Cloud Platform Engineer, Google Cloud – Flexible Location

Deakin partnership; Geelong; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Deakin University is seeking an Engineer, Google Cloud to support delivery and optimisation of Google Cloud services across the University. You will coordinate provisioning, configuration and governance-aligned improvements, working with technical teams and stakeholders to enhance performance and reliability.

Key tasks include analysing cloud environments, identifying improvements, maintaining compliance, and steering projects with a strong emphasis on collaboration and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Degree with substantial relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven experience delivering and building complex cloud environments, esp. GCP; AWS/Azure desirable.
• Strong Python development skills, especially Cloud Functions, for guardrail systems.
• Analytical with ability to coordinate or lead complex work and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and perform system administration across Google services.

Responsibilities

• Analyse complex cloud environment to understand functional design.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement change through proper channels.
• Ensure cloud environment compliance and availability.
• Prioritise work and evaluate progress to deliver outcomes.
• Provide constructive feedback to support team capability.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities and expectations within teams.
• Seek and respond to feedback to improve services.
• Contribute to planning and delivery aligned to priorities.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Problem solving

Governance & compliance

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Python

Cloud Functions

Workspace

Play Console

My Business

Search Console

Analytics

Tag Manager

Job description

Deakin University is seeking an Engineer, Google Cloud to support delivery and optimisation of Google Cloud services across the University. You will coordinate provisioning, configuration and governance-aligned improvements, working with technical teams and stakeholders to enhance performance and reliability.

Key tasks include analysing cloud environments, identifying improvements, maintaining compliance, and steering projects with a strong emphasis on collaboration and operational excellence.