Senior DevSecOps Engineer

About the Position

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Bring your ideas to life at Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), where we shape the future of Australian aerospace by delivering critical capabilities to the Australian Defence Force. We are currently seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to join our team in Brisbane, Queensland.

Responsibilities

As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Deploy, configure, and maintain the DevSecOps platform (source control, CI/CD, static analysis, artifact registries, runners/agents, web UIs) in Kubernetes within an AWS cloud environment.
• Provision and operate production Kubernetes clusters (EKS or equivalent): cluster lifecycle, networking, storage, ingress, RBAC, Helm/Operators, and autoscaling.
• Patch, upgrade, and harden DevSecOps tooling, container images, OS, and Kubernetes components; coordinate maintenance windows and rollback plans.
• Implement and enforce security controls: identity federation, RBAC, secrets management (KMS/Vault), image scanning, admission controls, private endpoints, and network segmentation.
• Integrate static analysis (SonarQube or equivalent), SCA, unit/integration tests, and security gates into pipelines.
• Automate provisioning and operations with IaC and configuration management (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Helm) and maintain automation in git.
• Monitor platform health and tooling telemetry (metrics, logging, alerting); troubleshoot and remediate incidents and performance bottlenecks.
• Mentor and support developers and operations staff in pipeline usage, tooling best practices, and secure development lifecycle improvements.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging tooling and patterns (GitOps, policy as code, container security) to improve reliability, security, and developer experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years' relevant hands-on experience (or equivalent education + experience) administering cloud, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps tooling in production.
• Strong Kubernetes operational experience (cluster lifecycle, networking, storage, RBAC, Helm, operators, troubleshooting). EKS experience preferred.
• Strong AWS skills (VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS, S3, KMS, Transit Gateway/Direct Connect concepts).
• Proficient with infrastructure as code and automation: Terraform / CloudFormation, Ansible, Helm, and scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Solid git workflows and experience building pipeline templates, branch protections, and merge policies.
• Experience with container image security: scanning, signing, runtime hardening, and admission controls.
• Administration/troubleshooting experience for Windows and/or Linux servers.
• Familiar with security and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and documentation skills.
• NV1 security clearance required.

Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet defence security requirements.

We Offer

• Work on cutting-edge projects.
• Attractive remuneration and annual bonus.
• Formal mentoring and training as well as on-the-job learning.
• Access discounts for health insurance, travel, and accommodation.
• Paid study leave, parental leave, Defence leave, and First Nation's Cultural Leave.
• Salary packaging options available.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including annual flu vaccinations and Employee Assistance Program.
• Join social and community groups.
• Opportunities to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs and initiatives focusing on STEM engagements.

About the Company

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is shaping the future of Australian aerospace by delivering some of the nation's most important capabilities to the Australian Defence Force. BDA currently employs more than 3,000 people across 14 sites in Australia and three international locations and have a range of opportunities available as we plan for future growth.

Boeing Defence Australia works with strong links to our global Boeing community and encourage collaboration with our USA and international counterparts. Boeing aims to build and strengthen meaningful relationships with individuals, communities, and suppliers to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the support of our Reconciliation Action Plan.

If you are ready to join an innovative industry leader and would like to register your interest in working for Boeing, please click Apply Now.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.