Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Melbourne/Sydney(hybrid)

Experience Required: Minimum 8 years in DevOps

Must Have: Devops & Azure

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure automation, CI/CD, cloud platforms, and container orchestration. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with a deep understanding of DevOps principles, infrastructure as code, cloud-native systems, and monitoring/observability. You will be instrumental in optimizing our deployment pipelines, improving system reliability, and mentoring DevOps team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Lead the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and repeatable software deployments
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Automate system provisioning, configuration, and monitoring using tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or custom scripting
• Manage and scale Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications (Docker, Helm, etc.)
• Set up comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog
• Collaborate with developers, QA, security, and other stakeholders to streamline the software delivery lifecycle
• Drive cost optimization, infrastructure resilience, and performance improvements
• Own and manage incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem reporting
• Establish and enforce DevOps best practices including GitOps, release strategies, and disaster recovery plans
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to cross-functional training and knowledge sharing

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of DevOps / Site Reliability Engineering / Infrastructure Engineering experience
• Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Proven expertise in container orchestration (Kubernetes) and container technologies (Docker)
• Proficient in writing IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent
• Strong scripting or programming skills in Python, Bash, Go, or similar
• Expertise with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD, or Spinnaker
• Experience with Linux systems administration, networking, and security best practices
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, etc.)
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps practices including secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and IAM
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred Skills / Nice to Have:

• Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA, or GCP Professional DevOps Engineer
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul)
• Familiarity with serverless frameworks (Lambda, Cloud Functions, etc.)
• Experience supporting microservices and distributed systems at scale
• Exposure to compliance standards (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA)
• Experience in FinTech, SaaS, e-commerce, or other high-scale environments