Cloud Operations Administrator

Leidos; South Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave

Family-friendly workplace

Global technology leader

Job summary

Leidos Australia is hiring a Cloud Operations Administrator to manage secure cloud platforms across customer environments. You will ensure availability, reliability and security while partnering with engineering, cyber security and stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes automation, incident response, and implementing IaC with Terraform, ARM and CloudFormation, along with CI/CD practices. Australian citizenship and active NV-2 clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience administering Azure, AWS or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Experience with cloud networking, storage, compute and identity services.
• Experience managing production environments including monitoring, incident response and resolving complex technical issues.
• Strong scripting experience i.e. PowerShell, Python or Bash.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation and a working knowledge of DevOps or CI/CD tools and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Administer secure cloud platforms to maximise availability, performance and security.
• Resolve incidents, problems and changes across complex cloud environments.
• Automate operational tasks using scripting, IaC and CI/CD tools.
• Strengthen security through patching, remediation and compliance activities.
• Partner with technical teams and customers to deliver resilient cloud services.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Cloud security

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD tooling

Tools

Terraform

Azure ARM

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Cloud Operations Administrator

• Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.
• Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.
• We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace – we understand the diverse roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

Join Leidos Australia as a Cloud Operations Administrator where you will manage and optimise secure cloud platforms supporting critical customer environments. As a senior technical practitioner, you’ll ensure cloud services remain secure, reliable and available while working closely with engineering, cyber security and customer stakeholders to deliver secure and scalable solutions and drive operational excellence.

• Administer secure cloud platforms to maximise availability, performance and security.
• Resolve incidents, problems and changes across complex cloud environments
• Automate operational tasks using scripting, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tools
• Strengthen security through patching, remediation and compliance activities
• Partner with technical teams and customers to deliver resilient cloud services

What You’ll Bring to Make an Impact

• Proven experience administering Azure, AWS or equivalent cloud platforms
• Experience with cloud networking, storage, compute and identity services.
• Experience managing production environments including monitoring, incident response and resolving complex technical issues
• Strong scripting experience i.e. PowerShell, Python or Bash
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation and a working knowledge of DevOps or CI/CD tools and pipelines

Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen who holds an active NV-2 Security Clearance accompanied by the ability to be successful for a DISA/OSA.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It’s about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Next Steps

• Recruitment process – typically includes two interviews, a potential case study discussion, and background checks (varies by role). The Talent Acquisition team will brief you in detail before the commencement of interviews.
• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.

If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.