Senior AWS Platform Engineer: Cloud, Kubernetes & DevOps

Powerdata Group Consulting; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerdata Group Consulting is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise-grade AWS-based platforms. You will focus on automation, reliability, and security across a hybrid cloud environment, collaborating with architects, software engineers, and cyber security specialists.

The role requires deep AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps expertise, with a focus on resilient, scalable cloud infrastructure and incident response.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on with Amazon EKS and Kubernetes cluster administration, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Experience in infrastructure automation and secure, efficient operational solutions.
• Knowledge of AWS security controls: IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets management, vulnerability mgmt.
• CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Argo CD or comparable tooling.
• Monitoring/logging/observability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or Dynatrace.
• Troubleshooting production incidents, RCA, service recovery.
• Clear, proactive communication with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and operate secure, scalable AWS-based platforms.
• Collaborate with architects, security, and software teams to deliver reliable services.
• Drive automation, monitoring, and platform hardening across environments.
• Support major platform releases, incident response, and continuous improvement.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Automation

IAM/Security

CI/CD

Monitoring

Incident Response

Stakeholder Communication

Tools

Argo CD

Azure DevOps

Terraform

CloudWatch

Dynatrace

Job description

Powerdata Group Consulting is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise-grade AWS-based platforms. You will focus on automation, reliability, and security across a hybrid cloud environment, collaborating with architects, software engineers, and cyber security specialists.

The role requires deep AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps expertise, with a focus on resilient, scalable cloud infrastructure and incident response.