Platform Engineer - Aws

Hudson RPO; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A large enterprise government department is seeking a Platform Engineer AWS Cloud to provide technical support and develop a cloud-based microservices platform. Responsibilities include maintaining technical knowledge, building secure components, and automating processes. Candidates should have strong skills in Kubernetes, AWS, and cloud security practices. This position offers an inclusive workplace and requires strong documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in lifecycle patching for microservice platforms.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain detailed technical knowledge of systems and services.
• Build scalable and secure DevOps-friendly platform components.
• Automate processes to improve efficiency.
• Resolve support issues and manage workloads effectively.
• Collaborate with QA for appropriate testing.
• Manage changes following ITIL standards.
• Maintain technical documentation and network diagrams.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kafka

AWS

Cloud security best practices

Documentation skills

Job description

Our client is a large enterprise government department, looking for a Platform Engineer AWS Cloud, to provide technical support and help develop our Cloud-based Microservices and Event-Driven Platform. This platform enables faster delivery of customer-focused, flexible business solutions. Microservices and event-driven architecture offer benefits like simplified deployment, improved productivity, and scalable, flexible applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain detailed technical knowledge of systems, services, and business usage.
• Build scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure DevOps-friendly platform components.
• Automate processes to improve efficiency.
• Resolve support issues and manage workloads effectively.
• Collaborate with QA to ensure appropriate testing of deliverables.
• Identify and escape complex risks and improvement opportunities.
• Manage changes following ITIL standards and maintain platform governance.
• Maintain technical documentation, network diagrams, and training materials.
• Assist with lifecycle patching for microservices tools like EKS, Trivy, Fluentbit, kube-bench, Metric Server, Nginx Ingress.

Requirements

• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, or AWS.
• Experience in lifecycle patching for microservice platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices.
• Strong documentation skills and ability to work independently or in a team.
• AWS certifications highly regarded.
• Public and private sector experience desirable.

Application

To apply, please upload your CV in Word format, or email

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Casual Loading

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