About us:
At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.
We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow
Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and highly automated cloud and hybrid platforms supporting the delivery of complex information systems. In this role, you will embed secure‑by‑design principles across infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows, enabling reliable and compliant services through automation and modern cloud‑native practices.
Working in a DevOps‑aligned environment, you will collaborate closely with architects, engineers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to uplift platform reliability, security posture, and delivery efficiency. You will provide expert technical input into platform design, risk assessments, and operational assurance, while driving continuous improvement through automation, observability, and cost‑aware engineering practices. This role is well suited to a hands‑on engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong communication skills and a passion for secure, scalable delivery.
Qualifications- Demonstrated experience as a DevOps Engineer designing, building, and operating secure, scalable, and automated cloud and hybrid platforms
- Strong hands‑on expertise with AWS, particularly Fargate, CloudWatch, and IAM, including securing, deploying, and monitoring containerised workloads at scale
- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management, using tools such as Terraform, YAML‑based configurations, and Ansible to automate environment provisioning
- Proficiency in Python scripting for automation, orchestration, and integration across cloud and on‑premise environments
- Solid experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines, embedding automation, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and secure‑by‑design practices
- Strong security engineering foundations, including RBAC, secrets management, vulnerability management, compliance automation, encryption standards, and PKI concepts
- Demonstrated capability in monitoring and observability, using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and integrated alerting platforms (e.g. AWS SNS, xMatters)
- Experience working with microservices and API‑driven architectures, along with FinOps awareness and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders
Why join us:
NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.
NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.
Agencies:
We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.
Work rights and background checks:
To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks
