Hire DevOps Engineer from Malaysia with FastLaneRecruit
Looking for a smarter, leaner way to automate deployments, harden your security posture and keep your cloud bills in check? With FastLaneRecruit, you don’t just outsource one-off DevOps tasks, you build a dedicated offshore DevOps team in Malaysia. From IaC-driven provisioning and Kubernetes management to compliance reporting for APRA-regulated workloads, our Malaysian engineers embed with your product squads and work Australian hours, giving you enterprise-grade reliability at a fraction of local payroll costs.
Why Malaysian DevOps Engineers Stand Out
Build a Cost-Efficient Offshore DevOps Team in Malaysia
Malaysia produces thousands of computer-science graduates each year and hosts regional hubs for AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud, creating a rich pool of certified DevOps talent. Your engineers work exclusively for you, follow your runbooks and integrate with your existing CI/CD pipelines.
English Proficiency & Enterprise-Cloud Expertise
Malaysian engineers are fluent in English and widely certified in AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud ACE and Terraform Associate, ensuring friction-free collaboration with your Australian architects and MSPs.
End-to-End DevOps Talent
Our offshore DevOps teams cover: continuous integration & delivery (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), container orchestration (EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift), infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi), monitoring & observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog), security hardening & DevSecOps (Snyk, Prisma, AWS Inspector) and FinOps cost-optimisation dashboards.
Proactive, Not Just Script Execution
Your Malaysian engineers alert you to drift, cost anomalies and compliance gaps before they bite, delivering actionable pull requests instead of retroactive incident reports.
Trusted by Australian Enterprises
Malaysian DevOps teams support ASX-listed SaaS companies, fintech scale-ups and State-Government digital services, delivering infrastructure that meets CPS 234 and Essential Eight maturity targets.
Fast Setup. Local Compliance. Zero Bureaucracy
FastLaneRecruit sources, vets, onboards and payrolls your team via our Malaysia Employer-of-Record (EOR) platform, letting you launch in as little as 2–8 weeks with no local entity required.
Outsourced DevOps Engineers Can Perform a Full Range of Cloud- & Infrastructure-Automation Tasks
By outsourcing DevOps to Malaysia, you gain access to skilled professionals who ensure your Australia-based development and operations teams are always deployment-ready.
CI/CD Pipeline Automation
Build, test and deploy across multi-branch workflows with zero-downtime blue-green or canary releases.
Infrastructure as Code
Design and maintain Terraform modules, CloudFormation stacks and Helm charts that pass peer review and security scans.
Kubernetes & Container Ops
Operate EKS/AKS/GKE clusters, implement service meshes, autoscaling and ingress controllers.
Security & Compliance
Enforce CIS Benchmarks, Essential Eight controls and CPS 234 reporting through automated policy as code.
Monitoring & Incident Response
Configure OBS stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) and 24/7 on-call rotation with SRE-grade SLIs/SLOs.
Cloud Cost Optimisation
Right-size instances, implement spot fleets and generate showback reports for departmental charge-back.
Disaster Recovery & Backup
Orchestrate multi-region replication, infrastructure tests and chaos engineering drills.
Toolchain Implementation
Integrate GitHub, Jira, Opsgenie, Slack and Azure DevOps for unified DevSecOps workflows.
Salary Comparison: Hiring in Australia vs. Malaysia
| Role | Australia | Malaysia |
| DevOps Engineer | AUD $120 000 – $140 000 / yr | MYR 100 000 – 150 000 / yr (≈ AUD $32 000 – $48 000) |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | AUD $140 000 – $165 000 / yr | MYR 140 000 – 200 000 / yr (≈ AUD $45 000 – $64 000) |
| DevOps / SRE Lead | AUD $160 000 – $190 000 / yr | MYR 180 000 – 240 000 / yr (≈ AUD $57 000 – $76 000) |
2025 Salary Guide
FastLaneRecruit’s 2025 Salary Guide is an essential resource for hiring managers navigating today’s fast-changing job market. As industries continue to evolve, understanding competitive compensation benchmarks is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent. Our comprehensive guide provides up-to-date salary insights across key job functions and industries in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia empowering you to make informed hiring decisions and stay ahead in an increasingly competitive talent landscape.
Download 2025 Malaysia Salary GuideHiring a DevOps Engineer in Australia vs Malaysia
A full-time mid-level DevOps Engineer in Sydney typically costs AUD $130,000 – $145,000 per year. An equivalent Malaysian engineer costs AUD $35,000 – $45,000 annually while delivering the same AWS certification stack and familiarity with Australian compliance frameworks.
Total Savings: 65 – 70 %
With FastLaneRecruit as your recruitment and Employer-of-Record partner, you gain an on-demand DevOps capability that’s cost-effective, secure and seamlessly aligned with Australian standards.
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Why FastLaneRecruit is the Best Partner
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Global and Australian Companies Leveraging Malaysia for Offshore DevOps Engineers
Forward-thinking Australian businesses are boosting their capacity by tapping Malaysian talent:
Diverse Industries
Real Examples:
E-Commerce Giant Accelerates Release Velocity
A Sydney headless-commerce brand hired two Malaysian DevOps Engineers to rebuild its GitHub Actions pipelines, cutting deployment time from 45 minutes to 8 minutes and boosting weekly release frequency by 5×.
Professional-Services Firm CFintech Meets CPS 234 Ahead of Audituts BAS Prep Costs
A Melbourne neobank brought in a Malaysian DevSecOps specialist to automate CIS benchmarking and encryption-at-rest policies across AWS accounts, passing its APRA audit with zero critical findings and saving AUD $120 k in consultant fees.
Government Digital Service Scales Kubernetes
A State-Government agency supplemented its SRE team with a Malaysian K8s guru to design multi-region fail-over, achieving Essential Eight Maturity Level 2 in under six months and reducing annual infrastructure spend by 28 percent.
Benefits of
Offshore and Remote DevOps Teams
Significant Cost Savings
- Reduce infrastructure-engineering spend by 60 percent+ without sacrificing uptime or security.
Certified & Experienced Engineers
- Access AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes-certified professionals with proven DevSecOps track records.
Faster Hiring, Flexible Scaling
- Spin up a single engineer or an entire SRE squad in as little as 2 weeks.
Focus on Innovation
- Free your Australian developers to ship features while offshore engineers handle automation, monitoring and compliance.
Seamless Integration & Full Control
- Your offshore team follows your sprint cadence and tooling; FastLaneRecruit manages HR, payroll and Malaysian labour law.
Talent Sourcing Process Overview
1 – Discovery Call
Discuss client hiring needs, job role expectations, and recruitment timeline.
2 – Alignment Call
Understand client needs, job role, and ideal candidate profile.
3 – Talent Sourcing
Search and shortlist candidates through our database, job portals, and networks.
Screening & Interview
Conduct initial screening interviews and shortlist top candidates.
4 – Client Interviews
Arrange interviews between the client and shortlisted candidates.
Skills Test & Assessment
Arrange technical or skills-based tests as per client requirements.
Offer & Negotiation
Extend offer, manage negotiations, and confirm candidate acceptance.
5 – Onboarding & Documentation
Facilitate employment contract signing and onboarding process.
Talent Sourcing Process Overview
Total Turnaround Time – 3~8 weeks (subject to role complexity and candidate availability)
1 – Discovery Call
Discuss client hiring needs, job role expectations, and recruitment timeline.
2 – Alignment Call
Understand client needs, job role, and ideal candidate profile.
3 – Talent Sourcing
Search and shortlist candidates through our database, job portals, and networks.
Screening & Interview
Conduct initial screening interviews and shortlist top candidates.
4 – Client Interviews
Arrange interviews between the client and shortlisted candidates.
Skills Test & Assessment
Arrange technical or skills-based tests as per client requirements.
Offer & Negotiation
Extend offer, manage negotiations, and confirm candidate acceptance.
5 – Onboarding & Documentation
Facilitate employment contract signing and onboarding process.
Build Your Offshore DevOps Team Today
Ready to harden security, speed up releases and control cloud costs without inflating your local payroll? FastLaneRecruit builds offshore DevOps teams in Malaysia that keep your pipelines green, your clusters resilient and your auditors happy, all at a price that powers growth.
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