Senior Aws Platform Software Engineer

Yolk Digital; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Digital is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Software Engineer to support the EIAMS environment within the Australian Government health sector. You will operate and enhance AWS/EKS infrastructure, automate platforms, and ensure security and resilience for critical services.

You will collaborate with cybersecurity and delivery stakeholders, manage incidents, and contribute to platform releases while maintaining stability and performance in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Three+ years hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure engineering experience in complex environments.
• Hands-on experience with EKS and Kubernetes cluster administration, upgrades, and patching.
• Experience in infrastructure automation and cloud engineering practices for secure, efficient ops.
• Knowledge of AWS security architecture: IAM, WAF, secrets management, vulnerability management.
• Experience CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Argo CD or similar.
• Proficient with monitoring/observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or Dynatrace.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management, root cause analysis and service recovery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in Australian Government or regulated environments is a plus.
• Familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation and GitOps deployment methods.
• Understanding ISM and Essential Eight security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure operations for EIAMS, ensuring performance, availability, security and reliability.
• Administer and maintain EKS and Kubernetes environments, including upgrades and patching.
• Develop infrastructure automation to reduce manual work and improve resilience (patching, backups).
• Monitor platform performance, optimize capacity, and manage AWS costs.
• Enhance monitoring and observability with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch and Dynatrace.
• Implement and maintain AWS security controls (WAF, IAM, RBAC, secrets management).
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD for secure deployments.
• Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis and implement preventative improvements.

Skills

AWS cloud infra

EKS & Kubernetes

Infrastructure automation

AWS security controls

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring & observability

Incident management

Stakeholder engagement

Australian Government exposure

GitOps practices

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Amazon CloudWatch

Dynatrace

Azure DevOps

Argo CD

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Applications Close: 11:59pm Sunday 15 November 2026

This Senior AWS Platform Software Engineer role sits with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in the Digital Transformation and Delivery Division (DTDD), Aged Care Provider Systems (ACPS) Branch, on the Enterprise Identity and Access Management Solution (EIAMS) team.

You will support the operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the cloud infrastructure underpinning EIAMS. The focus is a secure, reliable and high-performing AWS environment, with particular focus on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), infrastructure automation, platform security and operational resilience.

You will work with technical specialists, cybersecurity teams and delivery stakeholders on platform enhancements, application releases and future EIAMS capabilities, while keeping critical services stable and available.

Location

ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC and WA. Hybrid working arrangements. Up to 40 hours per week.

Duration

12 months, commencing 1 December 2026, with 2 12-month extension options.

Clearance

Baseline (must be able to obtain)

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure operations, ensuring the on-going performance, availability, security and reliability.
• Administer and maintain Amazon EKS and Kubernetes environments, including cluster upgrades, node group management, patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Develop and implement infrastructure automation to streamline operational processes, reduce manual intervention and improve platform efficiency, including automated patching and backups
• Monitor and optimise platform performance, capacity, scalability and resource utilisation, identifying opportunities to improve resilience and manage AWS infrastructure costs.
• Maintain and enhance monitoring, logging and observability capabilities using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch and Dynatrace
• Implement and maintain AWS security controls, including Web Application Firewall (WAF), IAM, IRSA, RBAC and secrets management, ensuring alignment with applicable security and governance requirements.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD to support secure, consistent and reliable application deployments.
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure incidents, technical defects and performance issues, undertaking root cause analysis and implementing preventative improvements.

Skills & Experience

• 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.
• Your CV and selection criteria response must clearly show that you meet the Key Responsibilities for this role.
• 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.
• 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.