Senior DevOps Engineers

3 DevOps Engineers

RFQ ID - LH-05510

RFQ closing date - Friday, 24 April 2026 * 11:59pm, Canberra time

Estimated start date - Wednesday, 01 July 2026

Initial contract duration - 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027

Experience level - APS6, EL1 equivalent

Location of work - QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, SA, TAS

Working arrangements

Hybrid

• Please note, while the business area will consider candidates from any of the listed states or territories, the successful candidate must attend an AEC office location three days per week. Please also note that the successful candidate will be required to work to the Canberra time zone.

Maximum hours

40 hours per week

Security clearance

Negative Vetting Level 1 or above

Job details

DevOps Engineers work closely with development teams to provide (and support) the environment needed to deliver the organisation's services quickly and efficiently, using automation and self-service. The AEC is seeking to engage a candidate at APS 6 experience level.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Work effectively with the technical teams such as the development teams and DevOps teams,
• Establish and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines, repositories, and artefacts.
• Ensuring that cloud platforms are current in their toolsets, resilient, secure and automated wherever possible.
• In collaboration with other teams in the work area, investigate and resolve complex issues with the operation of an application
• Ensure deadlines are consistently met and that a high standard of technical and design documentation is provided
• Assisting with cloud first deployment pipeline development
• Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time to time.
• Ensure deadlines are consistently met and that a high standard of technical and design documentation is provided.
• Creating and overseeing processes that manage the delivery pipeline from development through to production.
• Working with project and operational teams to orchestrate delivery pipelines across design, build, test, deploy and run.
• Implementing continuous improvements, strategy, and best practice development in the CI/CD environment.
• Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as required

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one-page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria

1. * Work effectively with the technical teams such as the development teams and DevOps teams,
   * Establish and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines, repositories, and artefacts.
   * Ensuring that cloud platforms are current in their toolsets, resilient, secure and automated wherever possible.
   * In collaboration with other teams in the work area, investigate and resolve complex issues with the operation of an application * Ensure deadlines are consistently met and that a high standard of technical and design documentation is provided
   * Assisting with cloud first deployment pipeline development
   * Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time to time.
   * Ensure deadlines are consistently met and that a high standard of technical and design documentation is provided.
2. * Creating and overseeing processes that manage the delivery pipeline from development through to production.
   * Working with project and operational teams to orchestrate delivery pipelines across design, build, test, deploy and run.
   * Implementing continuous improvements, strategy, and best practice development in the CI/CD environment.
   * Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as required
3. To be considered compliant, submissions need to be provided in 1 PDF Document including:
   
   Page 1 - a completed copy of the AEC Candidate Submission Guide (provided via email to the listed BuyICT contact address upon RFQ publication):
   * Provide information for the following items: Candidate Name, Position Title, Opportunity ID, Candidate Availability, Location, Citizenship Status, Security Clearance Level, Planned Leave (exceeding 1 week), Additional Engagements, Submitting Consultant.
   * Choose an item or check the box that applies to the following options: Previous AEC Employee or Contractor, Current AEC Contractor, Code of Conduct, Submission History, Authority to Represent, Submission Compliancy.
   * Consultant comments may be added (must be limited to the space provided).
   
   Page 2 - A one-page pitch addressing the selection criteria. This should not exceed one page.
   
   Pages 3 - 5 - A resume of no more than three pages. We will strictly adhere to the above requirements. Submissions will be deemed non-compliant if they do not meet the listed criteria, if they exceed the 5-page limit or if the rates of submitted candidates are included in the PDF.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience with Visio to create technical documentation * Ability to communicate and consult with a wide variety of stakeholders

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Veterans
Defence and Federal Government industry experience is highly desirable. We strongly encourage veterans and individuals with Defence experience to apply. Your unique skills and background are highly valued, and we are committed to supporting your transition into this role.

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