Job Description

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Permanent Full-time Associate

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Description

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ABOUT US

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Purpose: To lead, promote, unite, develop and regulate football Vision: To unite and elevate Australian football to become a world class, globally respected system to inspire our national, developing excellence at every level Mission: Working with our stakeholders everyday – to build the capability, capacity and capital we need now and in the future – to transform every football dream into reality

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To achieve the above, we live by our company values which are:

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- Welcome:Open doors, open minds, open hearts – and respect
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- Ready:Always ready, Always ahead
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- Connect:Together, united
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- Excel:Our best, every day in every way
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- Protect:Guarding the game, Securing the future
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WHAT WE OFFER

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At Football Australia we want to look after our people and below are just some of the many benefits of joining our team:

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- Flexible work arrangements
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- Birthday Leave
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- Study Leave
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- Wellbeing & Lifestyle leave
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- Paid Parental leave in addition to statutory government offering
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- Volunteer leave
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- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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- Partner discounts
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- Workplace Banking Program
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- Social activities such as 5-a-side futsal
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BACKGROUND & PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

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Football Australia maintains a comprehensive suite of digital solutions serving both internal operations and the Australian football community, combining in-house developed applications with enterprise vendor platforms.

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The Junior DevOps & Platform Engineer supports the engineering team in maintaining reliable, secure cloud infrastructure and automated pipelines, while developing their skills under the guidance of senior engineers.

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Operating within an AWS cloud environment, the role involves supporting infrastructure management, CI/CD pipelines, and full-stack development across React / TypeScript frontends and serverless backends utilising AWS Lambda, TypeScript, and Python.

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This is a growth role: we are looking for a motivated early-career engineer eager to build a robust foundation in DevOps, platform engineering, and secure software delivery through hands‐on work and mentorship.

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The role is suited to a motivated, security‐conscious early‐career engineer who is eager to grow and contribute, contributing to the reliability, security, and performance of Football Australia' digital infrastructure under the guidance of senior engineers.

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ROLE RESPONSIBILTIES

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- Develop and support full-stack applications using React, TypeScript, Python and AWS Lambda across Football Australia's digital platforms.
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- Assist with system integrations, APIs, data feeds, and data migration activities to support digital and data initiatives.
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- Support the development of data products, reporting, and data quality improvements.
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- Help maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices under senior guidance.
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- Apply cybersecurity, testing, and compliance standards to ensure secure and reliable solutions.
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- Provide technical support for PlayFootball and Lets PlayFootball systems,



including monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident escalation.
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- Contribute to documentation, code reviews, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
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- Support the broader IT team with internal systems, user access management, and technology‐related requests.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

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Essential

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- Recent Graduates or early‐career engineers welcome
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- Relevant qualification in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience, with hands‐on exposure through study, internships or personal projects.
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- Working knowledge of TypeScript, Python, JavaScript or Golang, with experience developing applications using React and an understanding of software development best practices.
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- Familiarity with AWS cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure‐as‐code tools, with a strong desire to continue learning cloud technologies.
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- Understanding of automated testing, QA practices, and secure software development principles.Knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, including access management, API security and data protection.
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- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, monitor systems, and support digital products and services.
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- Strong problem‐solving, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative and growth‐oriented mindset.
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Desirable

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- Exposure to containers (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes).
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- Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry).
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- Familiarity with Agile ways of working.
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- AWS certifications (nice to have, not required — self-directed learning valued equally).
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📌 Junior DevOps & Platform Engineer (New South Wales)
🏢 Football Federation Australia
📍 New South Wales