Data Ops Engineer

The Game Changers:

Australian Payments Plus (AP) is here to shape the future of payments for Australia. We aim to deliver more innovation to Australias payments ecosystem for the collective benefit of Australian businesses government and consumers.

Our solutions include Australias domestic debit network real-time data rich payments infrastructure secure bill payments digital identity verification QR payments and experiences and open wallet solutions. Its a new chapter with more possibilities.

The Purpose:
The Data Ops Engineer is responsible for designing implementing and maintaining the infrastructure and integration pipelines that support secure scalable and high-performing data delivery at AP. This role ensures seamless deployment and operation of systems across physical virtual and cloud environments. It is hands-on in automating processes managing configurations and using AI-assisted development and monitoring tools to improve efficiency code quality and operational reliability.

The core accountabilities of the role will include:

• Define and manage requirements across the delivery lifecycle ensuring alignment traceability and stakeholder engagement.
• Design build test and maintain secure scalable data and infrastructure solutions using standardised engineering practices.
• Plan and execute system integration activities including build configuration testing and issue resolution.
• Provision configure and optimise infrastructure across on-premise virtual and cloud environments.
• Automate operational and system administration tasks to improve efficiency reliability and scalability.
• Maintain secure and auditable configuration management processes and configuration items (CIs).
• Support release and deployment activities to ensure stable compliant and efficient delivery outcomes.
• Participate in testing and quality assurance activities to validate deployment readiness and resolve issues.
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships through collaboration communication and issue management.
• Drive continuous improvement of DevOps tools processes and delivery practices.
• Leverage AI-driven tools and automation techniques to enhance DevOps operations and engineering outcomes.

Success in this role requires demonstrated capability in the following areas:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• Industry certifications across cloud platforms DevOps tooling or scripting technologies are advantageous but not essential.

Experience

• 3 years experience in a DataOps or related engineering role.
• Experience within payments or financial services environments is highly regarded.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development automation or operational monitoring tools is advantageous.

Technical Capability

• Strong working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines infrastructure-as-code and automation practices.
• Experience with tools and technologies such as Terraform Ansible Python Bash and monitoring platforms.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies and cloud environments including AWS Azure or GCP.
• Understanding of AI-enabled engineering and operational tools including automated testing intelligent monitoring and code-assist technologies with awareness of responsible and secure implementation practices.

What happens next:

At AP we believe in the power of passion pride and purpose. Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments and were proud to work together towards this common goal.

If youre ready to be a game changer please submit your application. The Talent Acquisition team will endeavour to review your application and notify you of the outcome within the next two weeks.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application were here to help. Please reach out to We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

AP are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.

Applications close 3 July 2026.

Required Experience:

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