Senior Software DevOps Engineer, Sydney, Australia

Overview

WELCOME TO SITA

At SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the global air travel industry.

You'll find us in 95% of international airports, working closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges, and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We don't just move the world forward—we're proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® by our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here, we feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow.

Are you ready to love your job?

The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at SITA, you will play a crucial role in our Borders team, contributing to the development of cutting-edge solutions that deliver business insight to borders solutions. You will work alongside experienced professionals, gaining valuable insights and hands-on experience in the field of DevOps within the aviation industry.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and manage cloud or on-premise infrastructure using IaC tools.
• Monitor system performance and ensure high availability and scalability.
• Lead and mentor junior DevOps engineers, fostering skill development.
• Establish and enforce best practices for DevOps processes and workflows.
• Set up monitoring and alerting systems for proactive issue detection.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure or application-related issues.
• Integrate DevSecOps practices to ensure security throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and organizational policies.
• Act as a liaison between development, QA, and operations teams to promote collaboration.
• Optimize application and infrastructure performance, identifying bottlenecks.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement tools and technologies to improve processes.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for configurations and workflows.
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure costs, especially in cloud environments.
• Stay updated with emerging trends and incorporate relevant innovations.

Qualifications

ABOUT YOUR SKILLS

• Good experience with java build tools( maven,gradle and fastlane)
• Good experience with docker tools(harbor,docker,docker-compose)
• Experience in configuration tools Ansible and Ansible Tower
• Experience in Docker or Kubernetes and its eco systems and being able to troubleshoot and automate deployments
• Extensive knowledge in Jenkins,GItlab and ADO pipelines
• Experience coding in python, bash shell, PowerShell and java at its eco systems
• Strong understanding of application development methodologies
• Experience working with Unix/Linux systems.
• Extensive experience in RHEL and selinux and its policies
• Networking fundamentals e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, MAC addresses, IP packets, DNS, OSI layers, etc.
• Expertise in designing, analysing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• In-depth knowledge of operating systems e.g. processes, threads, etc
• Systematic problem solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive.
• Working knowledge of enterprise data center technologies including storage platforms, network switching, and security infrastructure within a virtualized data centre
• Experience optimizing applications, both stand-alone and in distributed systems to maximize performance
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and system administration.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps principles.
• Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Splunk.

Experience

Skilled Build/DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting, automating, and optimizing mission critical deployments, leveraging configuration management, CI/CD, and DevOps processes. Systems must include Linux, Oracle, VMware ESXi and storage.

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Sciences or Engineering, related field.
• Applicable vendor / technology certification or equivalent work experience, in particular: VMware VCP, RHEL.
• any devops/cloud certifications