Senior AWS Platform Engineer — EKS/Kubernetes, Hybrid

ASJ Tech Pty Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

ASJ Tech Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer (EKS/Kubernetes) for a Federal Government program. The role is hybrid, based in Australia-wide locations, with a 12-month contract plus extensions and Baseline clearance requirements.

You will own production AWS platforms, focus on security, automation and reliability. You will administer EKS and Kubernetes, advance CI/CD via Azure DevOps and Argo CD, and shape observability and incident response across the stack.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on AWS infrastructure engineering in production
• Strong Amazon EKS and Kubernetes administration experience
• Solid knowledge of AWS security including IAM, RBAC, WAF and secrets
• CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps, Argo CD or similar
• Experience with observability tools and production incident management
• Clear communication across technical and security teams

Responsibilities

• Run and maintain AWS infrastructure for performance, availability, security and reliability
• Administer Amazon EKS and Kubernetes, including cluster upgrades and patching
• Automate patches, backups and routine tasks to reduce manual effort
• Implement AWS security controls including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF and secrets management
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Argo CD
• Build out monitoring and observability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch and Dynatrace
• Lead incident resolution and root cause analysis to fix underlying issues

Skills

AWS

EKS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Argo CD

Observability

Security

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitOps

Certifications

Job description

ASJ Tech Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer (EKS/Kubernetes) for a Federal Government program. The role is hybrid, based in Australia-wide locations, with a 12-month contract plus extensions and Baseline clearance requirements.

You will own production AWS platforms, focus on security, automation and reliability. You will administer EKS and Kubernetes, advance CI/CD via Azure DevOps and Argo CD, and shape observability and incident response across the stack.