Cloud Engineer

Slalom; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom Australia is seeking an Engineer - Cloud Platform to deliver reliable cloud platform components and automation within a client-focused, collaborative team. You will contribute to DevOps practices, build CI/CD pipelines, and work with AWS services to enable scalable applications.

You will grow your technical skills in Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, and automation scripting while collaborating with senior engineers to solve practical business problems for customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in cloud engineering or DevOps with exposure to production environments using AWS.
• Experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar.
• Understanding of core cloud concepts and services, particularly AWS.
• Understanding of cloud competencies, including Landing Zone and cloud platform fundamentals and common cloud/hybrid network patterns.
• AWS certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Associate, or similar) are highly regarded.
• Understanding of core AWS services, such as EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, API Gateway, RDS, and CloudWatch.
• Interest in learning how cloud platforms enable scalable, secure, and reliable applications.
• Application migration and modernisation principles.
• Understanding of cloud security-focused engineering practices, including Identity and access management and fundamental cloud security principles.
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure as code, using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK.
• Ability to write and maintain automation scripts using languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar.
• Collaborate across cross-functional and technical teams to deliver Agile-based projects.
• Apply technical knowledge to solve practical business problems for customers.
• Translate customer requirements into practical technical solutions with guidance from senior team members.

Responsibilities

• Apply DevOps culture, tooling, delivery methods, and engineering practices within Slalom and our clients.
• Implement technical solutions based on established architecture and engineering patterns.
• Contribute to estimating work efforts and story pointing for assigned project tasks.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation to support application and platform delivery.
• Work with senior engineers and architects to implement cloud infrastructure and platform components.
• Identify and raise technical risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers.
• Participate in technical discussions, design sessions, code reviews, and Agile ceremonies.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team.
• Build hands-on experience with emerging cloud, automation, and AI technologies.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Job description

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value,in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling,not perfect, but possible.That’swhy we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition,so our people can thrive and love what theydo,most days.

Engineer - Cloud Platform

An Engineer delivers high-quality technical work with guidance and support from more experienced engineers. They work within an area of domain expertise, contribute to breaking down larger problems into smaller deliverable tasks, and develop their technical capability through hands-on project experience. They actively share what they learn with their team and contribute to a culture of continuous learning. In Cloud, an Engineer implements automation and cloud platform components for a given solution. They contribute to the enablement of developers and delivery teams through a DevOps mindset, applying engineering practices to improve consistency, reliability, and delivery velocity.

WHAT WILL YOU DO

Engineer contributes to the implementation of cloud platform, automation, and DevOps solutions. Your role is to deliver reliable technical outcomes while developing your engineering capability and understanding of cloud platforms and modern delivery practices.

Specifically, you will:

• Apply DevOps culture, tooling, delivery methods, and engineering practices within Slalom and our clients.
• Implement technical solutions based on established architecture and engineering patterns.
• Contribute to estimating work efforts and story pointing for assigned project tasks.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation to support application and platform delivery.
• Work with senior engineers and architects to implement cloud infrastructure and platform components.
• Identify and raise technical risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers.
• Participate in technical discussions, design sessions, code reviews, and Agile ceremonies.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team.
• Build hands-on experience with emerging cloud, automation, and AI technologies.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

Experience in cloud engineering, or DevOps, with exposure to production environments using AWS.

Experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or similar.

Understanding of core cloud concepts and services, particularly AWS.

Understanding of cloud competencies, including:

• Landing Zone and cloud platform fundamentals
• Common cloud and hybrid network patterns

AWS certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Developer Associate, Solutions Architect Associate, or similar) are highly regarded.

Understanding of core AWS services, such as EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, API Gateway, RDS, and CloudWatch.

Interest in learning how cloud platforms enable scalable, secure, and reliable applications.

Application migration and modernisation principles

Understanding of cloud security-focused engineering practices, including:

• Identity and access management
• Fundamental cloud security principles

Experience with configuration management and infrastructure as code, using tools such as: Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK.

Ability to write and maintain automation scripts using languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar.

Collaborate across cross-functional and technical teams to deliver Agile-based projects.

Apply technical knowledge to solve practical business problems for customers.

Translate customer requirements into practical technical solutions with guidance from senior team members.

Our Values

Our culture and values reflect each individual Slalomer. We are dedicated to encouraging workplace diversity and ensuring all our people, from any background can contribute to their full potential. We wish to build a team that echoes the diversity of the communities we serve, and our values are an active part of our every‑day, guiding our decisions.

What keeps us here?

When we moved to Australia in 2020, we had no idea just how important our work/life balance would need to be. We’ve asked our consultants what makes Slalom a great place to work and the most common answer – “the freedom to be ourselves when life gets in the way”. We make a big effort to bring everyone together and allow space when space is needed. We believe in helping each other thrive in work and life and are proud to invest in benefits that include holistic wellbeing, meaningful allowances, and investment in our team’s professional, technical, and personal growth.

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Slalom does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.