Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Telstra


Job Location:

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 21 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

23 May 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Job Summary

Were looking for a highly skilled Senior DevSecOps (Automation) Engineer with a strong background in automation and DevSecOps to join our team. This role is pivotal in designing and maintaining secure automated software delivery pipelines and infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including testing solution design program management and architecture to drive innovation and efficiency.

Job Description

Youllbe joining a genuinely closeknit and hightrust teamwherecollaboration and attitude matter just as much as technical capability. Led by a manager who prioritises culture and team cohesion the team is supportive inclusive and proud of the environmenttheyvebuilt. With a strong focus on being a team playeryoullbe surrounded by people who back each other share knowledge and take pride in delivering together all within a diverse and welcoming environment.

What we offer

  • Performance-related pay

  • Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up

  • 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers

  • Purchased annual leave scheme

  • Additional Telstra day offfor you to spend as you like

  • Additional 30% off Telstra products and services

  • Toolkit provided (laptop mobile phone plan paid for)

The opportunity

Youlllead the design and implementation of automation frameworks embed security across CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation. Ifyourepassionate aboutDevSecOps infrastructure automation and building secure scalable systems;this is your opportunity to make a real impact in a Defence-focused environment.

Please note this is not a best-fit role for a Senior QA Test Automation Engineer

Candidates must be Australian citizens andhold an active NV1/ NV2 clearance to be considered - please only apply if you meet both of these criteria.

Whatyoulldo

Telstra Enterprise - Enterprise Operationsis responsible forthe day-to-day operations of Telstras enterprise business including order fulfilment customer support and service delivery.

  • Lead the design and implementation of automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Embed security practices across the software development lifecycle.

  • Collaborate with teams to coach share knowledge and drive best practices.

  • Design and implement end-to-end automation solutions including API integration and network configuration.

  • Work closely with vendors and influence strategic decisions through hands-on experience.

  • Maintain and enhance automation platforms using tools such as Ansible GitLab and Jenkins.

  • Develop scripts for network validation and monitoring.

  • Continuously improve processes frameworks and system efficiency.

  • Contribute to the development of next-generation network automation for Telstra Defence.

About You

  • Australian Citizen with active NV1 clearance

  • Strong understanding of RedHat Ansible CI/CD tools (GitLab Jenkins) and observability platforms (e.g. Splunk).

  • Proficiencyin automation and scripting (Python Shell Ansible).

  • Experience with infrastructure management in VMware and Linux environments.

  • Strongunderstandingand knowledge ofnetwork engineering fundamentals (routing switching protocols).

  • Familiarity with secure coding practices andDevSecOpsprinciples.

  • StrongApplication securityexpertiseincluding:

Code reviews and vulnerability assessments (SAST/DAST) Security tool integration in CI/CD pipelines

Perform manual penetration testing

Work with dev/ops teams to ensure vulnerabilities are resolved within agreed SLAs.

Threatmodellingand secure architecture reviews

Incident response and remediation

Bonus points for

  • Experience in Defence development environments.

  • Exposure to container orchestration (Kubernetes Docker).

  • Exposuretoinfrastructure as code (Terraform CloudFormation).

  • Relevant certifications (e.g. OSCP CEH GWAPT CSSLP).

Please ensure you attach an up to date CV to be considered.

Thank you to recruitment agencies but we wont be accepting or acknowledging floated CVs for this role.


Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment TypePermanentClosing Date23 May 2026 11:59pmJob TitleSenior DevSecOps EngineerJob SummaryWere looking for a highly skilled Senior DevSecOps (Automation) Engineer with a strong background in automation and DevSecOps to join our team. This role is pivotal in designing and maintaining secure...

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