Principal DevOps Engineer - Platform Infrastructure
Job Description
We're partnering with a leading enterprise IT consulting organization to hire a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead large-scale, cloud-native infrastructure initiatives across Australia and New Zealand.
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This role sits at the heart of a high-throughput platform environment—routing thousands of customer interactions daily, executing millions of API and monitoring calls, and orchestrating petabytes of data across hybrid and multi-cloud systems. Reliability isn't optional—it's mission-critical.
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As Principal DevOps Engineer, you will architect and lead the evolution of modern infrastructure platforms, enabling engineering teams to deploy faster, operate safely, and scale confidently.
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Key Responsibilities
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- Architect multi-region, multi-cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar). \n
- Lead CI/CD strategy and platform modernization, supporting frequent, safe production deployments. \n
- Drive observability and reliability practices, including SLOs, monitoring strategy, and incident response maturity. \n
- Mentor and lead a distributed DevOps team across Australia and New Zealand. \n
- Optimize cost, performance, and scalability across AWS, GCP, and/or Azure. \n
- Embed security and compliance controls aligned to enterprise and regulatory standards. \n
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What We're Looking For
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- For 6+ years' experience in DevOps or Infrastructure Engineering within complex production environments. \n
- Deep expertise in AWS, GCP, or Azure. \n
- Strong hands-on Infrastructure-as-Code experience. \n
- Production Kubernetes and container orchestration experience. \n
- Demonstrated technical leadership and strong architectural thinking. \n
- Commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement. \n
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Why This Opportunity?
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- Strategic, high-impact infrastructure leadership. \n
- Enterprise-scale environment with modern cloud-native stack. \n
- Distributed, collaborative engineering culture. \n
- Stability of a global consulting organization with exposure to cutting-edge platform transformation. \n