DevOps Engineer

Cipher Recruitment · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Posted

Aug 25, 2026 (4d ago)

Seniority

Lead

Work Model

Hybrid

Type

Full-time

Category

DevOps & SRE

Salary

$120k – $140k

Skills

AWS Bash CI/CD Docker Python Ruby Ruby on Rails Terraform

Description

DevOps Engineer | AWS | Terraform Our Client is a growing Australian technology company building operational software for the mining, engineering and heavy industry sectors. They're looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer to take ownership of cloud infrastructure, automation, security and reliability. ***Only considering Australian Citizens, PR of Australia & New Zealand Citizens**** Candidates on a visa will not be considered πŸ’° Salary: $120K-$140k base + super πŸ“ Location: Melbourne preferred | Remote anywhere in Australia 🏒 Working: 3 days/week at 696 Bourke St, Melbourne, or fully remote πŸ’Ό Employment: Permanent, full-time ⚑ Start: ASAP What you'll be doing Manage and improve AWS cloud infrastructure Build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines Identify opportunities to optimise AWS costs Strengthen cloud security and support ISO 27001 initiatives Manage containerised workloads using Docker and AWS ECS Own monitoring, alerting and incident response Automate repetitive processes and improve developer workflows Work closely with Engineering, Product and Delivery teams Support the development team with day-to-day infrastructure requirements What we're looking for Strong hands-on AWS experience in production environments Proven Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience A proactive approach to cloud cost optimisation and security Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Strong scripting skills β€” Python, Bash or similar Experience with Docker and ECS Someone who takes ownership and proactively solves problems A positive, collaborative approach to working within a small team Nice to have Infrastructure/application monitoring and logging experience Exposure to Ruby on Rails Experience supporting enterprise customers Experience working within a distributed engineering team The team You'll be joining a technology team of: 7 Engineers 1 Engineering Manager 1 Product Manager 1 Tech Support 1 Product Delivery Lead The role reports to the Engineering Manager , with a secondary reporting line to the Product Delivery Lead. Why join? Genuine ownership over infrastructure and technical decisions Opportunity to make an immediate impact in a growing business Work with modern AWS infrastructure and automation Collaborative and supportive engineering culture Flexible working β€” Melbourne hybrid or fully remote within Australia Join a business actively growing across multiple teams If you're an AWS-focused DevOps Engineer who enjoys improving infrastructure, reducing costs, strengthening security and working collaboratively, we'd love to hear from you. πŸ“© Interested? πŸ“© Apply via LinkedIn or send your CV to [email protected] or contact Charmaine Thum on 0439 320 538 for a confidential discussion.