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.

Contract duration: To 30 June 2027 + Up to 2 x 12 months

Location: Canberra (ACT)

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

The opportunity You'll work closely with delivery teams to provide and support secure, scalable environments that enable fast, reliable delivery through automation, self-service, and strong 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).

Key responsibilities

Design, build and support secure, scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure and platform services

Build and maintain Azure and hybrid cloud environments aligned to standards

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code(Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or equivalent)

Design/implement/support CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments (app + infrastructure)

Embed DevSecOps controls across the delivery lifecycle (security, compliance, quality)

Optimise availability, performance, resilience and cost efficiency

Troubleshoot complex infrastructure/deployment/operations issues





Implement and remediate security controls aligned to Australian Government security requirements (ISM/PSPF)

Vulnerability management, patching, dependency updates, technical debt reduction

Backup/DR/BCP support

Participate in design reviews, architecture governance and technical assurance

Provide technical leadership/mentoring and contribute to documentation and knowledge transfer

What we're looking for

Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineering experience in Azure and hybrid environments

Strong IaC skills (Terraform/Bicep/ARM or similar)

Strong CI/CD engineering capability and automation mindset

Proven delivery of secure-by-design cloud solutions (DevSecOps)

Experience with monitoring/observability, incident/problem resolution, and operational support (runbooks, documentation)

Ability to work on-site in Canberra as per the hybrid requirements

Prior Federal Government / regulated environment experience

Hands-on experience with DR testing and recovery procedures

Familiarity with enterprise data/analytics platforms (data platforms context)

Application requirements (important)

Candidates must provide a one-page pitch addressing the selection criteria (up to 5,000 characters).

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.

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