Public Cloud Engineer

NEC Corporation; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & wellness days

Parental leave

Volunteer days

Discounts on health insurance

Salary sacrifice options

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

NEC Corporation Australia is hiring a Cloud Engineer to build, automate and optimise enterprise cloud platforms across AWS and Azure. You’ll join a collaborative Agile Scrum team, delivering secure, scalable cloud solutions that meet security, SLA and operational requirements.

You’ll work on Landing Zone implementations, IaC with Terraform, and integration with CI/CD practices, while contributing to cloud governance and cost management.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years' experience in Cloud Engineering or related.
• Experience implementing AWS Landing Zones and/or Azure Landing Zones.
• Hands-on with Terraform and IaC.
• Strong administration of enterprise Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience with GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of cloud governance, identity and security controls.
• Experience integrating cloud services via APIs and automation.
• ITIL incident, problem and change management knowledge.
• Experience in Agile and DevOps delivery.
• FinOps to optimise cloud consumption and costs.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently within team.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain public cloud platform across AWS and Azure.
• Deliver cloud infrastructure and platform services aligned to approved designs and engineering standards.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), automation and CI/CD practices.
• Support AWS and Azure Landing Zone implementations, platform enhancements and service improvements.
• Participate in incident, problem and change management activities.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of standardised cloud service offerings.
• Improve service availability, security, performance and operational efficiency.
• Support customer workshops, technical discussions and service reviews.
• Take ownership of customer environments, ensuring services meet operational, security and SLA requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable and highly available cloud solutions.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Terraform IaC

AWS & Azure

DevOps practices

FinOps

ITIL

Agile methodologies

Automation

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

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Office Location: Docklands, VIC, AU, 3008

Company: NEC Corporation

Build, automate and optimise cloud platforms that power mission-critical services.

At NEC Australia, you’ll join a supportive cloud team that works with customers to solve real technology challenges. You’ll use your AWS and Azure experience to build, automate and improve enterprise cloud environments, helping make services more secure, reliable and easier to manage.

As part of our Agile Scrum team, you'll collaborate closely with Senior Engineers, Architects and Project teams to deliver secure, repeatable and customer-focused cloud solutions that genuinely make a difference.

What You'll Be Doing

• Configure and maintain public cloud platform across AWS and Azure.
• Deliver cloud infrastructure and platform services aligned to approved designs and engineering standards.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), automation and CI/CD practices.
• Support AWS and Azure Landing Zone implementations, platform enhancements and service improvements.
• Participate in incident, problem and change management activities.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of standardised cloud service offerings.
• Improve service availability, security, performance and operational efficiency.
• Support customer workshops, technical discussions and service reviews.
• Take ownership of customer environments, ensuring services meet operational, security and SLA requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable and highly available cloud solutions.

What You'll Bring

• 3-6 years' experience in Cloud Engineering, Cloud Operations or Managed Services.
• Experience implementing and supporting AWS Landing Zones and/or Azure Landing Zones
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Strong experience administering enterprise Azure and/or AWS environments.
• Experience using GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with cloud governance, identity and security controls.
• Experience integrating cloud services through APIs and automation.
• Working knowledge of ITIL Incident, Problem and Change Management.
• Experience working within Agile and DevOps delivery teams.
• Experience applying FinOps principles to optimise cloud consumption, operational efficiency and cost management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Why NEC?

At NEC, you'll work alongside talented cloud specialists delivering solutions that support critical services across government and enterprise customers. You'll gain exposure to modern cloud technologies, large-scale transformation projects and a culture that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and professional growth.

What’s In It for You?

• Bonus & wellness days (after 6 months)
• 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Up to 4 paid volunteer days per year
• Discounts on health insurance, travel, entertainment & more
• Salary sacrificing options (car leasing, super, etc.)
• Employee Assistance Program – free, confidential support for you & your family

At NEC, we offer an outstanding working environment and the opportunity to be part of a high performance team. We place great emphasis on our staff satisfaction and have a fantastic corporate culture and a highly responsive management team.

NEC is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.