We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing team supporting critical production systems. This role is ideal for someone with a robust automation background who enjoys improving operational efficiency, maintaining highly available environments, and working closely with infrastructure and development teams.

A software development background is highly regarded, as the role has a strong focus on automation and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities
Develop, maintain and enhance automation solutions using Ansible and Python.
Support and maintain critical, high-availability production systems.
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management and operational processes.
Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
Collaborate with infrastructure, development and operations teams to improve system reliability and resilience.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, reducing manual effort through automation.
Participate in incident response and support activities for mission-critical environments.
Ensure operational stability, performance and security of supported platforms.

Required Skills & Experience




Strong commercial experience with Ansible for automation, configuration management and orchestration.
Robust Python programming and scripting experience.
Experience supporting critical production systems in high-availability environments.
Background in software development or previous experience as a developer is highly desirable.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Experience working across infrastructure and application support teams.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments where reliability and rapid incident response are essential.

Nice to Have
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Experience working within enterprise or banking environments.
Exposure to infrastructure automation and cloud technologies.

What's on Offer
Initial 6-month contract with potential for extension.
Hybrid working arrangement in Melbourne.
Prospect to work on business-critical platforms within a large enterprise environment.
Cooperative team focused on automation, reliability and continuous improvement.

📌 Devops Engineer Melbourne
🏢 Nixil
📍 Melbourne