Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Melbourne/Sydney(hybrid)
Experience Required: Minimum 8 years in DevOps
Must Have: Devops \& Azure
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced
Senior DevOps Engineer
with
8+ years of hands-on experience
in infrastructure automation, CI/CD, cloud platforms, and container orchestration. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with a deep understanding of DevOps principles, infrastructure as code, cloud-native systems, and monitoring/observability. You will be instrumental in optimizing our deployment pipelines, improving system reliability, and mentoring DevOps team members.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and manage
highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure
(AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Lead the development and maintenance of
CI/CD pipelines
to enable fast, reliable, and repeatable software deployments
Implement
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
Automate system provisioning, configuration, and monitoring using tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or custom scripting
Manage and scale
Kubernetes
clusters and containerized applications (Docker, Helm, etc.)
Set up comprehensive
monitoring, logging, and alerting
using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog
Collaborate with developers, QA, security, and other stakeholders to streamline the software delivery lifecycle
Drive cost optimization, infrastructure resilience, and performance improvements
Own and manage
incident response
, root cause analysis, and postmortem reporting
Establish and enforce
DevOps best practices
including GitOps, release strategies, and disaster recovery plans
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to cross-functional training and knowledge sharing
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree
in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
8+ years of DevOps / Site Reliability Engineering / Infrastructure Engineering experience
Deep experience with
at least one major cloud provider
(AWS, GCP, Azure)
Proven expertise in
container orchestration (Kubernetes)
and container technologies (Docker)
Proficient in writing IaC with
Terraform
, CloudFormation, or equivalent
Strong scripting or programming skills in
Python, Bash, Go
, or similar
Expertise with
CI/CD tools
such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD, or Spinnaker
Experience with
Linux systems administration
, networking, and security best practices
Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, etc.)
Strong understanding of
DevSecOps
practices including secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and IAM
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Preferred Skills / Nice to Have:
Certifications such as
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
,
CKA
, or
GCP Professional DevOps Engineer
Experience with
service mesh
technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul)
Familiarity with
serverless frameworks
(Lambda, Cloud Functions, etc.)
Experience supporting
microservices
and distributed systems at scale
Exposure to compliance standards (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA)
Experience in
FinTech
,
SaaS
,
e-commerce
, or other high-scale environments