Senior AWS Cloud Engineer – Secure Gov Cloud & AI Platform

Experis Executive; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Executive in Canberra is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join a high-profile government technology program delivering secure cloud hosting and AI platform capabilities across the Australian Public Service. The role focuses on designing, building, and supporting secure AWS cloud environments in a highly regulated setting, with a 6-month initial contract and extension options.

You will work with stakeholders to implement cloud infrastructure, security controls, automation and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, deploying and supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of AWS security best practices and ISM-aligned controls.
• Hands-on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Background in cloud engineering, architecture, DevOps or related disciplines.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automation and DevSecOps.
• Experience with IAM and cloud governance frameworks.
• Exposure to tooling such as Jenkins, Git, ELK Stack.
• Excellent troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage AWS infrastructure including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and VPC services.
• Develop and implement cloud security controls aligned with the ISM.
• Conduct security assessments, audits and vulnerability reviews.
• Monitor, maintain and optimise performance, scalability and availability of AWS environments.
• Build and manage infrastructure through IaC and automation frameworks.
• Support delivery teams adopting AWS services and provide technical guidance and documentation.
• Contribute to DevOps/DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipeline development and automation.
• Provide technical leadership and knowledge transfer to stakeholders and team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient cloud capabilities.

Skills

AWS cloud design

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Kubernetes

DevSecOps

IAM governance

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Tools

Jenkins

Git

ELK Stack

Job description

Experis Executive in Canberra is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join a high-profile government technology program delivering secure cloud hosting and AI platform capabilities across the Australian Public Service. The role focuses on designing, building, and supporting secure AWS cloud environments in a highly regulated setting, with a 6-month initial contract and extension options.

You will work with stakeholders to implement cloud infrastructure, security controls, automation and