Cloud Engineer @ Australian Payments Plus

Hatch; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Payments Plus in Sydney is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer to run, improve and secure our cloud and hybrid infrastructure behind Australia’s digital payments platforms. You’ll provision, configure and operate services, automate routines and help ensure resilience across environments.

You’ll work with engineers and service teams to strengthen security, performance and change processes, contributing to reliable, scalable services that Australians depend on daily.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, security and operational procedures.
• Experience with automation, monitoring and change management.

Responsibilities

• Provision, deploy and configure cloud and infrastructure services per standards.
• Monitor performance, availability and security events; troubleshoot issues.
• Handle system maintenance, patching, backups and restorations.
• Automate routine tasks using scripting to improve efficiency.
• Support change management and configuration procedures; document changes.
• Collaborate with engineers and service teams to improve infrastructure outcomes.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

IaaS/PaaS

Automation

Monitoring

Security practices

High availability

Job description

We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose - to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. You'll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work. Taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun, friendships, and flexibility in your daily life.

We're driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game? We're ready to help you do it.

The Purpose

As a Cloud Engineer at AP+, you'll help run and continuously improve the cloud and infrastructure services behind Australia's digital payments platforms. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on provisioning, configuring, operating and optimising secure, reliable infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments. You'll work across day-to-day operations, automation, performance, security and change to help keep critical services resilient and ready for what comes next.

Key Responsibilities The Role Owns

• Provision, deploy and configure cloud and infrastructure services in line with architecture standards, security requirements and operational procedures.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, availability and security events, troubleshoot operational issues and help maintain reliable, high-performing services.
• Own core operational activities including system maintenance, patching, backups, restorations, installation, testing and decommissioning of infrastructure components.
• Automate routine system administration and infrastructure activities using scripting and standard tooling to improve efficiency, consistency and reliability.
• Support controlled infrastructure change, configuration management and storage activities, ensuring changes are assessed, documented and implemented safely.
• Work closely with engineers, service management teams and stakeholders to improve operational procedures, infrastructure standards and service outcomes.

You'll likely be a strong fit for this role if you have:

• Hands-on experience supporting and operating cloud and/or hybrid infrastructure within an enterprise environment.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms and services, including IaaS/PaaS, alongside virtualisation, storage and infrastructure automation tooling.
• Practical experience monitoring infrastructure, diagnosing operational issues and supporting system installation, maintenance and change activities.
• Ability to automate repeatable administration tasks using scripting and standard tools, with a mindset focused on reliability and continuous improvement.
• An understanding of configuration management, change control and security practices, ideally within a regulated, critical or high-availability technology environment.
• A collaborative, disciplined approach to engineering and documentation, and can work effectively across technical and service teams to deliver dependable infrastructure outcomes.

What Happens Next

At AP+, we believe in the power of passion, pride and purpose. Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments, and we're proud to work together towards this common goal.

If you're a hands-on cloud engineer who enjoys making infrastructure more secure, reliable and automated - and wants to work on technology that Australians rely on every day - we'd love to hear from you.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion, so if you need advice or support with your application, we're here to help. Please reach out to [e-mail]. We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

AP+ are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Provisioning and configuring
• Monitoring performance

Key Strengths

• Automation and scripting
• Monitoring and troubleshooting

Why Australian Payments Plus is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that's right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with Australian Payments Plus not with Hatch.