Senior DevOps Engineer

Australia Post; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Australia Post is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join the digital technology team in Melbourne. You’ll partner with multiple technical teams to automate delivery, maintain secure cloud platforms, and enable rapid, reliable software releases.

The role focuses on improving CI/CD pipelines, migrating legacy systems, and delivering scalable infrastructure in an Agile setting. You’ll work with Python/NodeJS, NoSQL databases and cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP), using Terraform, CloudFormation,

Qualifications

• Proven ability to automate deployment and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP across platforms.
• Strong Python/NodeJS development and NoSQL databases experience.
• Expert knowledge of containerization (Docker) and security scanning tooling.
• Familiarity with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation) and related services.

Responsibilities

• Automate processes and maintain CI/CD systems for scalable delivery.
• Support and uplift application platform infrastructure for stability and security.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to implement strategic solutions.
• Migrate from legacy platforms to modern, sustainable solutions.
• Develop at scale and deploy with speed in an Agile environment.

Skills

Python

NodeJS

NoSQL databases

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab

SonarQube

Nexus

API Gateway

Route 53

RDS

Tomcat

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab

Docker

SonarQube

Nexus

Tomcat

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our diverse, talented and innovative digital technology team who together are helping our customers and communities build a better future. Together, we design, build and maintain products, services and experiences that Australian's love and trust, while delivering a sustainable future for Australia Post, and you could be part of that.

We're empowered to deliver for our teams and to delight our customers. We provide an inclusive and supportive environment that nurtures talented people, trusts our teams to deliver their best, and leverages modern work practices and technologies. It's an unexpectedly dynamic and collaborative culture that feels more like a start-up than a 213-year old icon.

What you’ll deliver with us

Working within a collaborative team-based culture of continual experimentation and learning, the Senior DevOps Engineer possesses a deep understanding and passion for DevOps. The Senior DevOps Engineer works with a range of technical teams to implement technical solutions and support our existing platforms to deliver operational excellence and a high-quality customer experience.

The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for automation of processes, support and maintenance of continuous integration delivery systems and the support, maintenance and uplift of application platform infrastructure to provide stable, robust and secure systems and services to our customers and provide speed to market for new solutions.

You’ll also

• Work on integration with and migration from legacy platforms.
• Build strong relationships with technical teams staying connected to all facets of technology in order to continuously automate, integrate and deliver sustainable software in highly managed systems
• Collaborate with technical teams to resolve technical queries as well as implementing strategic solutions to maintain and uplift our application infrastructure.
• Build at scale and deploy at speed
• Work in an Agile/Scrum development environment, aligning to the goals and objectives for project and agile development.
• This role focuses on both project work and BAU

About you

We are seeking a good communicator with strong presentation and interpersonal skills and ability to clearly articulate and document solution design. This is because you’ll be working closely with developers, designers, architecture, business analysts, quality assurance, testing services, information security and technology operation teams. From a technical perspective you’ll get to work with GCP, GITLAB/Jenkins, SNYK, Checkmarx, Nexus, SonarQube and Tomcat in this position, so someone who is a passionate technologist is a wonderful fit for this team.

You’ll also need

• Technical background working with Python, NodeJS or equivalent language and NoSql databases (DynamoDb, redis)
• Proven ability with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Expert Knowledge of source code management tools and CI/CD principles allowing application source code to be built, packaged, versioned and deployed (Maven, Jenkins/GitLab, GIT, SonarQube, Nexus or equivalent)
• Expert knowledge with Docker and containers as well as security scanning (Snyk etc)
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment with on-call responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience working with CloudFormation / Terraform, Parameter Store, Secrets Manager, API Gateway, Route 53, RDS, Load balancers

How we’ll deliver for you

• Work with cutting edge technology including Terraform and GCP
• Hybrid work environment in our Burnley Office

We’re delivering together

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the TraditionalCustodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees.

We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applicationsfrom people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees.

We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on [e-mail].