DevOps Engineer

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing team supporting critical production systems. This role is ideal for someone with a strong automation background who enjoys improving operational efficiency, maintaining highly available environments, and working closely with infrastructure and development teams.

A software development background is highly regarded, as the role has a strong focus on automation and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance automation solutions using Ansible and Python.
• Support and maintain critical, high-availability production systems.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management and operational processes.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, development and operations teams to improve system reliability and resilience.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, reducing manual effort through automation.
• Participate in incident response and support activities for mission-critical environments.
• Ensure operational stability, performance and security of supported platforms.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Ansible for automation, configuration management and orchestration.
• Strong Python programming and scripting experience.
• Experience supporting critical production systems in high-availability environments.
• Background in software development or previous experience as a developer is highly desirable.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working across infrastructure and application support teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments where reliability and rapid incident response are essential.

Nice to Have

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working within enterprise or banking environments.
• Exposure to infrastructure automation and cloud technologies.

What's on Offer

• Initial 6-month contract with potential for extension.
• Hybrid working arrangement in Melbourne.
• Opportunity to work on business-critical platforms within a large enterprise environment.
• Collaborative team focused on automation, reliability and continuous improvement.