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Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth.

We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report.

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Role: Azure DevOps Engineer

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Experience: 12 + Years

Job Type: Full-Time Employment

Mandatory Mention 3 skills: Azure, Kubernetes, DevSecOps

What You'll Do:

Must have:

We are looking for a Senior Azure DevOps and Kubernetes Engineer to design, build and support cloud-native platforms and delivery pipelines. You will work closely with development, platform and security teams to automate deployments, improve reliability and help teams ship faster with confidence. This role suits someone who enjoys hands-on engineering as much as improving the way teams work.

Key responsibilities

Own the design and architecture of CI/CD platforms in Azure DevOps, defining reusable YAML pipeline templates, release gates and environment strategies used across multiple teams.
Lead the design, build and operation of production Kubernetes platforms on AKS, including cluster topology, upgrade strategy, scaling, node pool design and cost optimisation.
Define and drive GitOps and release practices using Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD or Flux.
Set infrastructure as code standards and build modular Terraform or Bicep frameworks for consistent, repeatable Azure provisioning.
Architect ingress, service networking and traffic management using controllers such as NGINX or Traefik, and lead platform migrations with minimal disruption to production.
Establish observability standards across Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana and Log Analytics, and drive SLOs, alerting and incident response maturity.
Champion DevSecOps by embedding secrets management, image scanning, RBAC, network policies and policy as code across the delivery lifecycle.
Act as the senior escalation point for complex production issues, lead root cause analysis and drive long-term remediation.
Partner with architects, product owners and client stakeholders to shape technical roadmaps, estimate effort and translate business needs into platform solutions.
Mentor and guide engineers through code reviews, pairing and knowledge sharing, and help lift engineering standards across the team.
Contribute to change management, release planning and governance processes, including ServiceNow change requests and production readiness reviews.
Produce and maintain architecture documentation, runbooks and decision records.

Expertise You'll Bring:

Required skills and experience

Experience in DevOps, platform or cloud engineering roles, with at least 3 years running Kubernetes in production.
Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Services, particularly multi-stage YAML pipelines.
Solid production experience running Kubernetes, ideally AKS.
Proficiency with Docker and container image lifecycle management.
Infrastructure as code experience with Terraform
Good understanding of Azure core services: networking (VNets, private endpoints, load balancers), identity (Entra ID, managed identities) and storage.
Scripting ability in PowerShell, Bash or Python.
Experience with GitOps (Argo CD or Flux) and service mesh technologies (Istio or Linkerd).
Working knowledge of Git workflows and release management.
Strong troubleshooting skills and a calm approach to production incidents.

Desirable

Microsoft certifications such as AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert) or AZ-104, and CNCF certifications such as CKA or CKAD.
Exposure to Redis, message brokers or other stateful workloads on Kubernetes.
Experience in retail, consulting or large enterprise environments.
Familiarity with ITIL change processes and ServiceNow.
Multi-cloud exposure across AWS or GCP.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package
Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
Annual health check-ups
Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.?

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