DevOps Engineer with Security clearance (Anywhere in AUS)
Up to $1150 per day inclusive of super, 12 month contract with extensions. Salary: A$150,000.00–A$180,000.00.
Based in Canberra, we are a major federal program delivering high resilience cloud and platform capability across protected environments. We are seeking to appoint a skilled DevOps Engineer with strong automation and AWS experience to join our specialised team. Operating at national scale, we design and maintain secure, resilient and cost‑effective platforms that support mission‑critical operations across the defence sector.
Who are we?
We are a rapidly expanding federal program with long‑term investment and multi‑year delivery. Our team includes platform engineers, DevOps specialists, cloud architects and cyber professionals working across protected environments. Our work underpins secure platforms, mission systems and national capability. We design and deliver cloud‑enabled, highly automated solutions that consolidate and strengthen essential services across defence.
What will you be doing?
As a key part of our DevOps and cloud engineering function, you will drive automation, uplift platform maturity and enable secure, scalable operations across protected environments. You will collaborate with architects, cyber specialists and engineering teams to streamline workflows, embed infrastructure‑as‑code practices and enhance platform reliability.
You will identify automation opportunities across pipelines and platforms, implement and maintain IaC using Terraform, run scripted testing across systems and networks, validate automated processes, and enhance CI/CD capability. You will also oversee secure cloud environments and contribute to the hardening and resilience of defence‑grade systems.
To be considered
- Strong proficiency across the SDLC
- Experience in secure or regulated environments
- Excellent communication and problem‑solving capability
- Drive to uplift processes, tooling and platform maturity
- Exposure to high‑resilience or mission‑critical platforms
- Broader experience across automation, security or cloud tooling
Please apply online or email. For further information, call Jack on. I am available from 7am to 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and I will return your call. By applying for this role, you give consent for us to process and submit your application in conjunction with this vacancy only.
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