Senior Platform DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes and Cloud

XPT Software Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software Australia is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to maintain, optimize, and scale our hybrid-cloud infrastructure. You will manage Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, automate deployments, and drive efficiency across CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and security practices.

Collaborate with development teams to design robust, scalable systems, optimize costs, and ensure high availability. This role requires strong cloud experience, scripting skills, and a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) and container orchestration.
• Strong experience with AWS Cloud.
• Proficiency with Docker and container lifecycle management.
• Hands-on Terraform experience (preferred).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, Ansible, etc.).
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash or Go.
• SRE & DevOps practices; on-call rotation familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable Kubernetes clusters (EKS) and security practices.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and infrastructure changes.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (Python/Bash/Go) and deployment strategies (blue-green/canary).
• Enhance observability, monitoring, and logging for real-time health insights.
• Analyze capacity and optimize AWS resources for performance and cost efficiency.
• Apply security and compliance best practices in cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align infra goals with business needs.
• Identify continuous improvements and stay updated with industry trends.

Skills

Kubernetes (EKS)

AWS Cloud

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Ansible

Job description

XPT Software Australia is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to maintain, optimize, and scale our hybrid-cloud infrastructure. You will manage Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, automate deployments, and drive efficiency across CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and security practices.

Collaborate with development teams to design robust, scalable systems, optimize costs, and ensure high availability. This role requires strong cloud experience, scripting skills, and a focus on continuous improvement.