Cloud & DevOps Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Cloud & DevOps Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud platforms.

This is an opportunity to work on complex enterprise environments leveraging AWS, automation, container platforms, and modern DevOps practices.

You'll collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams to drive automation, reliability, and continuous improvement across cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
• Deploy and support containerized applications using Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using ELK and other observability tools
• Apply cloud security best practices across infrastructure and applications
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents and performance issues
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or similar roles
• Strong hands-on AWS experience across services such as: EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, S3, ElastiCache
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using: Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Packer
• Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL or equivalent)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Scripting experience using Bash, Python, or similar
• Experience with monitoring and logging platforms such as Elastic Stack (ELK)

Additional Requirements

• Security Clearance Requirement: Given the secure nature of this role, we are seeking candidates who are Australian Citizens with an active security clearance.
• On-call and Shift Expectations: Our positions are primarily focused on managed services, meaning you will be responsible for maintaining and improving our clients' IT systems (Applications and Infrastructure). Flexibility and adaptability are key, as you may be required to work in shifts to provide continuous support. Additionally, you may need to be on call to address incidents promptly and perform after-hours deployment activities as needed.

We Offer

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centred around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

About the Company

At Accenture, we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.

Our unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things, and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.

We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, or sexual orientation, and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require any accommodations or adjustments for interviews and/or at work, please reach out to [email protected] or contact us at +61 2 9005 5000 (Australia) or +64 44666056 (New Zealand).

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We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.

We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.

Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

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