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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Adaptable 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 strong 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