact repositories (e.g., JFrog Artifactory)
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders
• Strong project management capability with a track record of delivering on time and within budget

What You Bring

• Experience designing and implementing complex build and release pipelines
• Ability to integrate DevOps platforms securely with third‑party and custom tools
• Experience designing secure, resilient Azure, multi‑cloud, or hybrid architectures
• Understanding of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud security controls
• Ability to produce scalable, reusable DevOps architectural patterns
• Proven capability to guide teams and support operational DevOps environments

  Why This Role?

  You'll be joining a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This is a chance to work on impactful, large‑scale initiatives while shaping DevOps practices and influencing technical direction across the organisation.

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  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

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