Hybrid Junior DevOps Engineer

at LEAP Wealth

• Job title: Junior DevOps Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, EC2, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sydney, Australia

About the role

• Junior DevOps Engineer at LEAP Legal Software supporting AWS environments across multiple development teams. Collaborating on diverse tasks in a hybrid work setting.

Responsibilities

• We're hiring two Junior DevOps Engineers to support multiple development teams across our AWS environment.
• You’ll work on a broad range of tasks, from managing access and permissions, maintaining and troubleshooting AWS infrastructure, through to supporting the delivery of applications and services that run across multiple AWS services, accounts, and regions.
• You’ll gain hands-on experience working at real scale, with exposure to a wide range of AWS services and modern DevOps practices.
• Supported by close collaboration with our senior engineers and a strong partnership with AWS Enterprise Support, this role offers a genuine opportunity to learn quickly, take on real responsibility, and build a solid foundation for a DevOps career.
• Action tickets assigned to you via JIRA.
• Be the first response to Production incidents during business hours, escalating when needed.
• Be involved with DevOps team projects to improve existing architecture, enhance security and meet best practices.
• Create and maintain documentation of internal processes.
• Be part of the on-call rotation for service outages outside business hours (approximately 1 week in every 10).

Requirements

• Experience in a technical role (e.g. Software Development, IT Support), or a Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• Exposure to scripting or automation using Python, PowerShell, and/or Bash (Python preferred)
• An AWS certification (Cloud Practitioner or Associate level preferred)
• Foundational knowledge of core AWS services such as ECS, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Route 53, and CloudFormation
• Strong problem-solving skills with an interest in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• A willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, and ways of working.

Benefits

• Your work matters. Helping lawyers help people sits at the heart of everything we do. We solve real world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects – and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic, passionate people who love what they do.
• Well-funded and global. LEAP is the leading provider of Legal Practice Management Solutions across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. We're part of ATI – one of the largest international LegalTech companies.
• Flexible and hybrid working. We'd like to find this person in Sydney, but we want you to work in a way that suits you and we're open to flexible arrangements that support you.
• Grow your career with us. Our founder Christian Beck has been building legal tech businesses for over 30 years. There are opportunities galore to expand your career based on where your interests lie. We're not afraid to pivot based on market conditions - you will always have the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and do your best work here.
• Have fun with us. Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.
• We value your well-being - enjoy an additional paid wellbeing day every year, free gym membership, corporate dental plan and weekly massages in the office.
• Work in a new, beautiful office space – with a catered lunch and breakfast every week, fully stocked kitchen and an on-site barista.
• Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to LEAP to support you in buying your primary residence.