Senior DevOps Engineer (Contract) About the Opportunity We are seeking two highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineers to join a large-scale enterprise cloud and digital transformation program within a Federal Government environment.

Working within a collaborative Agile delivery team, you will play a key role in designing, building, deploying, and supporting modern cloud infrastructure and DevOps capabilities. This role requires a solid technical background across AWS, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and cloud-native engineering practices.

You will work closely with technical teams, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions that support critical government services.

Contract Details

- Contract Length: Initial 12-month contract
- Extension Options: 1 x 12-month extension
- Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD or SA
- Working Arrangement: Hybrid
- Minimum 3 days per week in office
- Flexible arrangements available for remaining days

- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain NV1 (Negative Vetting Level 1)
- Citizenship Requirement: Australian Citizenship mandatory

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, deploy, and support cloud and data infrastructure solutions.
- Build and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable cloud environments.
- Implement and enhance DevOps practices, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Prioritise and manage competing technical initiatives and project deliverables.
- Ensure solutions adhere to integration, security, and documentation best practices.




- Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to define requirements and deliver outcomes.
- Provide technical leadership within Agile project teams.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and delivery practices.
- Support stakeholder engagement, technical discussions, and solution implementation activities.

Essential Skills & Experience Cloud & Infrastructure

- Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture, security, scalability, and operational best practices.
- Demonstrated experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

DevOps & Automation

- Proven experience establishing and maintaining DevOps toolchains and continuous delivery pipelines.
- Strong experience with:
- GitLab
- Artifactory
- Jira

- Experience automating deployment, testing, monitoring, and operational processes.

Development & Engineering

- Strong experience using Git and modern software development practices.
- Sound understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.
- Ability to develop and maintain code across multiple languages, including:
- Python
- JavaScript
- Golang





Containers & Orchestration

- Strong experience with:
- Docker
- Kubernetes

- Experience deploying, managing, and supporting containerised applications and clustered environments.

Desirable Skills

- Experience administering both AWS and Azure environments.
- Experience with HashiCorp Vault and enterprise secrets management.
- Exposure to AI-enabled DevOps practices, including intelligent CI/CD automation and agent-based workflows for activities such as:
- Automated remediation
- Testing
- Documentation generation
- Operational support

Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will demonstrate:

- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.
- A proactive and delivery-focused mindset.
- Experience working within complex enterprise or government environments.
- The ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within cross-functional teams.

Application Requirements Applications should include:

- Current resume/CV.
- Availability/start date.
- Confirmation of Australian Citizenship.
- Current security clearance status (if held).
- A brief suitability statement addressing the key selection criteria.

We are an inclusive employer committed to fostering a diverse and accessible workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of all ages, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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