DevOps Engineer

About the job

• Federal Government Role
• 1st July start - Contract until 30th June 2026 + 12 month extension
• Location: Canberra (hybrid)
• Must hold minimum Baseline Security Clearance

Bridge IT Engineering is seeking multiple DevOps Engineers for a federal government department in Canberra. This role will be responsible for assisting in developing the long-term strategy for containers for the agency. DevOps Engineers will also establish and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines, repositories, and artefacts, ensuring that cloud platforms are current in their toolsets, resilient, secure and automated wherever possible. In collaboration with other teams in the work area, these roles will investigate and resolve complex issues with the operation of an application.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes for integration solutions while maintaining a keen focus on efficiency and reliability.
• Overseeing the configuration and management of development, testing, and production environments, ensuring accurate replication of real-world conditions for rigorous integration testing.
• Appling advanced scripting and automation skills using tools like PowerShell, ARM templates, Bicep, and YAML to efficiency and reliability of deployments.
• Implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions to track the performance, availability, and security of integration solutions. Configure alerting systems to facilitate proactive issue resolution.
• Integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipeline to enhance software quality and reliability, including security testing practices, Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), to ensure the integrity of integration solutions.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, system analysts, integration testers, and other stakeholders to align DevOps practices with project goals and timelines, fostering a culture of collaboration.
• Maintaining comprehensive documentation of deployment processes, configurations, and best practices, facilitating knowledge sharing and future reference.
• Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time to time.

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience with Azure DevOps including building and maintain complex Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Good knowledge of implementing the IAC with CICD (Azure DevOps / Github).
• Experience with GIT version control and common branching strategies.
• Experience containerising developing .Net Core and .Net framework Applications.
• Hands on experience with deploying and maintaining Azure resources including Azure App Service and similar.
• Experience in working with major Cloud Platforms (e.g. Azure / AWS / Google Cloud).

Desirable criteria

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Your ICT Recruiter for this role

Emily Priest

[email protected]

*Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted