Platform Engineer (Aks And Azure)

Accenture Global; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Career break opportunities

Structured career development program

Local and international careerOpportun

Family Inclusive Workplace

Flexible Work Arrangements

Top 3 Diversity & Inclusion Index

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Platform Engineer (Azure & AKS) to design, build and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms. You will automate provisioning with Terraform, integrate CI/CD pipelines, and apply DevSecOps practices across Azure services and AKS clusters.

You will work with engineering, infrastructure and security teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions, monitor performance with Prometheus and Application Insights, and continuously improve operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Platform Engineering or DevOps.
• Hands-on Azure and AKS administration and operations.
• Proficient with IaC (Terraform) and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with GitOps and automated config management.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support AKS-based platforms and Azure infra.
• Automate provisioning and deployments using Terraform and CI/CD tools.
• Implement security, RBAC, key vaults, and DevSecOps controls.
• Monitor and optimise platform performance with Prometheus and Grafana.
• Collaborate across engineering, infra and security teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Automation & Scripting

Security & RBAC

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub

AKS

Argo CD

Flux

SonarQube

Artifactory

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure Application Insights

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Job description

About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com. THE WORK Join Accenture as a Platform Engineer (Azure & AKS) and help build secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms that power modern applications. You'll work across engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to design, automate, and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments. Using cloud-native technologies and Infrastructure as Code, you'll help deliver reliable platforms, improve operational excellence, and enable teams to innovate with confidence. Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms and associated Azure infrastructure.
• Automate platform provisioning, configuration and deployments using Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHub and Helm.
• Implement security, compliance and operational best practices including RBAC, Managed Identity, secrets management and DevSecOps controls.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and optimise platform performance using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Azure Application Insights.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure and security teams to deliver reliable and scalable cloud solutions.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Significant experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes, Docker and Linux administration.
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform, and automation/scripting practices.
• Experience implementing CI/CD, GitOps and software configuration management using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, Argo CD, Flux, SonarQube or Artifactory.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, Azure Key Vault, Managed Identity, RBAC, networking fundamentals and enterprise storage solutions.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent

Benefits of working at Accenture:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

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