DevOps Engineer – AI & Data Science

Job description

DevOps Engineer – AI & Data Science
12-month contract
Sydney and Melbourne location | Hybrid work arrangements
Australian Citizens only

DFP Recruitment is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer – AI & Data Science to support the design, automation, deployment and ongoing operation of cloud infrastructure and engineering platforms supporting AI, machine learning, data science and software solutions within a Federal Government environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work within multidisciplinary teams delivering modern digital solutions, including generative AI, machine learning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), automation and analytical applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure supporting AI, machine learning and data science workloads.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation or equivalent.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, security scanning and deployment.
• Deploy and support applications using Docker, Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Manage cloud environments across development, testing, pilot and production.
• Support cloud networking, IAM, storage, compute and security services.
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting and observability solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment and operational issues.
• Support security controls, identity and access management, secrets management and vulnerability remediation.
• Support the deployment and operational management of AI, machine learning and generative AI solutions.
• Contribute to MLOps and LLMOps capabilities, including model deployment, monitoring and lifecycle management.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams including Data Scientists, AI Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers and Software Engineers.
• Develop technical documentation, operational runbooks and engineering standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, platform reliability, scalability and cost optimisation.

Essential criteria

• Strong experience designing, deploying and supporting AWS cloud-based solutions.
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for reliable application and service deployment.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code, using Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation or equivalent.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, preferably Amazon EKS.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment and operational issues.

Desirable skills

• Experience supporting AI, machine learning or data science platforms.
• Experience with MLOps, LLMOps or AI model deployment and monitoring.
• Familiarity with Amazon Bedrock, generative AI and RAG solutions.
• Experience with cloud security, IAM, secrets management and compliance automation.

To Apply:

If this sounds like the role for you, please submit an updated copy of your resume in MS Word format by hitting APPLY NOW or contact Deepika at [email protected] / +61 2 9200 3673.

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