At WorkCover Queensland our vision is to be the best worker’s compensation insurer, to make a positive difference to people’s lives and to keep Queenslanders working. Our flexible work environment allows you to be your best every day and contribute to the big picture.  

Our organisation is made up of individuals who collaborate and seek to engage others, working together as One Team. We embrace diversity and value people who bring personal energy and authenticity to everything they do. If you’re someone with a strong values-oriented compass and you want to achieve sustainable outcomes, you will find a great community at WorkCover.  

We are looking for a Principal DevOps Engineer to join our team and drive the streamlining of our software development lifecycle. Through this you will help improve productivity, delivery speed and code quality of our engineering teams enabling delivery of quality business outcomes.  

You'll contribute to: 

• Process Optimisation Excellence: Eliminate manual catalog updates and streamline release processes through innovative automation solutions that directly support our mission of keeping Queenslanders working 

• Seamless Tool Integration: Design and implement connections between GitHub, JIRA, and other development tools to create efficient, unified workflows that enhance our service delivery to Queensland workers and employers 

• Platform Engineering Leadership: Build self-service capabilities that empower development teams while maintaining the operational stability essential for our worker's compensation services 

• Automation and Security Integration: Create reliable, repeatable processes that reduce human error and implement DevSecOps practices to ensure the security and integrity of our systems 

A bit about you: 

• Technical Leadership Experience: 8+ years in enterprise cloud environments with a proven track record of technical leadership, mentoring teams, and driving cultural transformation between development and operations 

• Cloud-Native Expertise: Deep AWS knowledge with hands-on Kubernetes orchestration experience, combined with Infrastructure as Code proficiency using CDK, CloudFormation, and Ansible 

• Pipeline Architecture Skills: Expert-level ability to design and implement CI/CD workflows, with polyglot engineering capabilities across Java/Spring ecosystems, TypeScript, and shell scripting 

• Collaborative Innovation Mindset: Natural teacher and change agent who breaks down silos, fosters cross-functional collaboration, and balances immediate technical needs with long-term architectural vision 

Working in a collaborative team environment within a supportive and engaged organisation, you'll enjoy a hybrid work model, access to personalised learning and development opportunities and the holistic support of our health and wellbeing program. We offer industry competitive salaries, a generous superannuation scheme (including co-contribution) and study assistance. You can find out more about our Employee Benefits by visiting Working at WorkCover Qld. 

How do I apply? 

Please submit your resume and an optional covering letter to Emily Millard, Senior Talent Specialist with applications closing at 5pm on Friday 18th July 2025. 

We are committed to ensuring WorkCover reflects the diversity of the Queensland community. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTQIA+SB community, people of all ages, people who are neurodivergent, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our recruitment team during your conversation with them.