Release Engineer

Department of Education

Reference number

12955-44295566

Occupation

IT Professional

Work type

Location

Sydney - Greater West

Salary Information

From AUD $154,231.00 to $178,369.00 per year

Closing date

21 July 2026 at 11:59pm

Release Engineer

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

Ongoing Full-Time

Location Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available across NSW Department of Education offices.

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill anticipated vacancies over the next 18 months

Competitive remuneration ranging from $154,231 to $178,369 plus super & annual leave loading.

Join our dynamic team as a Release Engineer and lead the deployment of data products, including analytical reports and dashboards, along with supporting infrastructure from pre-production through to production.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to allocate and provision internal test environments and external data and integration interfaces, enabling seamless, production-ready releases. Working closely with key stakeholders, you will coordinate releases from inception to delivery, ensuring the smooth introduction of new features while minimising operational risk and incidents.

You will continuously improve release processes and quality practices to support high-quality delivery and ongoing service improvement. This includes providing input into processes and technologies, applying best-practice release methodologies, and aligning release activities with operational requirements and organisational objectives. You will facilitate release planning workshops, proactively communicate with stakeholders, and ensure data security and integrity across all environments.

In this role, you will also ensure delivery teams adhere to established engagement and release management processes, enabling compliance with organisational standards. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing business and stakeholder needs while managing competing release priorities across multiple development teams to maintain code integrity and manage interdependencies.

Your day-to-day activities can include:

Design, build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments across multiple environments.

Manage release processes for Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft Fabric solutions.

Configure and deploy Azure Data Lake assets in accordance with Medallion Architecture principles.

Package and deploy PySpark applications, including management of Python dependencies and environment-specific Spark configurations.

Manage Spark notebook deployments, including dependency management and execution sequencing.

Develop, deploy and support Azure Synapse Pipelines, including monitoring, troubleshooting and optimisation.

Create and maintain Microsoft Fabric Lakehouses, including the management of Lakehouse Shortcuts.

Deploy and manage Microsoft Fabric Warehouses, including staged warehouse objects and release processes.

Create, configure and administer Microsoft Fabric Workspaces.

Implement parameterised deployments of Semantic Models, Power BI reports and Microsoft Fabric artefacts across multiple environments.

Build and manage Microsoft Fabric Deployment Pipelines.

Implement secure secrets and credential management using Azure Key Vault and DevOps best practices.

Support release governance, deployment documentation and continuous improvement initiatives.

For further information please

About you

Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Expertise in designing and optimizing release workflows, QA processes, and deployment methodologies

Ability to lead planning sessions, communicate clearly, and manage priorities in a dynamic setting

Commitment to data security, integrity, and compliance across environments

Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

Tertiary qualifications or industry certifications in a relevant discipline and/or equivalent industry experience.

Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Current and valid NSW Working with Children Check Clearance for paid employment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

35 hour working week

Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions

Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

How to apply

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role along with responding to the following pre-screening questions.

Pre-Screening Question 1 - Describe your experience designing and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments. Please include the technologies you have worked with, your level of responsibility, and the types of solutions you have deployed.

Pre-Screening Question 2 - Describe a complex production deployment you managed. What challenges arose and how did you minimise deployment risks?

Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education,

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

Closing date: Tuesday 21st July 2026 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact HM Kylie Bullock via email Kylie.Bullock4@det.nsw.edu.au

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.