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DevOps Engineer - Australian Biocommons

Position Number: 0065407
Location:  Parkville
Role type:  Full-time; Fixed-term to end of 2026
Faculty:  Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School:  Australian BioCommons
Salary: UoM 8 - $119,742 - $129,607 p.a. plus 17% super

  • Lead innovative biomedical platform development / Collaborate with top researchers nationwide / Advance Australian life sciences
  • Apply now to revolutionise biomedical research with the Australian BioCommons OMIX3 platform
  • Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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Your next career opportunity
As a DevOps Engineer at Australian BioCommons, you'll spearhead the development of OMIX3, Australia's first integrated multi-omic analysis platform for biomedical research. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, including the Gen3 stack and AWS, to create a secure and efficient infrastructure for managing complex biological data. Your expertise will directly contribute to groundbreaking research across environmental, agricultural, and biomedical sciences.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Administer AWS Environment: Maintain and optimise the secure AWS infrastructure hosting the Gen3-based OMIX3 platform, including Kubernetes clusters and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Adapt and Integrate Microservices: Configure and integrate Gen3 with various analytics services, implement GA4GH standards, and customise the codebase to meet OMIX3 requirements.
  • Collaborate with Diverse Teams: Work closely with project managers, bioinformaticians, and researchers to ensure the platform aligns with data governance frameworks and project goals.
  • Contribute to Open Source: Push changes upstream to the Gen3 open source project, fostering innovation in the wider scientific community.

You may be a great fit if:
You are a skilled DevOps engineer with a strong background in cloud technologies, microservices architectures, and a passion for applying your expertise to advance biomedical research and data sharing capabilities.

You may also:

  • Possess a degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field, or have extensive industry experience.
  • Have expertise in AWS cloud services, Linux environments, and container technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Be experienced with CI/CD pipelines and microservices architectures, preferably with AWS CDK and Python skills.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Excel in collaboration and communication, with the ability to work independently and solve complex problems.
  • Have experience with open-source contributions and familiarity with human omics data sharing standards.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

  • Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
  • Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
  • Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
  • Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
  • Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members!

For more information check out our benefits page!

Your new team – Australian BioCommons
https://www.biocommons.org.au/

The University of Melbourne is host to the Australian BioCommons, a $20M NCRIS-funded research infrastructure program for life science research (2023-2028). It is the mission of BioCommons to:

  • Sustain strategic leadership in the provision and use of bioinformatics and bioscience data infrastructures at a national scale
  • Actively support life science research communities with community scale digital infrastructure developed and maintained in concert with international peer infrastructures
  • Provide access to platforms and services that:
    • provide sophisticated analysis capabilities, including software and hardware platforms that underpin world class science
    • support digital asset stewardship and management, retention, integration and publication solutions as they evolve
    • enable researchers to observe best-practice data standards, management, interoperability and publication approaches as they evolve
    • provide enduring access to digital techniques, data and tools that are needed by world-class environmental, agricultural and biomedical research
    • provide training and support solutions that enable the rapid and broad-based adoption of the above.
 

Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected, and have the opportunity to thrive regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, being a parent or having caring responsibilities.

The University of Melbourne is committed to fostering a barrier-free and inclusive recruitment process. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates throughout the application and interview stages, including accessible document formats and alternative application methods.  To discuss your specific requirements, please feel free to contact Kim Groizard +61 3 9035 3218 or send an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments' to hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au.  You can find more information for applicants requiring reasonable adjustments on our Careers website: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.

For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring

Working at the University – what you need to know
This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a Working with Children Check The successful candidate can apply for the WWCC as part of the onboarding process. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Join Us and unlock your career potential!
Is this the perfect opportunity for you? Apply today! Including the following documents:

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
  • The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Nick Petersen via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.

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