Cloud Platform Engineer – AWS & Azure, IaC & Security

Pearson Carter; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Carter is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, implement, secure and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. You will work with engineering teams to ensure reliable, scalable platforms aligned with business requirements.

Your role includes securing cloud networking (VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing, DNS), configuring Palo Alto firewalls, and growing Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK and TypeScript.

Qualifications

• Experience designing cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure.
• Proficiency with IaC and CDK in TypeScript.
• Strong networking and security knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Designing, deploying and managing cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• Designing and implementing secure cloud networking solutions, including VPCs and VNets, subnets, routing, DNS and connectivity.
• Configuring and managing Palo Alto firewalls, security groups and network controls.
• Maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using AWS CDK and TypeScript, with improvements through review processes.
• Monitoring cloud infrastructure for performance, availability and security using cloud-native and third-party tools.
• Supporting cloud migration initiatives and hybrid cloud architecture design.
• Designing secure connectivity solutions including VPNs and Direct Connect/ExpressRoute.
• Maintaining CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions runners across environments.
• Supporting vulnerability management and remediation within required timelines.
• Troubleshooting cloud, networking and firewall-related issues.
• Supporting deployment infrastructure for web apps and on-premises software distribution.

Skills

AWS

Azure

IaC

TypeScript

VPC/VNet

Palo Alto

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Monitoring

Security

Tools

AWS CDK

Terraform

Job description

Pearson Carter is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, implement, secure and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. You will work with engineering teams to ensure reliable, scalable platforms aligned with business requirements.

Your role includes securing cloud networking (VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing, DNS), configuring Palo Alto firewalls, and growing Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK and TypeScript.