Energy Exemplar, founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, empowers transformative energy decisions through its award-winning software portfolio (PLEXOS®, Aurora, Adapt2), trusted globally to revolutionize the energy ecosystem. The company is growing rapidly (~30% YoY) with a remote-first, global team culture rooted in ownership, integrity, and innovation. Core values—Customer Success, One Global Team, Integrity & Ownership, and Innovation Excellence—guide collaboration and problem-solving. The Senior DevOps Engineer will drive automation, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and manage containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes) to build resilient, scalable infrastructure for seamless application delivery and support.
Responsibilities
- Design, provision, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Bicep/Terraform — modular, parameterized, environment-aware
- Manage AKS clusters: node pools, upgrades, RBAC, network policies, CNI (Azure CNI / Overlay), ingress (NGINX/AppGW), HPA, pod security standards
- Author and maintain multi-stage Azure Pipelines (YAML) with reusable templates, variable groups, environments, and approval gates
- Write PowerShell automation for provisioning, release rollout, and environment management (non-negotiable)
- Triage and remediate CVEs; track and close VAPT findings within agreed SLAs
- Apply pod security standards, network policies, and least-privilege RBAC across Kubernetes namespaces
- Build and maintain KQL-based alerts, dashboards, and workbooks in Log Analytics
- Manage Prometheus + Grafana stacks for Kubernetes workload observability
- Author optimized multi-stage Dockerfiles; enforce image size and vulnerability standards
- Manage image lifecycle in ACR (tagging strategy, retention policies, geo-replication)
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in DevOps
- Azure — AKS, Azure DevOps (Pipelines, Repos, Boards), Key Vault, ACR, Monitor, Log Analytics, App Configuration
- Kubernetes — workload deployment, RBAC, network policies, ingress, HPA, pod security, troubleshooting
- Docker — multi-stage builds, image optimization, registry management
- Bicep / Terraform — authoring modular, parameterized IaC; ARM comprehension at minimum
- Azure Pipelines — multi-stage YAML, templates, variable groups, environments, approval gates
- PowerShell — release automation, provisioning scripts (non-negotiable); Bash for Linux containers
- Security (critical) — container image scanning (Trivy/Veracode/Defender), CVE triage and remediation, VAPT awareness
- Secrets management — Azure Key Vault, Managed Identity
- Observability — KQL, Log Analytics alerts, Prometheus + Grafana, Application Insights
- Networking — VNets, NSGs, private endpoints, AKS CNI models, TLS/cert-manager
- Agile/ADO — sprint ceremonies, Boards, runbook authoring
- Graduate/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks while working both independently and within a team
Nice to have
- MLOps experience: vLLM deployment on Azure ML, LoRA adapter management, LiteLLM proxy configuration
- Familiarity with AI/ML model gateway patterns (OpenAI-compatible APIs, model routing)
- Nice to have — MLOps (vLLM, Azure ML)
Benefits
- Flexible work environment (remote, office, or hybrid)
- Support for work-life balance and empowerment to take initiative
- Inclusive and diverse workplace with accommodations available during recruitment
- Global team collaboration with a focus on innovation and impact
Additional details
- Energy Exemplar is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion
- Candidate Privacy Notice governs the collection, use, and protection of personal data during recruitment
- Recent accolades include: SaaS Company of the Year (2025), Environmental Impact Award (2025), IPPAI Power Awards (2025), Finalist in Platts Global Energy Awards (2024) and Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards (2024), Top 50 Marketing Team (2024)
- Core values: Customer Success, One Global Team, Integrity & Ownership, Innovation Excellence
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