DevOps Engineer - Azure

Position: Devops Engineer

Datacom Location: Brisbane preferred, though anywhere in Australia ok

Security Requirements: Baseline or NV1/2 Security Clearances

Our Why 

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help them to use the power of tech to innovate and grow. 

About The Role

We are currently seeking an Azure DevOps and Terraform experienced DevOps engineer used to working on Hybrid Cloud, VMware, AWS, and particularly Azure, though the successful applicant may not have experience in every one of these areas. The DevOps Engineer role is responsible for guiding and implementing automation initiatives, dealing with software development, operations, and services. This role involves performing hands-on automation tasks, in areas including software development, operations, and services. Improving communication, collaboration and integration between software developers and IT operations personnel.

Our offices are based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. We like to bring people together in person when we can, but we are mindful of the benefits of working from home for work/life balance. We therefore leave it to you and the team you join to figure out what works best!

** As above, you must have current and active NV1/2 or Baseline security clearances **

What You’ll Do

The Dev Ops Engineer is responsible for (but not limited to):

• Influencing architectural decisions, implementing, and managing core infrastructure, developing internal tools, and looking to automate as many processes as possible
• Performing hands-on automation tasks to treat infrastructure as code
• Performing routine analysis of the production environment and ensure that operations for each project run smoothly
• Providing execution of activities related to infrastructure, security, continuous integration, continuous deployment, IT operations and metrics
• Collaborating with other System Administrators, Developers, Testers, Architects and Business Analysts
• Using business-oriented operations to achieve successful development and identify alternative solutions for reducing the gap between the productions and deployment period

We are a pretty agile company and are keen to respond to customer, technology and internal stakeholders’ changing requirements and this can mean we evolve in our roles to meet those needs. 

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years’ experience as a DevOps Engineer/Automation Specialist
• Used to working on most/all of Hybrid Cloud, VMware, AWS, and most importantly, Azure
• Working knowledge of Ansible, Linux and Windows is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of various software and performance monitoring techniques
• Working knowledge of common systems monitoring and alerting tools and also of common build, release, and deployment tools
• Experience of modern DevOps Tools and utilities and build, release, and development tools
• Experience of automation and programming and scripting languages
• Knowledge of competing product offerings
• Strong and varied practical hands-on experience in Azure automation and familiar with Git, repos, and DevOps processes
• Strong financial management practices with a clear understanding of the relationship between costs, utilisation, and project revenue
• Certified with AZ-204 (Developing Solutions for MS Azure) or AZ-400 (Designing and Implementing MS DevOps Solutions)
• Added advantage for AZ-500 (MS Azure Security Technologies)
• The successful candidate will go through assessment test for using Infrastructure as Code (ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform and CDKTF, etc.) and automation (PowerShell coding skills, Azure DevOps, ability to code Azure functions)

Why Join Us Here at Datacom? 

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us. 

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment. 

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities. 

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.