AWS Cloud Engineer

Talent; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks a Cloud Engineer based in Canberra, Australia. This role involves designing and building advanced AWS cloud infrastructures, developing automated solutions, and optimizing cloud functionalities. Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering with a strong background in AWS and DevOps practices. An ideal candidate will also possess knowledge of data engineering technologies, contributing to mission-critical projects for a Federal Government client.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience designing and building AWS cloud solutions using IaC.
• Strong background in DevOps/GitOps, CI/CD, and cloud security.
• Solid experience with data engineering technologies: Spark, SQL/NoSQL.
• Programming in Java (Maven), Scala or Python with data and ML pipelines
• Experience in large organisations and large cloud deployments, ideally in Agile/Scrum
• Relevant IT/CS/Data Science degree; exposure to AI/ML, MLOps, ETL/ELT and automated testing is highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable AWS cloud solutions aligned with business goals.
• Develop data, integration, and machine learning solutions.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code and DevOps practices.
• Implementing infrastructure-as-code, automation and DevOps practices to improve reliability and delivery speed
• Optimising cloud solutions for performance, resilience, monitoring, security and cost efficiency
• Upskilling and knowledge transfer across the team

Skills

AWS cloud engineering

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevOps/GitOps

Containers and Kubernetes

Data engineering technologies

Programming languages (Java, Scala, Python)

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in IT/Computer Science/Data Science

Tools

Terraform

CDK

Kubernetes

Spark

DynamoDB

Parquet / Delta Lake / Iceberg

Job description

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• AWS cloud engineering, IaC (Terraform/CDK), containers/Kubernetes, data & ML pipelines, automation and DevOps
• 12 months + 2 x 12 months
• Must hold minimum Baseline clearance

Our Client

Our Federal Government client is Australia's principle revenue collection agency, primarily responsible for administering the federal taxation system and superannuation legislation, as well as managing and delivering a range of Australian government payment and loan schemes.

The Role

Join a high-performing cloud and data team delivering mission-critical solutions at scale. As a Cloud Engineer, you'll design and build modern AWS platforms, data and machine learning pipelines, and automated solutions that directly enable analytics, AI and digital services across a large, complex environment.

Your duties will include:

• Designing and building secure, scalable AWS cloud solutions aligned to business goals
• Translating customer needs and business outcomes into high-level and detailed cloud solution designs
• Developing data, integration and machine learning solutions and pipelines (ingestion, movement, curation, orchestration)
• Implementing infrastructure-as-code, automation and DevOps practices to improve reliability and delivery speed
• Optimising cloud solutions for performance, resilience, monitoring, security and cost efficiency
• Actively participating in upskilling and knowledge transfer activities to build internal capability across the team

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• 5+ years' experience designing and building AWS cloud solutions using IaC (Terraform/CDK), containers and Kubernetes
• Strong background in DevOps/GitOps, CI/CD, automation, and cloud security, including monitoring of enterprise-grade solutions
• Solid experience with data engineering technologies: Spark, SQL/NoSQL (e.g. DynamoDB), Parquet/Delta Lake/Iceberg and related tooling
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java (Maven), Scala or Python, with experience building data and ML pipelines
• Experience working in large organisations and large cloud deployments, ideally within Agile/Scrum environments, with strong problem-solving skills
• Relevant tertiary qualification in IT/Computer Science/Data Science (or similar); exposure to AI/ML, MLOps, ETL/ELT and automated testing is highly regarded

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click 'APPLY'. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email [e-mail]