Senior AWS Platform Engineer (EKS & Cloud Operations)

Powerdata Group; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerdata Group is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to deliver and operate enterprise-grade AWS-based cloud infrastructure. You will drive automation, reliability, and security across production environments, collaborating with architects, software engineers, and security specialists to ensure secure, resilient, highly available digital services.

The role requires deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, platform engineering and DevOps practices, with strong incident management skills and a

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on AWS cloud infra engineering in enterprise/production environments.
• Strong Kubernetes/EKS cluster administration, upgrades, troubleshooting, patching.
• Experience with infra automation to build reliable, secure ops solutions.
• Knowledge of AWS security controls (IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets mgmt).
• CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, Argo CD or similar tools.
• Monitoring/logging with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or Dynatrace.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident handling with RCA.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, enhance and secure AWS-based platforms across production environments.
• Drive automation, reliability, scalability and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with architects, software engineers, security specialists and stakeholders.
• Lead production incidents and root cause analyses, supporting service recovery.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Platform engineering

DevOps practices

Security architecture

CI/CD

Incident management

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

GitOps

Argo CD

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Dynatrace

Job description

Job Description

Location: Australia (Hybrid - ACT, VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, NT)

Security Clearance: Baseline Clearance Required

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior AWS Platform Engineer to support the delivery and operation of enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure across a critical digital services environment. You will play a key role in maintaining, enhancing, and securing AWS-based platforms while driving automation, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

This role requires deep expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, security, and DevOps practices. The successful candidate will work closely with architects, software engineers, cyber security specialists, and business stakeholders to ensure the delivery of secure, resilient, and highly available digital services.

Requirements

• A minimum of three years’ demonstrated hands-on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support, preferably within complex enterprise or production environments.
• Strong technical expertise and hands-on experience with Amazon EKS and Kubernetes, including cluster administration, upgrades, troubleshooting, patching and performance optimisation.
• Demonstrated experience in infrastructure automation and cloud engineering practices, with the ability to implement reliable, secure and efficient operational solutions.
• Sound knowledge of AWS security architecture and controls, including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets management and vulnerability management.
• Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Argo CD or comparable deployment technologies.
• Practical experience with monitoring, logging and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch or Dynatrace.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities, including experience managing production incidents, undertaking root cause analysis and supporting service recovery.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary technical and security teams.

The desirable skills and experience for the role is outlined below:

• Experience supporting business-critical cloud platforms within Australian Government or similarly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies, including Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of GitOps practices and automated deployment methodologies.
• Understanding of Australian Government cybersecurity requirements, including the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential Eight.
• Relevant AWS or Kubernetes certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience supporting major platform releases, security remediation and infrastructure improvement initiatives.