AWS AI/ML Engineer

Recruitment Hive; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruitment Hive Pty Ltd is seeking an AWS AI/ML Engineer for an independent Federal Government agency in Canberra. You will design, build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure for AI, ML, software engineering and data science workloads.

Responsibilities include implementing IaC with Terraform/AWS CDK/CloudFormation, provisioning environments, supporting networking, IAM, storage and security, and developing CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment of AI services and models.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying and supporting cloud-based AI/ML workloads on AWS.
• Proficient with IaC using Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation or equivalent.
• Hands-on with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes; EKS preferred).
• Experience with CI/CD for ML apps and data products.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation or similar.
• Provision and maintain cloud environments for development, testing, pilots and production.
• Support cloud networking, IAM, storage, compute and security services for products.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, security scanning and deployment.
• Automate deployment of APIs, web apps, AI services, ML models and data products.
• Deploy, manage and support containerized apps using Docker, Kubernetes and EKS.
• Configure deployment environments for generative AI, ML and analytical products.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

Amazon EKS

Monitoring & observability

MLOps / AI model deployment

Security & IAM

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

Job description

• Design, build & maintain AWS cloud infrastructure for AI/ML

Our client, an independent Federal Government agency responsible for implementing and administering the National Disability Insurance Scheme, require the services of a AWS AI/ML Engineer.

Key Duties of the AWS AI/ML Engineer

• Design, build & maintain AWS cloud infrastructure for AI, machine learning, software engineering & data science workloads;
• Implement & manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation or similar tools;
• Provision & maintain cloud environments for development, testing, pilots & production-ready solutions;
• Support cloud networking, IAM, storage, compute & security services for products;
• Design, develop & maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, security scanning & deployment activities;
• Automate deployment of APIs, web applications, AI services, machine learning models & data products;
• Deploy, manage & support containerised applications using Docker, Kubernetes & Amazon EKS;
• Configure & maintain deployment environments for generative AI, machine learning & analytical products.

Skills and Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying & supporting cloud-based solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS);
• Demonstrated experience developing & maintaining CI/CD pipelines to build, test & reliably deploy applications & services;
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation or equivalent;
• Experience with containerisation & orchestration technologies, including Docker & Kubernetes, preferably Amazon EKS;
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging & observability solutions for cloud-based applications & platforms;
• Experience supporting machine learning, artificial intelligence or data science platforms (desired);
• Experience with MLOps, LLMOps or AI model deployment & monitoring practices (desired);
• Familiarity with Amazon Bedrock & deploying generative AI or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions (desired);
• Experience implementing cloud security controls, identity & access management, secrets management & compliance automation (desired).

Please note that applications close on Wednesday the 11th of November 2026 at 11am.

We Value Diversity

The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.