Job Description

Paxus is partnering with a large Federal Government program to engage an experienced Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer to help modernise and operate critical cloud platforms and DevSecOps capabilities supporting enterprise data and analytics environments.

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- Contract duration: To 30 June 2027 + Up to 2 x 12 months
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- Location: Canberra (ACT)
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- Working arrangement: Hybrid – on-site full-time for the first month (or until across the ICT landscape), then minimum 2 days/week on-site in Canberra
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The opportunity

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You'll work closely with delivery teams to provide and support secure, scalable environments that enable fast, reliable delivery through automation, self-service, and robust DevSecOps practices. The work spans Azure and hybrid cloud platforms, with a strong focus on infrastructure as code, CI/CD, cloud security controls, and operational excellence (monitoring, resilience, cost optimisation).

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Key responsibilities

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- Design, build and support secure, scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure and platform services
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- Build and maintain Azure and hybrid cloud environments aligned to standards
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- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code(Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or equivalent)
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- Design/implement/support CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments (app + infrastructure)
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- Embed DevSecOps controls across the delivery lifecycle (security, compliance, quality)
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- Optimise availability, performance, resilience and cost efficiency
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- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure/deployment/operations issues
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- Implement and remediate security controls aligned to Australian Government security requirements (ISM/PSPF)
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- Vulnerability management, patching, dependency updates, technical debt reduction
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- Backup/DR/BCP support
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- Participate in design reviews, architecture governance and technical assurance
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- Provide technical leadership/mentoring and contribute to documentation and knowledge transfer
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What we're looking for

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- Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineering experience in Azure and hybrid environments
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- Strong IaC skills (Terraform/Bicep/ARM or similar)
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- Strong CI/CD engineering capability and automation mindset
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- Proven delivery of secure-by-design cloud solutions (DevSecOps)
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- Experience with monitoring/observability, incident/problem resolution, and operational support (runbooks, documentation)
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- Ability to work on-site in Canberra as per the hybrid requirements
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- Prior Federal Government / regulated environment experience
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- Hands‐on experience with DR testing and recovery procedures
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- Familiarity with enterprise data/analytics platforms (data platforms context)
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Application requirements (important)

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- Candidates must provide a one-page pitch addressing the selection criteria (up to 5,000 characters).
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Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.

📌 Senior Devops Engineer (Cloud/Devsecops) (Canberra)
🏢 Paxus
📍 Canberra