Join a leading technology innovator in the defence and national security sector, delivering secure digital solutions across some of Australia's most critical government programs.

This opportunity is suited to an experienced Software Engineer with robust DevOps, platform engineering and automation capability. You will work across development, testing, infrastructure and operations to improve software delivery, deployment and ongoing platform performance.

The Role

You will act as a key link between engineering, infrastructure, operations and system administration teams, helping turn source code into reliable, secure and deployable solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

- Designing, building and maintaining automation for software builds, testing, deployment and infrastructure
- Supporting continuous integration and continuous deployment processes
- Managing platforms from development through to operational environments
- Providing ongoing BAU support, including change, incident and service request management
- Monitoring, maintaining and improving platform reliability and performance
- Embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle
- Designing and documenting architectures using recognised patterns and frameworks
- Supporting the deployment, scaling, management and networking of containerised applications
- Working across multidisciplinary engineering teams to solve complex technical problems
- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to meet project deliverables

About You

You will bring at least three years' experience in software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering or a related technical role.

You will ideally have:

- Strong experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment




- Experience automating software build, test and deployment processes
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
- Strong configuration management and source control practices
- Experience with at least one public or private cloud platform
- Linux systems experience, preferably within RHEL environments
- Experience with containerisation and orchestration platforms
- An understanding of application development, build and deployment processes
- Experience supporting legacy infrastructure and mixed technology environments
- Development experience with object-oriented languages such as Java or .NET
- Experience working within secure development environments
- Strong documentation, troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills

Familiarity with Cross Domain Solutions concepts and technologies will be highly regarded.

You do not need to meet every listed requirement. Candidates with strong core engineering capability and a willingness to develop in additional areas are encouraged to apply.

Why Join?

You will be joining a global defence technology organisation delivering highly impactful work across digital intelligence, cyber and secure systems.

The organisation offers:

- Complex and meaningful engineering work
- Exposure to critical national security programs
- A structured career development pathway
- Opportunities to work with experienced software, cyber and infrastructure specialists
- A culture focused on innovation, learning and technical excellence
- Competitive remuneration and long-term career progression

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, applicants must hold an active TSPV security clearance and be available to work onsite five days per week.

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📌 Software Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Anson McCade
📍 Canberra