ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.

Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar scripting languages.
• Build reusable tools and workflows that eliminate manual processes, improve consistency and accelerate delivery.
• Design, develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform.
• Engineer and automate AWS cloud infrastructure using repeatable, version-controlled patterns.
• Build, implement and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or similar tooling.
• Manage source code, branching strategies, peer review and controlled delivery of infrastructure and application changes using Git.
• Build and deploy containerised workloads using Docker, Kubernetes or equivalent container orchestration platforms.
• Engineer observability into applications, cloud infrastructure and delivery pipelines through consistent metrics, logs and distributed tracing.
• Build reusable OpenTelemetry instrumentation patterns using SDKs, auto-instrumentation and collectors as part of application and platform delivery.
• Embed automated testing, quality gates, artifact management and deployment controls into delivery pipelines.
• Integrate security controls, secrets management and policy checks into cloud and CI/CD workflows.
• Create reusable templates, reference patterns and automation frameworks that improve developer experience and engineering productivity.
• Develop technical documentation, engineering standards and implementation guides for DevOps and observability capabilities.
• Promote DevOps, DevSecOps and observability principles, automation-first thinking and secure engineering practices.

WHAT YOU’VE DONE

• Around 5+ years of hands-on DevOps, cloud or platform engineering experience, supported by a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent practical experience.
• Practical experience engineering cloud infrastructure, primarily on AWS.
• Good Linux knowledge and proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform.
• Experience with Git and collaborative source-control practices, including branching, pull or merge requests and peer review.
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or similar tooling.
• Practical experience with Docker, Kubernetes and container-based delivery patterns.
• Understanding of observability as an engineering capability, with practical experience implementing metrics, logs and traces within cloud platforms and delivery workflows.
• Experience implementing OpenTelemetry instrumentation using SDKs, auto-instrumentation or collectors.
• Experience integrating automated testing, artifact repositories, quality gates and deployment approvals into delivery workflows.
• Knowledge of cloud and pipeline security, including identity and access management, secrets management and secure configuration.
• Experience working with Agile delivery practices and tools such as Jira and Confluence.

AND IF YOU’VE GOT SOME OF THIS, EVEN BETTER

• AWS certifications.
• Experience with platform engineering, developer enablement or self-service delivery capabilities.
• Experience with GitLab, configuration management or immutable infrastructure patterns.
• Familiarity with observability platforms and OpenTelemetry-compatible backends.
• Knowledge of software supply-chain security, policy-as-code and automated compliance controls.
• Experience working in regulated, highly governed or large enterprise environments.
• Experience designing reusable engineering standards, templates, controls or automation frameworks.

WHAT YOU NEED TO ENJOY AND BE GOOD AT FOR THIS ROLE

• Solving engineering challenges through practical automation.
• Working collaboratively with architects, platform teams and engineering teams.
• Applying an automation-first and continuous-improvement mindset.
• Designing secure, repeatable and scalable delivery solutions.
• Creating reliable, reusable and well-documented engineering outcomes.
• Working independently, learning new technologies and delivering practical results.
• Improving delivery speed, consistency and developer productivity through modern DevOps practices.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at [email protected].

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.