Security-Cleared Systems Engineer – AWS Cloud Ops

Amazon Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Australia in Sydney is seeking engineers to help define hardware requirements and build operability features, including health monitoring and self-healing automation. You will develop tooling to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency across growing workloads.

This role emphasizes security-aligned cloud operations, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and on-call incident support. Applicants must be Australian citizens eligible for security clearance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Linux, using the command line and basic administration, and computer networking fundamentals.
• 3+ Years of Operations experience working with CI/CD Pipelines and deployment systems like; Terraform, Github Actions, Jenkins, or others.
• Able to troubleshoot at all levels, from network to operating systems to software applications.
• 3+ Years working in Linux or other UNIX based Operating Systems.
• Experience supporting cloud systems or other services. Proficient troubleshooting and anticipating problems that affect the performance, reliability, or availability of software systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and/or refine hardware requirements, participate in the development and delivery of operability-related features such as system health monitoring, diagnostics, repair, and other self-healing automation
• Develop or further existing application and system management tools and processes that reduce manual efforts and increase overall efficiency
• Adapt and improve operations management systems and processes to accommodate rapid and increasing growth in systems and traffic
• Participate in the design and execution of production acceptance tests and new hardware evaluations
• Monitor the health of the fleet, automating system health, maintenance tasks, and reporting systems as needed
• Participate in “on-call” rotations to resolve incidents occurring out-of-hours.

Skills

Linux

CI/CD pipelines

Troubleshooting

UNIX

Cloud systems

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Bash scripting

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Australia in Sydney is seeking engineers to help define hardware requirements and build operability features, including health monitoring and self-healing automation. You will develop tooling to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency across growing workloads.

This role emphasizes security-aligned cloud operations, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and on-call incident support. Applicants must be Australian citizens eligible for security clearance.