Cloud Architect

Velan Consulting Pty Ltd; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Velan Consulting Pty Ltd is seeking an AWS Cloud Platform Architect to design, implement and secure scalable cloud platforms for Australian government and private clients. The role is hybrid, nationwide, requiring strong hands-on expertise with EKS, Kubernetes, and automation to sustain high availability.

You will own CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and ArgoCD, monitor using Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch, and lead incident investigations while collaborating with security and engineering

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support.
• Strong experience with Amazon EKS and Kubernetes cluster administration, upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Experience in infrastructure automation and cloud engineering practices to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
• Knowledge of AWS security architecture including IAM, WAF, RBAC and secret management.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Argo CD or similar tools.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or Dynatrace.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills, including root cause analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement, with ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a secure, reliable and high-performing AWS environment with EKS focus.
• Manage AWS infrastructure operations for performance, availability and security.
• Administer EKS and Kubernetes environments, including upgrades and patching.
• Develop automation to streamline operations and backups.
• Monitor and optimise platform performance and costs.
• Maintain monitoring/observability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch and Dynatrace.
• Implement and maintain AWS security controls (WAF, IAM, RBAC, secrets).
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD for reliable deployments.
• Investigate incidents and perform root-cause analysis to prevent recurrences.

Skills

AWS

EKS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

Cloud security

Incident management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

ArgoCD

Dynatrace

Job description

Velan Consulting Pty Ltd - Direct Supplier to both Federal and Private Clients.

AWS Cloud Platform Architect | Australia - Hybrid |

Working Arrangement - Can work across Australia (Hybrid) | Australian Citizens with or without Baseline ( Baseline preferred)| Long term contract

AWS Cloud Platform Architect key duties and responsibilities are outlined below:

The AWS Platform Engineer / Architect key duties and responsibilities are outlined below:

• The role is responsible for maintaining a secure, reliable and high-performing AWS environment, with a particular focus on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), infrastructure automation, platform security and operational resilience.
• Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure operations, ensuring the on-going performance, availability, security and reliability.
• Administer and maintain Amazon EKS and Kubernetes environments, including cluster upgrades, node group management, patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Develop and implement infrastructure automation to streamline operational processes, reduce manual intervention and improve platform efficiency, including automated patching and backups
• Monitor and optimise platform performance, capacity, scalability and resource utilisation, identifying opportunities to improve resilience and manage AWS infrastructure costs.
• Maintain and enhance monitoring, logging and observability capabilities using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch and Dynatrace
• Implement and maintain AWS security controls, including Web Application Firewall (WAF), IAM, IRSA, RBAC and secrets management, ensuring alignment with applicable security and governance requirements.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD to support secure, consistent and reliable application deployments.
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure incidents, technical defects and performance issues, undertaking root cause analysis and implementing preventative improvements.

The key skills and experience for the role is outlined below:

• A minimum of three years’ demonstrated hands‑on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support, preferably within complex enterprise or production environments.
• Strong technical expertise and hands‑on experience with Amazon EKS and Kubernetes, including cluster administration, upgrades, troubleshooting, patching and performance optimisation.
• Demonstrated experience in infrastructure automation and cloud engineering practices, with the ability to implement reliable, secure and efficient operational solutions.
• Sound knowledge of AWS security architecture and controls, including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets management and vulnerability management.
• Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Argo CD or comparable deployment technologies.
• Practical experience with monitoring, logging and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch or Dynatrace.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving capabilities, including experience managing production incidents, undertaking root cause analysis and supporting service recovery.
• Well‑developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary technical and security teams.

The desirable skills and experience for the role is outlined below:

• Experience supporting business‑critical cloud platforms within Australian Government or similarly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies, including Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of GitOps practices and automated deployment methodologies.
• Understanding of Australian Government cybersecurity requirements, including the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential Eight.
• Relevant AWS or Kubernetes certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience supporting major platform releases, security remediation and infrastructure improvement initiatives.