Introduction
At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose. Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. We’re a team of fast-paced fixers, empathetic experts, and outcomes drivers — people who care deeply about doing the right thing and doing it well. Whether you're managing claims, supporting clients, or improving processes, you’ll play a vital role in helping businesses and individuals move forward with confidence. Here, you’ll be supported by a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates the impact of your work. Because when you’re here, you’re part of something bigger. You’re part of a team that shows up, stands together, and leads with purpose.
Overview
About the Role
A DevOps Cloud Engineer vacancy has become available within our Infrastructure team, that is responsible for the analysis, development, engagement and management of information systems and technology resources to implement, support, and enhance corporate claims management and technology requirements across the enterprise.
We are seeking a highly capable AWS focussed DevOps Cloud Engineer to play a pivotal role in supporting and evolving our cloud platforms as we transition from project delivery into stable, business-as-usual operations
This role is critical to ensuring the stability, security, and scalability of our AWS environments, supporting regulated workloads and key client obligations while reducing reliance on external contractors and single points of failure.
You will be responsible for advancing DevOps practices, strengthening operational resilience, and enabling continuous delivery across a growing cloud estate.
Key to this role is strong domain knowledge of AWS cloud services, working knowledge of current IT and systems technologies and standards to meet the needs of the business and our clients.
This is a unique opportunity to broaden your existing skillset whilst working with a range of stakeholders.
How you'll make an impact
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Designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
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Building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to support secure, reliable deployments
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Monitoring and maintaining platform performance, availability, and security
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Automating operational processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
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Supporting incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement
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Collaborating with architecture, security, and application teams to deliver scalable solutions
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Ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements for government and enterprise workloads
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Contributing to capacity planning, cost optimisation, and cloud governance
About you
What are we looking for?
The following prerequisites will be essential to your success:
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Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (especially Fargate, EC2, ALB, VPC, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch, and Lambda)
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Proven experience working in a git driven DevOps environment with automation and continuous delivery practices
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Expertise in Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform
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Experience with CI/CD tools, particularly Bitbucket Pipelines and Jenkins
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Experience with containerisation (Fargate/Docker)
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Strong knowledge of Linux/Windows systems administration
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Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability and practical experience with debugging and optimising code, as well as automation
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Australian Citizenship
Desirable experience will include:
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Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies using CloudWatch and Splunk
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Experience supporting regulated environments (e.g., government, insurance, financial services)
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Exposure to multi-region or hybrid cloud environments (AWS and Azure)
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Knowledge of networking, identity, and security architectures in cloud
Why Gallagher Bassett?
At Gallagher Bassett, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
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Attractive remuneration packaging & flexible work arrangements including flexible hybrid/Work from Home options
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Opportunities for career growth and professional development
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A collaborative environment where your contributions are valued
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Paid Parental Leave, Reproductive leave, birthday leave and purchased lifestyle leave packages
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Collaborative working environment – friendly, flexible and supportive working environment which is built around great team support and rewarding opportunities
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A dedication to your wellbeing through our peer support program, corporate health insurance discounts and wellness programs
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Staff benefits including additional purchased leave, volunteer leave days, retail discounts and more!
How to Apply
If you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity and make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you!
Please submit your application by clicking Apply for this Position.
Gallagher Bassett is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Indigenous Australian applicants are encouraged to apply. As a member of the Diversity Council Australia, we recognise the importance of, and embrace diversity in the workplace. We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Agency candidates will not be considered for this position. You must have the right to live and work within Australia to be considered for this opportunity.
Apply now and join a team that makes a difference!
Security Clearance
Being an Australian citizen and vetted to the Baseline Security Clearance level is a mandatory requirement for the position. Gallagher Bassett can arrange the application but failure to receive the clearance will result in ineligibility for this position.
Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- 4 weeks annual leave plus up to 2 weeks additional purchased Lifestyle Leave
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Novated Leasing opportunities
- Two paid volunteer days annually
- Health Insurance Discounts with our Group Insurance Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
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Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for yourself and immediate family members
- Employee Recognition Awards and Service Milestone Recognitions
- Peer Support Program
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Access to Reward Gateway – discount offers at over 350 retailers!
- And more...
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
