Platform Engineer – Cloud, Automation & Reliability

Leidos; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility & Life Days

Wellbeing programs

Learning & Development

Career Growth

Impactful projects

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build and evolve cloud and hybrid platforms supporting mission-critical applications. You will drive automation, implement IaC, CI/CD, and scripting to streamline delivery while partnering with developers, security, and infrastructure teams to enhance platform reliability and security.

You will work across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, applying modern DevOps practices, monitoring, and lifecycle management to deliver scalable, secure

Qualifications

• Experience in platform engineering, DevOps, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or a related technology discipline.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud and hybrid environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Capability in scripting and automation using languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash.
• Working knowledge of operating systems, networking, APIs, databases, storage, DNS, and enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, observability, Git, and version control practices.
• Understanding of security principles, identity and access management, secrets management, compliance requirements, and platform security controls.
• Well-developed analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to communicate clearly, build productive stakeholder relationships, and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support cloud and hybrid platforms that provide a secure, resilient foundation for business-critical applications and services.
• Drive automation across infrastructure and application delivery through Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, scripting, and deployment tooling, reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency.
• Enhance platform reliability, performance and security by implementing monitoring, observability, vulnerability remediation, lifecycle management, and operational best practices.
• Partner closely with developers, architects, cybersecurity specialists, infrastructure teams and business stakeholders to improve platform capabilities, simplify deployment processes, and deliver continuous improvements across the technology landscape.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud engineering

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Docker

Kubernetes

Networking

Security concepts

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Degree or certificate in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build and evolve cloud and hybrid platforms supporting mission-critical applications. You will drive automation, implement IaC, CI/CD, and scripting to streamline delivery while partnering with developers, security, and infrastructure teams to enhance platform reliability and security.

You will work across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, applying modern DevOps practices, monitoring, and lifecycle management to deliver scalable, secure