ANZSCO 261316 · CSOL · Skill level 1

DevOps Engineer

Facilitate and undertake communication, collaboration, integration and automation to improve efficiency and workflow across different specialist IT teams.

ANZSCO 2022, the edition the department applies to the 186 and 482. We hold no 2013 entry for this occupation.

Specialisations within it

  • Cloud Computing Engineer
  • Continuous Integration Engineer

Duties

Published for unit group 2613 Software and Applications Programmers

  • researching, consulting, analysing and evaluating system program needs
  • identifying technology limitations and deficiencies in existing systems and associated processes, procedures and methods
  • testing, debugging, diagnosing and correcting errors and faults in an applications programming language within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications including technical security controls perform to specification
  • writing and maintaining program code to meet system requirements, system designs and technical specifications in accordance with quality accredited standards
  • writing, updating and maintaining technical program, end user documentation and operational procedures
  • providing advice, guidance and expertise in developing proposals and strategies for software design activities such as financial evaluation and costings for recommending software purchases and upgrades
  • managing testing and automation of software and application deployments
  • collecting and analysing operational metrics
  • developing continuous improvement and continuous delivery strategies across system design and software development
  • the creation and development of the tools required to support software and its management and security
  • performing forensic analysis to identify anomalies or threats
  • encryption and decryption
  • identification and mitigation of risks that may affect the performance and security throughout the lifecycle of the product.

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Who assesses this occupation

ACS
Australian Computer Society Incorporated
www.acs.org.au

Last confirmed against the department's list on 9 September 2026.

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Where this comes from

Definition and duties: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO
Assessing authorities and skilled lists: Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list

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