Our purpose
Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.
Our team
You will be joining a high-performance team in our extensive Operations business with a focus on innovative, modern approaches to improving the stability, scalability and maintainability of our customer facing systems.
About the Role
As DevOps Engineer, you will contribute to building solutions that solve our customers' hardest problems. You will be building elegant, maintainable, highly available and repeatable solutions, with an experimentation and continuous improvement mindset. You will work collaboratively within an Agile team of dedicated technology SMEs with access to Datacom’s global pool of technical specialists. Please note, the team are hybrid and work across our Australian offices 3 days onsite and 2 days work from home. To be eligible for this role you will need to be an Australian Citizen and eligible to obtain NV1 security clearance.
What you’ll do
As DevOps Engineer, you will be accountable for, but not limited to:
- Establishing and maintaining operational excellence with automation across a number of technologies and areas, including:
- Operating System deployment, configuration, and security hardening
- Installation and configuration of application middleware platforms
- Deployment to VMware and VMware Cloud on AWS
- Code deployment and platform lifecycle management
- Reporting for audit and compliance requirements
- Ensuring platform high availability is maintained through reliable operational change and release processes
- Customer engagement through technical collaboration and solution design
What you’ll bring
As DevOps Engineer, you will contribute to the team’s existing cross functional capabilities by providing high level experience with a combination of open source and VMware automation products. You will bring a detailed understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts, and experience with full stack automation including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
You will be given the ability to continually research, develop, and actively promote platform agnostic technology solutions that eliminate manual processes and solve genuine technical challenges.
If you have experience in the following technology areas, it would be an advantage, but ultimately, we’re looking for DevOps Engineers with a deep understanding and appreciation of technology that can adapt quickly to rapid, iterative change.
Operating Systems:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Windows Server
Configuration Management:
- git, GitLab CI/CD
- Puppet including Puppet Bolt
- Ansible
- PowerShell DSC
Networking / Load Balancing:
- F5 BIG-IP including Access Policy Manager (APM)
- Infoblox DDI
- HAProxy
Monitoring:
- Prometheus
- Alertmanager
- Grafana
Automation / Scripting:
- RESTful API integration and development
- Bash, Python
- PowerShell
- Javascript, VMware vRO
- Rundeck
Software Packaging / Deployment:
- RPM packaging
- Chocolatey packaging
- Docker / Buildah / Podman container development
- Artifactory
Please Note: If the above product stack isn’t exactly what you’ve been working with, don’t be discouraged. We’re always keen to speak to candidates that work in similar environments that can demonstrate an ability to implement innovative solutions with equivalent products.
To be successful in this role, you must be an Australian Citizen and be able to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance
Why join us here at Datacom?
Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.
We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.
We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.
We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.
Skills Required
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server
- Strong understanding of IaC concepts and CI/CD practices
- Proficiency in automation scripting with Bash and Python
- Experience with VMware automation products
- Ability to obtain NV1 security clearance
Datacom Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Datacom and has not been reviewed or approved by Datacom.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare support includes complimentary health insurance packages in Australia and New Zealand alongside employee assistance programs. Wellbeing resources and on‑site meditation rooms are highlighted as part of the offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Flexible and remote work support, plus discounts on gyms, travel, and selected retailers, are prominently featured. The package emphasizes work–life balance and lifestyle support alongside core benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible working is promoted across locations, with hybrid/remote arrangements positioned as standard practice where feasible. Benefits are framed as locally tailored by country and business unit, reflecting adaptability to context.
Datacom Insights
What We Do
Datacom is Australasia's largest home-grown tech company. Drawing on the experience of over 6500 staff in 24 locations around the globe, we work with a full range of clients, from small start-ups through to government agencies and multinational corporations, to explore and extract the hidden value in their systems. We bring together over half a century of know-how, the right technology and the knowledge and creativity of our people, to deliver sustainable solutions to our customers’ greatest challenges. With our team of dedicated professionals, we work with leading partners to deliver the solutions that are right for our customers – that solve their issues and enhances their businesses. We design, build and run IT systems and processes across operations, cybersecurity, cloud, digital platforms, payroll and enterprise applications. We deliver customer care services and operate mission-critical infrastructure with best-in-class data centre facilities – Datacom delivers on the promise: practical imagination.
