Public Cloud Engineer

NEC Australia Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & wellness days (after 6 months)

14 weeks paid parental leave

Up to 4 paid volunteer days per year

Discounts on health insurance, travel,

Salary sacrificing options (car lease,

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

NEC Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our agile cloud team. You’ll configure and maintain enterprise cloud environments across AWS and Azure, building secure, scalable platforms and automating workflows to improve reliability.

You’ll collaborate with Senior Engineers and Project teams, drive IaC with Terraform, participate in incident and change management, and help deliver cloud services that meet security and SLA requirements for government and enterprise customers.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in cloud engineering, operations or managed services.
• Experience with AWS Landing Zones and/or Azure Landing Zones.
• Hands-on Terraform / Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience administering enterprise AWS/Azure environments.
• Experience with GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of cloud governance, identity and security controls.
• Experience integrating cloud services via APIs and automation.
• Familiar with ITIL incident, problem and change management.
• Experience in Agile and DevOps delivery.
• Understanding FinOps to optimise cloud spend.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain public cloud platform across AWS and Azure.
• Deliver cloud infrastructure and platform services per approved designs.
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD adoption.
• Support Landing Zone implementations and platform enhancements.
• Participate in incident, problem and change management.
• Contribute to standardised cloud service offerings.
• Improve availability, security, performance and efficiency.
• Support customer workshops and service reviews.
• Take ownership of customer environments meeting SLAs.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Cloud Operations

Managed Services

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

AWS

Azure

GitHub

Azure DevOps

APIs automation

Cloud Security

ITIL

Agile

DevOps

FinOps

Communication

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Job description

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

NEC is a global technology leader helping organisations navigate tomorrow's challenges through innovation, collaboration, and purpose. For more than 50 years in Australia, we've partnered with government and enterprise customers to deliver transformative solutions across AI, cyber security, cloud, digital identity, communications, managed services, and critical infrastructure. At NEC, talented people come together to solve complex problems, create meaningful impact, and help orchestrate a brighter, safer, and more connected future.

NEC is a global technology leader helping organisations navigate tomorrow's challenges through innovation, collaboration, and purpose. For more than 50 years in Australia, we've partnered with government and enterprise customers to deliver transformative solutions across AI, cyber security, cloud, digital identity, communications, managed services, and critical infrastructure. At NEC, talented people come together to solve complex problems, create meaningful impact, and help orchestrate a brighter, safer, and more connected future.