DevOps Engineer

3 days ago

Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia Paxus Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

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 or email 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.

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