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Cloud & DevOps Engineer

State Government of Victoria, AustraliaMelbourne, Victoria🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 22 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful public service initiatives while advancing your Cloud & DevOps expertise within a reputable government organization. You'll thrive here if you are a skilled engineer eager to design, implement, and optimize cloud platforms, driving innovation and ensuring secure, reliable technology services.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Job Description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 12221

About Us

'Safe journeys, every time'. This is what we strive for at Safe Transport Victoria (ST Vic).

As the safety regulator for commercial passenger vehicles, buses and maritime, what we do impacts the everyday lives of Victorians. Our role is to work with these industries and the communities they serve to ensure a transport system that inspires confidence for users.

We are focused on creating impact by being an intelligence-led regulator, agile to technological disruptions in the market and highly responsive to community expectations and needs.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategy & Architecture, the role is responsible for supporting the planning, delivery, implementation and ongoing optimisation of cloud platforms, environments and DevOps practices across ST Vic. The role contributes to secure, reliable and scalable technology services that support operational priorities, digital initiatives and broader transformation outcomes.

The responsibilities of the Cloud & DevOps Engineer will include, but are not limited to:

  • Leading the design, implementation, administration and continuous improvement of cloud platforms, environments and DevOps practices
  • Managing cloud environments, deployment processes and operational readiness across development, test and production environments
  • Overseeing automation, integration and environment management practices to improve consistency, efficiency, resilience and quality
  • Leading the identification, investigation and resolution of complex technical issues, risks and incidents
  • Ensuring cloud security, monitoring, access controls, backup and recovery processes are implemented and maintained
  • Providing expert technical advice to business stakeholders, project teams and technical specialists
  • Managing technical documentation, configuration records and operational procedures
  • Supporting the delivery of transformation initiatives and other technology priorities

You are a collaborative and technically capable cloud professional who enjoys solving complex problems and improving platforms, environments and delivery practices. You bring sound judgement, strong stakeholder skills and a proactive approach to delivering secure, reliable and scalable technology outcomes.

You will bring:

  • Experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, platform operations or infrastructure delivery
  • Experience with cloud platforms, environments and deployment processes
  • Experience in managing and working with AWS services & environments
  • Experience in automation, integration and environment management
  • Understanding of cloud security, monitoring, backup and recovery
  • Ability to provide technical advice and work across teams
  • Ability to maintain clear technical and operational documentation
  • Strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Focus on reliability, scalability and continuous improvement

Qualifications

  • Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline is desirable
  • Relevant AWS, cloud platform, DevOps and/or Microsoft certifications are mandatory.
  • Equivalent professional experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, platform operations or infrastructure delivery will be considered

Further Information

For further information or a confidential discussion, please email

It is an inherent requirement of this position that the employee is ready, willing, and able to perform work outside their ordinary place of residence, including at ST Vic workplaces.

What we offer you?

ST Vic is committed to building a culture of flexible work arrangements, providing professional development programs and supporting ways of working that help employees balance work and life. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including veterans, people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a disability, are from varied cultural backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTIQ+.

A Workplace committed to safety and wellbeing

ST Vic is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all its people, including contractors and visitors. We have a strong focus on initiating wellness events for our people to foster a sense of enjoyment and positive mental health. In some instances, ST Vic also offers flexible working arrangements.

Diversity and Inclusion

ST Vic's broad diversity program enables us to attract, recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce to foster greater innovation, greater customer connection and increased wellbeing and satisfaction.

Learning and Development

We want you to grow, develop and learn with us! ST Vic provides you with access to a range of internal and external learning and development opportunities to support your performance in your role and further your career aspirations.

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