Global Cloud Engineer – AWS & Azure, Flexible Work

Pearson Carter; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Carter is seeking a Cloud Engineer with 5 years of hands-on experience across AWS and/or Azure to design, implement and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure. You will work across time zones with digital teams to support cloud migration, security, and best practices in multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

The role emphasizes IaC, CI/CD, network security and ongoing improvement of cloud solutions, with a hands-on focus on firewalls, monitoring, and secure connectivity.

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Strong scripting skills using Python, Bash or PowerShell.
• Solid understanding of cloud security principles.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking including VPCs, VNets, subnets, routing tables and DNS.
• Hands-on experience with firewalls and security controls such as Palo Alto, AWS Security Groups, NACLs and Azure NSGs.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Experience designing secure network connectivity, including VPNs, private endpoints and hybrid networking.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Good understanding of monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor or Prometheus.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• Build and maintain secure network solutions including VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing and connectivity.
• Configure and manage Palo Alto firewalls, security groups and other security controls.
• Maintain and improve Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK and TypeScript.
• Monitor system performance, availability and security using cloud-native and third‑party tools.
• Support cloud migration and hybrid cloud strategies.
• Design and maintain secure connectivity including VPN, site‑to‑site VPN, Direct Connect and ExpressRoute.
• Maintain infrastructure supporting CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions runners and deployment environments.
• Support vulnerability remediation and security response activities.
• Troubleshoot cloud, networking and firewall issues.
• Support infrastructure used for web applications and on‑premises software distribution.

Skills

Scripting

Cloud security

Cloud networking

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

AWS CDK

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Palo Alto Firewall

Cloud monitoring tools (CloudWatch/Azure Monitor)

Job description

Pearson Carter is seeking a Cloud Engineer with 5 years of hands-on experience across AWS and/or Azure to design, implement and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure. You will work across time zones with digital teams to support cloud migration, security, and best practices in multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

The role emphasizes IaC, CI/CD, network security and ongoing improvement of cloud solutions, with a hands-on focus on firewalls, monitoring, and secure connectivity.