Site Reliability Engineer

Orkes; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Orkes is seeking a Senior Site Reliability/DevOps Engineer to lead the delivery, integration, and operation of secure, scalable platforms supporting national security systems. The role requires 5+ years of DevOps experience and expertise in CI/CD, IaC, governance and resilient architectures.

Onsite Canberra location with NV1 security clearance and cross‑functional collaboration across defence projects. You will design and automate pipelines, implement observability, and ensure secure deployment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps/engineering roles.
• Senior-level experience delivering DevOps and CI/CD solutions in complex environments.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline design and automation.
• Infrastructure as Code and configuration management.
• Systems integration and build automation.
• Secure software development practices.
• Experience operating in high-assurance / regulated environments.
• Experience with availability management, resilience and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Drive the adoption and maturity of DevOps practices, tooling, and platforms across ASD environments.
• Design, implement, and support CI/CD pipelines for applications, infrastructure, and databases.
• Implement and maintain observability capabilities including monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using IaC principles.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate release engineering and availability risks during planning and delivery.
• Improve developer productivity, release frequency, and operational outcomes through automation.
• Support secure build, integration, and deployment pipelines aligned to Defence security requirements.
• Plan, automate, test, and deploy database changes using controlled pipeline processes.
• Identify and implement process and tooling improvements across DevOps workflows.
• Provide senior technical guidance on integration, build, and deployment practices.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and recovery procedures.

Skills

DevOps practices

CI/CD solutions

Infrastructure as Code

Systems integration

Secure software development

Availability management

High-assurance environments

Education

Computer Science degree

Job description

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Location: Canberra, ACT (Onsite)Security Clearance: Must haveNV1 clearance Hours: Up to 40 hours per week LH-06019 Role Overview

We are seeking highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineers to support the delivery, integration, and operation of secure, scalable, and resilient platforms that underpin critical national security systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the adoption and maturity of DevOps practices , tooling, and platforms across ASD environments
• Design, implement, and support CI/CD pipelines for applications, infrastructure, and databases
• Implement and maintain observability capabilities including monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using infrastructure‑as‑code principles
• Identify, assess, and mitigate release engineering and availability risks during planning and delivery
• Improve developer productivity, release frequency, and operational outcomes through automation
• Support secure build, integration, and deployment pipelines aligned to Defence security requirements
• Plan, automate, test, and deploy database changes using controlled pipeline processes
• Identify and implement process and tooling improvements across DevOps workflows
• Provide senior technical guidance on integration, build, and deployment practices
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and recovery procedures

Requirements

• Required Skills & ExperienceDegree in Computer Science, ICT, or equivalent professional experience (5+ years )
• Demonstrated senior‑level experience delivering DevOps and CI/CD solutions in complex environments
• Strong experience with: CI/CD pipeline design and automation
• Infrastructure as Code and configuration management
• Systems integration and build automation
• Secure software development practices
• Proven ability to operate in high‑assurance / regulated environments
• Experience contributing to or leading availability management, resilience, and disaster recovery practices
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Desirable ExperienceExperience working in Defence, intelligence, or national security environments
• Familiarity with SFIA‑aligned roles at Level 4–5
• Experience supporting systems requiring accreditation, assurance, and operational resilience
• Prior exposure to large, federated platforms or mission‑critical systems