Senior DevOps Engineer

Salary: Competitive Hourly Rates

DevOps Engineer | Azure, IaC, CI/CD, DevSecOps | Fed Govt Role.

Your new company

Join a large Federal Government organisation delivering critical digital services and cloud-based solutions that support major national programs. You'll work in a highly collaborative environment focused on modern engineering practices, automation, security and continuous improvement, helping to build and maintain secure, scalable platforms that underpin important government services.

Your new role
As a DevOps Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, building and supporting secure Azure and hybrid cloud environments. You'll develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Terraform, Bicep and ARM templates, implement CI/CD pipelines, and embed DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Working alongside architects, engineers and cyber security specialists, you'll be responsible for automating infrastructure deployments, improving platform reliability and performance, managing cloud security controls, and ensuring compliance with Australian Government security frameworks. You'll also provide technical leadership, contribute to solution design activities and support continuous improvement initiatives across the environment.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience designing and supporting Azure or hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates or similar technologies.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps practices, automation and cloud security principles.
• Experience with cloud networking, identity and access management, monitoring and observability.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts.
• Previous experience working within Australian Government environments and knowledge of ISM and PSPF requirements will be highly regarded.

What you'll get in return

• Long-term opportunity supporting a significant government digital transformation initiative.
• Exposure to modern cloud, automation and DevSecOps technologies.
• Collaborative and highly skilled engineering environment.
• Opportunity to influence architecture, platform strategy and engineering best practices.
• Competitive daily rates and the chance to work on projects that deliver meaningful public impact.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or email me directly at George.Pinkerton@hays.com.au
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