DevOps Lead - Melbourne

At Thales, we know technology has the ability to make our world more secure, sustainable, and inclusive – and that it’s all driven by human intelligence.

Because it takes human intelligence to build and power the systems and solutions that people depend on every day. So we stay curious and make space for diverse points of view. We share what we know and we challenge what’s possible.

From manufacturing and engineering to cybersecurity and space, we’re driving progress in some of the world’s most important industries – and working together to build a future we can all trust.

Our Benefits

• Annual Bonus + Free Private Medical Insurance
• ThalesFlex – Hybrid work environment
• Fitness Passport Discount – Access to a network of Gyms across AUS as cheap as $14.95 P/W
• Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance)
• Modernised Paid Parental Leave
• Veterans Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Family support through our partnership with Parents at Work
• Personal & professional training development opportunities
• Sonder – Wellbeing & Support Partner

Our Team

From take-off to landing, Thales offers the most complete range of solutions to provide dynamic Air Traffic Services to support today's growing domestic and international travel requirements. Utilising this knowledge and experience Thales Australia will deliver a harmonised Civil/Military Air Traffic Management System (OneSKY) in Australia to Airservices Australia and Defence. 

This will enable a new level of safety and efficiency, while also reducing delays for the travelling public and providing opportunities to improve environmental outcomes. OneSKY will transform Australia’s sky and we are proud to be partners in its delivery.

Your role:

The purpose of the DevOps Lead is to create and manage automated delivery pipeline that assists in building software more efficiently and deploying it automatically at the system level. The core responsibility is to transform and extend CICD pipeline from software to the system, to establishes and maintains automation and traceability of the deployment of the final product.

The ideal candidate will be someone with strong technical skills, experience, problem solving skills and leadership abilities to support the organization’s DevSecOps transformation.

This role will interface closely with software engineering, system engineering and delivery. This person will lead initiatives to identify existing gaps, to propose pragmatic solutions and ensure their delivery.

Some responsibilities include:

• Designing, implementing and Documenting the CI/CD for OneSky Software’s and System
• Defining and implementing the architecture to support the integration and automation of the deployment of our product and solutions on all target platforms
• Setting continuous deployment goals and metrics with automation to support various teams
• Defining and enforcing best practices in terms of automation (e.g. scripting, structure of the script repos, source control, branching strategy, reviews, etc.)
• Anticipating and managing key risks, issues and opportunities, proposing effective solutions, executing mitigation actions and reporting on outcomes, cost savings and residual risks
• Leading the organization’s DevSecOps transformation

On day one you’ll bring:

• Minimum 5 years in a leadership role as a Senior/Lead DevOps engineer, 10+ years total experience
• Solid understanding of DevSecOps principles and practices.
• Deep experience in designing and implementing DevOps CICD (continuous integration, delivery and deployment) using various tools
• Experience with DevOps transformation strategy including tools and frameworks (e.g. DORA, OWASP DSMM)
• Detailed experience in setting up, working with and integrating DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Artifactory
• Demonstrated experience in Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes
• Extensive experience of using UNIX/Linux operating systems
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash or PowerShell
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP or Oracle cloud.

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It’s easy to dismiss the perfect opportunity if you don’t see yourself as the perfect fit. If this role feels right – no matter your background or personal circumstances – please introduce yourself or join our community. We’re committed to supporting a diverse workplace, and that starts here.

We’re proud to be endorsed by WORK180 as an Employer for All Women, but we know there’s always more we can do. We’ll continue to foster industry partnerships, employee resource groups (ERGs) and development opportunities to make Thales a genuinely equitable employer, for everyone.

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