Senior DevOps Engineer
Ambush
- Location
- Onsite (Melbourne, Victoria)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
Posted 2 weeks ago
About the role
Ambush is a strategy and engineering partner trusted by global leaders to build intelligent systems and modernize legacy environments. This role involves designing GCP-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to deliver mission-critical outcomes for clients in finance, commerce, and national security.
Skills
GCP
Terraform
Pulumi
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
Cloud Build
GitLab CI
Infrastructure as Code
Networking
Cloud Security
Observability
Prometheus
Grafana
Datadog
Full job details
<div>Ambush is a people first company where talented, thoughtful individuals come together to build meaningful products and lasting partnerships. We believe the best work happens when people feel supported, trusted and empowered to bring their full abilities to the table.<br>Since 2015, because of our people first and long term mindset, we have grown into a partner relied on by some of the best companies in the world. We combine strong engineering, design and strategy with a growing strength in AI to help our clients see what is next and achieve bigger outcomes.<br>At the heart of everything we do is our team. We collaborate, take risks, lift each other up and take pride in doing work the right way, not settling for a quick makeshift solution. If you join Ambush, you join a group of people who want you to succeed and who show up for each other every day.<br>We believe in and expect real teamwork, a constant drive to be better, and delivering meaningful long term outcomes that we can be proud of together.</div><div><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);"><strong>When you join us, you will:</strong></span><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);">- Design, implement, and manage <strong>GCP-based </strong>infrastructure ensuring scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.</span><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);">- Build and maintain <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong> that support reliable deployments and automated testing.</span><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);">- Implement <strong>Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</strong> and automate environment setup and configuration.</span><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);">- Establish and maintain <strong>observability frameworks</strong>: monitoring, logging, and alerting for uptime and performance.</span><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);">- Collaborate with Security and Engineering to enforce least privilege, compliance, and Zero Trust principles.</span><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);">- Troubleshoot and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.</span><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);">- Contribute to DevOps best practices and mentor other engineers on automation, cloud, and reliability.</span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(24, 18, 43);"><strong>Must-Haves</strong></span><br>- Proven expertise in <strong>Google Cloud Platform (GCP)</strong> like Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Build, IAM, VPC, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Run.<br>- Strong hands-on experience with <strong>Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Pulumi).</strong><br>- Solid scripting/automation experience.<br>- Deep understanding of Docker and Kubernetes orchestration.<br>- Strong knowledge of networking, cloud security (IAM, firewalls, service accounts), and high availability architecture.<br>- Experience with <strong>CI/CD systems (CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, GitLab CI, etc).</strong><br>- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting (Stackdriver, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar).</div><div>- <strong>Excellent English proficiency</strong> is extremely important; you will have daily contact with senior stakeholders, and communication is key.<strong><br></strong><br><strong>Nice-to-Haves</strong><br>- Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure).<br>- Experience with Zero Trust networking and DevSecOps practices.<br>- Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration systems such as Temporal, Cadence, or Airflow.<br>- Previous exposure to regulated environments (HIPAA, SOC 2, or equivalent compliance frameworks).<br>- Familiarity with modern edge security practices, including Zero Trust networking, service meshes, and mTLS.</div>