Senior Aws Platform Engineer (Eks & Cloud Operations)

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

Job summary

Powerdata Group Consulting in Australia seeks a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to support and operate enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure, focusing on AWS-based platforms, Kubernetes, and automation to deliver secure, reliable services.

You will collaborate with architects, cyber security specialists and business stakeholders to implement scalable, high-availability solutions, manage incidents, and advance CI/CD practices using tools like Argo CD and Azure DevOps.

Qualifications

• Three+ years hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure experience.
• Experience with EKS/Kubernetes cluster admin and upgrades.
• Proficient in infrastructure automation and secure operational solutions.
• AWS security controls knowledge: IAM, WAF, secrets mgmt.
• CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, Argo CD, or similar.
• Monitoring/observability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or Dynatrace.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and operate AWS-based platform services.
• Drive automation, reliability, and scalability across environments.
• Collaborate with architects, security, and software teams.
• Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps best practices.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Platform Engineering

Infrastructure Automation

DevOps

Cloud Security

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

GitOps

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Dynatrace

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.

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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.

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