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Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Sydney, Australia

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Sydney earns a median of A$160k a year ($110k gross). Sydney has about 5.6 million residents and is the 1st largest of the 5 Australia cities we list. No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based here today; Australia has 1, and remote roles can be done from Sydney.

A$160kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $110k
p10 A$130kp90 A$200k
City factor 1.06×Rank 1 of 5
0Open Release / DevOps Engineer roles in Sydney
1Open in Australia
A$130k–A$260kJunior to lead median / yr
0 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Release / DevOps Engineer roles near Sydney

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Sydney today, so these are the nearest in Australia, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.

All Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Australia

"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.

Pay by level

Release / DevOps Engineer pay by level in Sydney

Gross annual pay in AUD. Sydney is 1.06× the Australia median (+6%), which is A$160k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
JuniorA$100kA$130kA$150k$84k
Mid-levelA$130kA$160kA$200k$110k
SeniorA$170kA$210kA$260k$140k
LeadA$210kA$260kA$320k$170k

Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full Release / DevOps Engineer salary page for Sydney.

The role

What a Release / DevOps Engineer does in Sydney

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule.

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Run release trains, branching and rollbacks
  • Manage test environments and ephemeral stacks
  • Instrument deployments with quality signals
  • Cut pipeline run time and flake rate

Skills and stack employers ask for

CI/CDDocker and KubernetesScriptingObservabilityRelease management

Tools named most often

JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIDocker

Time zone

Sydney is on Australia/Sydney. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 0 h with US East, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Sydney: FAQ

How much does a Release / DevOps Engineer earn in Sydney?

A mid-level Release / DevOps Engineer in Sydney earns a median of A$160k a year ($110k), with a p10 to p90 range of A$130k to A$200k. Junior pay starts near A$130k, senior pay is A$210k and leads reach A$260k.

Are there Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Sydney?

No Release / DevOps Engineer listing is based in Sydney today, but Australia has 1 and Release / DevOps Engineer roles open to remote candidates in the same time zone are common. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

How does Sydney pay compare with the rest of Australia?

Sydney ranks 1st of 5 Australia cities we track for Release / DevOps Engineer pay, at 1.06x the national median (+6%). The national mid-level median is A$160k, so Sydney is above it. Against the US it is 21% below the US median of $140k.

What skills do Release / DevOps Engineer jobs in Sydney ask for?

Owns pipelines, environments and release trains that ship quality on schedule. Typical requirements: CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes, Scripting, Observability, Release management. The tools named most often are Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker.

Can a Release / DevOps Engineer work with US or European teams from Sydney?

Sydney is on Australia/Sydney. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 0 h with US East, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe. 80% of Release / DevOps Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

How do I get a Release / DevOps Engineer job in Sydney with PassRidge?

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