DevOps Engineer - AWS - Contract/Perm

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.

We’re looking for a few motivated DevOps Engineers to join our growing engineering team and support the automation, deployment, and operational management of enterprise applications and cloud infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll work within agile delivery environments, contributing to DevOps practices that enhance deployment reliability, system stability, and operational efficiency. You’ll collaborate closely with developers, senior engineers, and operations teams while building hands-on experience across modern cloud-native technologies.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their DevOps career who is eager to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of CI/CD pipelines
• Assist with infrastructure provisioning and environment configuration
• Monitor cloud environments and respond to alerts and operational incidents
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and deployment processes
• Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives using tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Support cloud platform administration and operational activities
• Assist with monitoring, logging, and observability practices
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams on deployments and issue resolution
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
• Participate in continuous improvement and automation initiatives

• Foundational experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD tools
• Basic scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
• Understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code principles
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn
• Ability to troubleshoot routine operational and deployment issues

What You’ll Bring:

• Ability to work under general supervision within established frameworks
• Practical application of standard DevOps processes and tools
• Contribution to team-based delivery outcomes
• Growing technical capability and problem-solving skills

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