The Role

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be instrumental in ensuring that mission systems are agile, secure, and resilient – supporting sensitive and time-critical operations. You will design, build, automate, and manage platforms and pipelines that enable rapid development, deployment, and monitoring of applications and infrastructure.

Your work will be grounded in modern DevOps practices, with a strong emphasis on continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC), and bespoke systems and infrastructure to support ASD’s missions.

At ASD, we will invest in your skills through certifications, hands-on training, and tailored learning pathways to guide you through your career as a DevOps Engineer.

Examples of the systems and tools you would be expected to work with include:

• CI/CD and Source Control
• Infrastructure Automation
• Containerisation and Orchestration
• Monitoring and Logging
• On-premises/hybrid and Cloud Platforms including High-performance computing environments and complex network architectures.

ASD 5 DevOps Engineer:

Key Duties:

• Under broad direction:
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing, deployment, and release management across multiple environments.
• Build and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Support containerisation and orchestration on platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health, performance, and security.
• Manage and integrate with cloud-native services in a unique security environment, including provisioning, configuration, automation, and cost optimisation.
• Support efforts of your team to collaborate with various development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of applications into existing and newly generated workflows.
• Work with your peers and leadership to troubleshoot and resolve issues across systems, pipelines, and environments.
• Contribute to discussions regarding the application of security best practices and standards across systems, pipelines, and environments.

ASD 6 DevOps Engineer:

Key Duties:

• Identifies tasks to meet the objective of the organisation through:
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing, deployment, and release management across multiple environments.
• Build and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Support containerisation and orchestration on platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health, performance, and security.
• Manage and integrate with cloud-native services in a unique security environment, including provisioning, configuration, automation, and cost optimisation.
• Promotes the objective of the organisation to various development and operations teams to ensure alignment of DevOps workflows of ASD’s most critical systems.
• Effectively utilise individual and team capabilities when troubleshooting and resolving issues.
• Identify and implement security best practices and standards across systems, pipelines, and cloud environments. Clearly communicate the decisions made including your reasoning and opportunities for future improvement.
• Demonstrate leadership by providing technical mentoring and targeted upskilling to junior staff, fostering capability development and ensuring high-quality outcomes.

About our Team

You will be part of an adaptable, delivery-focused team that aims to ensure that ASD remains on the forefront of technical excellence in a constantly changing industry. Your contribution will have a direct impact on Australia’s national security, forming the foundation for advancing some of ASD’s most critical systems.

Our Ideal Candidate

ASD is seeking individuals who thrive in technical environments, are passionate about technology, and are eager to build and support mission-critical capabilities. You will be part of a high-performing team that values agility, collaboration, and innovation.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have experience in DevOps, systems administration, or software engineering and are motivated to deepen their expertise.
• Are passionate problem solvers who take initiative and contribute to team outcomes.
• Can adapt to new technologies and platforms quickly.
• Work effectively in agile teams and build strong relationships with technical colleagues.
• Focus on delivering secure, high quality, and high-performance solutions.
• Demonstrate integrity, curiosity, resilience, and creativity in solving complex and unique problems.
• Display a positive and inclusive attitude, and can be adaptable and flexible.

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 2nd November 2025

For further information please review the job information pack, reference ASD/08213/25 on www.asd.gov.au/careers.