Senior DevSecOps Engineer

IDEMIA Public Security; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA Public Security in Canberra is seeking a seasoned DevSecOps Engineer to transform requirements into resilient software and secure infrastructure for both cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will drive CI/CD architectures, automate deployments, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable biometric and security solutions, leveraging modern tooling and open‑source platforms, with hands‑on coding and system integration focus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in object-oriented and agile software development.
• 2–3 years in DevOps and Cloud engineering.
• Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Computer Engineering / Computer Science or a relevant discipline.
• Experience in writing design documentation.
• Strong scripting and programming skills (Java, JavaScript, Perl, Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Extensive knowledge of configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, GIT).
• Understanding of IT infrastructure and architecture.
• Basic database knowledge and best practices.
• Security awareness and cloud knowledge (private/public).
• Linux/Windows environment, networking knowledge.
• Containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiar with DevSecOps tools (Jira, TestLink, GIT) and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins).
• Open-source tech familiarity (Kubernetes, Kafka, Drools, ElasticStack).
• Hands-on in development, automation, build and test environments (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins).
• Strong understanding of software lifecycle (agile, waterfall) and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Promotes DevSecOps and Cloud infrastructure principles.
• Builds and maintains infrastructure code.
• Defines CI/CD architectures tailored for the team environment.
• Develop infrastructure to adopt latest best practices with security and service health.
• Improves development, deployment and testing automation.
• Supports teams by sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Participate in software architecture and technology assessments.
• Uses programming/scripting to write code and optimize performance.
• Supports testing, deployment, maintenance and evolution of software.
• Documents solutions with comments, diagrams and charts.
• Will work on product development, delivery and maintenance.
• Operate and troubleshoot Cloud infrastructure issues.

Skills

DevSecOps

Cloud engineering

Automation

CI/CD

Scripting

System integration

Programming

Agile development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronics / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Jira

Job description

DevSecOps transform requirements into software according to design, to maximize business value and customer satisfaction. He/She must be able to do System integration, for cloud or on-prem infrastructure.

Responsible for developing and executing a Development Operations (DevSecOps) strategy to ensure quality software and infrastructure deployments and overall application health, security and performance, for cloud and on-prem infrastructure.

The candidate participates in the realization of high systems technology in the field of biometrics applied to security, civil ID and/or border control applications.

Job description

Purpose

DevSecOps transform requirements into software according to design, to maximize business value and customer satisfaction. He/She must be able to do System integration, for cloud or on-prem infrastructure.

Responsible for developing and executing a Development Operations (DevSecOps) strategy to ensure quality software and infrastructure deployments and overall application health, security and performance, for cloud and on-prem infrastructure.

The candidate participates in the realization of high systems technology in the field of biometrics applied to security, civil ID and/or border control applications.

Key Missions

• Promotes DevSecOps and Cloud infrastructure principles
• Builds and maintains infrastructure code
• Defines and implements architectures CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) process tailored for the team’s environment,
• Develop infrastructure to incorporate latest technology best practices, and improve operational performance, quality considering security and service health,
• Improves development, deployment and testing to make it as automated as possible,
• Supports teams by sharing knowledge and best practices (including clear documents for complex integration procedures).
• Participate in software architecture (specification analysis, technical studies, technology assessment, etc.),
• Uses programming, scripting, and/or database languages to write software code/script that meets requirements and that optimize software performance
• Supports software testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolution activities by correcting programming errors, responding to scope changes, and coding software enhancements,
• Documents and demonstrations solutions by developing code/script comments, layouts, diagrams and charts
• Will be assigned to work on product development, delivery and maintenance of projects.
• Operate and Troubleshoots Cloud infrastructure issues
• Builds and maintains infrastructure code

Profile & Other Information

• At least 5 years’ experience in object-oriented and agile software development;
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in similar DevOps and Cloud engineering role;
• Degree in Electrical / Electronics / Computer Engineering / Computer Science or a relevant discipline;
• Experience in writing Design Documentation.
• Good Knowledge of scripting and programming language (Java, Javascript, Perl, Bash, Python, Power shell, etc.),
• Extensive Knowledge of configuration management tools and languages (Terraform, Ansible, GIT, etc.),
• Good understanding of IT infrastructure and architecture,
• Basic database knowledge and best practices,
• Security awareness,
• Windows, GNU/Linux, networking knowledge,
• Containerization and orchestration knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.),
• Cloud knowledge (Private and Public),
• Knowledge on DevSecOps process and different tools (Jira, Testlink, GIT, etc.),
• CI/CD tools and platforms knowledge (Jenkins, CI/CD as a service, etc.),
• Ideally candidate should be familiar with open-source technologies like Kubernetes, kafka, Drools, Elasticstack etc
• Experience in Linux and Windows environment and scripting is compulsory
• Hands-on different development, automation, build and test environments (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, etc.),
• Strong understanding of software lifecycle (agile, waterfall, etc.)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills