DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Contract: Until 30 June 2026 (extensions likely)
Location: Canberra, Hybrid - minimum 3 days in office, 2 days WFH per week
Clearance: Baseline Security Clearance (Mandatory)
Citizenship: Australian Citizens only

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with AWS cloud services, including:

  • Networking (DNS, VPC, Network Tracing, Proxy Configuration, Firewalls)

  • ECS Fargate (container orchestration, scaling, and service management)

  • EC2 (provisioning, monitoring, and optimization)

• PowerShell scripting and automation

• Experience with JSON/YAML for configuration and deployment pipelines

• Hands-on experience with Docker (build, deployment, registry, troubleshooting)

• Familiarity with Linux administration and shell scripting (advantageous)
  
  

DevOps & Delivery Practices

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation

• Experience working in Agile Scrum environments

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform - desirable)

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to ensure system reliability
  
  

Collaboration & Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

• Strong communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Ability to document processes, designs, and operational procedures

• Proactive mindset with a focus on automation, scalability, and continuous improvement
  

Desired Skills and Experience

DevOps Engineer

Contract: Until 30 June 2026 (extensions likely)
Location: Canberra, Hybrid - minimum 3 days in office, 2 days WFH per week
Clearance: Baseline Security Clearance (Mandatory)
Citizenship: Australian Citizens only

Technical Skills

Strong experience with AWS cloud services, including:

Networking (DNS, VPC, Network Tracing, Proxy Configuration, Firewalls)

ECS Fargate (container orchestration, scaling, and service management)

EC2 (provisioning, monitoring, and optimization)

PowerShell scripting and automation

Experience with JSON/YAML for configuration and deployment pipelines

Hands-on experience with Docker (build, deployment, registry, troubleshooting)

Familiarity with Linux administration and shell scripting (advantageous)

DevOps & Delivery Practices

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation

Experience working in Agile Scrum environments

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform - desirable)

Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to ensure system reliability

Collaboration & Soft Skills

Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Strong communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams

Ability to document processes, designs, and operational procedures

Proactive mindset with a focus on automation, scalability, and continuous improvement

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Ian Cardinal on +617 3472 6580 or email [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.

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.