About us
We’re proud to be Australia's #1 Great Place To Work in Technology, 2026. We have also been named Australia's #1 Great Place to Work 2025 for the second year running! This is in addition to being Great Place to Work Certified 3 years in a row.
Macquarie Cloud Services are the Australian specialists in cloud services for business and government. Locally owned and operated, with an industry-leading customer service model, we’re trusted by our customers to provide the services that enable their business success.
We have made it our challenge to make our people feel good and love the work they do. Because of this, our people are energised and motivated in their work.
We believe that collaboration & team connection is key for success. This role will be based in Sydney with a blended working arrangement of 3 days in our CBD offices & the remaining working from home. #LI-Hybrid
The Opportunity
The DevOps Software Engineer role is to simplify the deployment and management of the Cloud Services infrastructure through the automation, standardisation, integration, reporting, compliance checking and remediation of infrastructure under management.
The DevOps Software Engineer will focus on:
1. The design, development, testing and implementation of micro-services and applications, including database management.
2. The design, development, testing and implementation of automation workflows to provision, change and de-provision infrastructure elements.
3. Report, manage, and where possible automate, the remediation of non-compliance between infrastructure under management and billing systems.
4. Evaluate and then champion new technology to support underlying business needs and initiatives.
5. The integration, management and support of software and infrastructure management systems leveraging open-source frameworks, latest tech, experimentation, learning
The DevOps Software Engineer will build automation, ETL and APIs to support business and customer outcomes. This includes the design, development and integration of AI-enabled workflows, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, prompt engineering frameworks and AI-assisted operational tooling.
- Australia's #1 Great Place To Work in Technology, 2026.
- We have been awarded Australia's #1 Great Place to Work 2025 for the second year running!
- We're Great Place to Work Certified 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- For the third year in a row, we have been named a Global Winner of the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award!
- We're the #1 Managed Services Cloud business in Australia.
- We have the highest Net Promoter Score on the ASX, the World's best customer experience & crowned in 2020 at the World Communications Awards.
- You’ll make an impact: Enjoy being part of a driven team with a collaborative culture that values decision-makers and action.
- We Invest in you: Accelerate your career through our learning and development opportunities - think Gallup strengths-based training, defined career pathways and fantastic internal mobility opportunities across the group.
- At least 5 -7 years’ experience in relevant technical roles in the application development and software automation space.
- Bachelor's degree qualified in Software Engineering or similar
- Software engineer, with experience across a broad range of technologies with exposure to network and\or system administration.
- Demonstrable ability to evaluate emerging technologies (including AI-driven platforms) and translate them into practical, production-grade engineering solutions.
In-depth hands-on experience in at least 5 of the below:
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Scripting and automation with Python (including AI/ML libraries), Docker, Kubernetes, PowerShell or similar, with experience in CI/CD and AI-assisted development workflows.
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Software design and development with Kubernetes, Python, .NET, JAVA, Javascript, XML.
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Demonstrable experience with unit and integration testing.
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Database administration and management with MS-SQL, MySQL, Postgres.
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System administration with Microsoft Windows server and/or Linux or other Unix variants and/or VMware or other virtualisation platforms.
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Network administration with switching, routing, firewalls or load balancers.
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Experience with ITIL or ITIL Certified.
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Professional exposure to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery processes and pipelines.
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Ability to work independently and within a team on both large and small projects.
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Strong documentation skills with the ability to write clear technical instructions.
Strong analytical skills to solve complex problems efficiently.
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Experience with OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, or open models.
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Experience with Model Context Protocol / Agent to Agent Protocol.
If this excites you, apply now, we'd love to hear from you!
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
