DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer

At Swordfish, we specialise in delivering transformative innovation to our Defence clients through integrated teams that combine the engineering disciplines with deep defence domain knowledge, specialist skills in the applied sciences, mathematics and digital technologies. We are passionate about applying quality engineering and embracing emerging technologies to bring innovative solutions to Defence.

Over the past 25 years, Swordfish has established a reputation for outstanding innovative R&D, and is a preferred and trusted industry partner to Defence clients. We are proudly Australian owned and operated and are committed to safeguarding our sovereignty, citizens, and national interests through helping to provide Australian Defence with a capability edge.

We strive to maintain a respectful and honest working environment that fosters a culture of inclusion, open collaboration and trust. Our teams welcome new ideas and alternative solutions, are passionate about what they do, and eagerly welcome new team members.

What we are looking for

A mid-level or Senior engineer who desires to apply their DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering skills to automate and streamline the delivery of a key Defence system. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, managing infrastructure with code, and developing automated testing, monitoring, and alerting systems. This role also involves security, troubleshooting, and working collaboratively to improve overall system performance and stability. The successful candidate will work as part of a larger software team and will bring the following qualities to the role: 

• Seeks to collaborate and help others, so that we get the best out of each other and ensure the success of our teams in achieving the client's goals.
• Thoroughly enjoys technical challenges, problem solving and values want to keep improving both individually and as part of the team.
• Strong attention-to-detail and a process-oriented mindset.
• Values and applies high quality engineering practices that contribute to system maintainability and stability.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment process.
• Use infrastructure as code tools like Terraform to manage and provision infrastructure, ensuring consistency and repeatability.
• Work with containerisation and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes to build, deploy, and manage scalable applications.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to track performance, identify issues, and ensure system health.
• Focus on the reliability, scalability, and performance of large-scale applications, which includes incident response and root cause analysis.
• Ensure systems meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
• Work closely with development teams to improve system reliability and integrate new practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues to maintain high system uptime.
• Maintain and improve disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Perform release procedures using automation where possible, and ensure system is in a usable state. This may involve travelling to physical locations where management terminals are located.

Location

Swordfish is headquartered in the Adelaide CBD with our teams operating from Adelaide and Edinburgh.

Benefits

• Interesting and rewarding work
• Positive and supportive culture
• 37.5 hour working week with flexible work arrangements and work-life balance
• Support for your professional development
• Attractive remuneration
• Relocation support if you live interstate

Shape your career with us

We build careers that matter. We recognise that every career path is unique. We place a high priority on understanding and supporting our staff's professional aspirations through individually tailored approaches. We believe in genuine recognition and reward for outstanding work.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in DevOps/SRE roles.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, OpenShift).
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, GitHub).
• Solid understanding of system administration, especially in Linux/Unix environments.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Kibana, Elasticsearch, Logstash).
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Networking, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering or Software Engineering or related field.
• Australian Citizenship
• Australian Security Clearance - Either already have or be eligible to hold and maintain a NV2 clearance. Please see the following URL for eligibility requirements