Senior Software Developer

At SITA we keep airports moving airlines flying smoothly and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry.

Youll find us in 95% of international airports working closely with over 2500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We dont just move the world forward-were proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work by 79% of our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here we feel empowered supported and inspired to grow.

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Role Summary

TheDevOpsEngineer is responsible for designing implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines on-premise infrastructure automation frameworks and monitoring solutions to enable reliable secure and scalable software delivery within a security-cleared government-compliant environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of on-premise infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Manage and maintain on-premise data centre and virtualised environments (e.g. VMware bare-metal servers private/internal networks).
• Administer on-premise container and orchestration platforms (Docker Kubernetes/K3s).
• Implement monitoring logging and alerting solutions.
• Improve system reliability availability and performance.
• Collaborate with development QA security and operations teams.
• Enforce security compliance and DevSecOps practices in line with the ISM (Information Security Manual) and Essential Eight controls.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement of deployment and operational processes.
• Ensure all work adheres to government security policies data sovereignty and handling requirements for classified material.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be an Australian Citizen(mandatory no exceptions as this role requires Australian Government security clearance).
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a current Australian Government Security Clearance(Baseline as specified by the engagement).
• Willingness to undergo and pass background character and security vetting through the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA).

Required Skills

• Strong Linux/Unix administration.
• CI/CD tools (AzureDevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI).
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Ansible).
• On-premise virtualisation and infrastructure (VMware/vSphere Hyper-V bare-metal server management).
• Docker and Kubernetes (including on-premise distributions such as K3s OpenShift or Rancher).
• Scripting (PowerShell Bash Python).
• Monitoring tools (Prometheus Grafana ELK/Elastic Stack Nagios/Zabbix).
• Git and source control management.
• Networking and security fundamentals (firewalls load balancers VLANs DNS).
• Storage and backup management (SAN/NAS local storage solutions).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5 years ofDevOps/SRE experience.
• Kubernetes Terraform Red Hat (RHCE/RHCSA) or VMware certifications.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum environments.
• Prior experience working within Australian Government Defence or other security-cleared environments.
• Familiarity with the ASD Essential Eight ISM and PSPF (Protective Security Policy Framework).

Success Metrics

• Deployment frequency.
• Change failure rate.
• Mean time to recovery (MTTR).
• Infrastructure reliability and uptime.
• Automation coverage.

Were all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. Were really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what its like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.

Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your teams needs)

Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.

Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your dependents 24/7 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development: At SITA we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world-class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning Microsofts Enterprise Skills Initiative and Airport Council International -available to all employees-to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling Harvard Business Publishing for people leadership Stanford for strategic development and many others we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.

Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse support of our Employment Equity Program we encourage women aboriginal people members of visible minorities and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.