OSCA 273332: DevOps Engineer
Facilitates and undertakes communication, collaboration, integration and automation to improve efficiency and workflow across different specialist IT teams. This record sits in Software and Applications Engineers. Related ANZSIC industry links are included for faster classification cross-checking. Skill level 1 is attached to this occupation record.
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Role overview
Facilitates and undertakes communication, collaboration, integration and automation to improve efficiency and workflow across different specialist IT teams.
Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.
Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 27 ICT Professionals
- Minor group
- 273 ICT Programmers, Analysts, Architects and Engineers
- Unit group
- 2733 Software and Applications Engineers
Tasks
- Leads and coordinates software development and operations, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, code deployment and system automation
- Promotes collaboration between development teams and operations teams
- Deploys applications or updates systems to ensure uniformity between networks, servers and automation elements within a given environment
- Automates software and infrastructure deployment using automation tools to improve the software development life cycle
- Implements and manages containerisation technologies
- Conducts performance testing and tuning to optimise the performance and stability of operational infrastructure
- Automates security testing and vulnerability scanning across the entire software development lifecycle
Skill level guidance
Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.
How to use this occupation page
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Compare OSCA 273332 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code273332 DevOps Engineer | 273331 Cloud Engineer | 273333 Software Engineer |
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| Official role definition | Facilitates and undertakes communication, collaboration, integration and automation to improve efficiency and workflow across different specialist IT teams. | Builds, supports, manages and maintains cloud-based solutions and services, including cloud-based processes, applications, storage and computer networks. | Designs, develops, modifies, documents, tests and maintains software applications and systems using programming languages and development tools. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 |
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| Alternative titles | Not stated | Not stated |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
Compliance risk score
4 of 4 factors passing
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Frequently asked questions
What does OSCA 273332 do?
DevOps Engineer is the current ABS occupation record used to describe a specific occupation. It sits in the OSCA hierarchy and carries skill-level context plus related titles and tasks.
How should I read the skill level?
The skill level tells you the educational or training depth that the ABS associates with the occupation. It is a classification signal, not a salary band or a qualification checklist on its own.
Why is industry context shown on an occupation page?
Industry context helps when the title is common or ambiguous. It shows where the occupation is typically employed so you can compare it with the right ANZSIC family.
Source and trust
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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