Senior Aws Platform Software Engineer

Compas Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Compas Pty Ltd in Canberra is seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to support and enhance a government cloud platform. You will work with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation and CI/CD to deliver secure, reliable services with a focus on resilience and continuous improvement. Location: ACT.

Baseline clearance required. Closing Date: 15 November 2026. You will optimize AWS infrastructure, perform cluster upgrades, patching and monitoring with tools like Prometheus, Grafana and

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support experience.
• Strong Amazon EKS and Kubernetes expertise including cluster administration and upgrades.
• Infrastructure automation experience with AWS security knowledge and CI/CD delivery.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, incident management and root cause analysis. Certifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure and EKS/Kubernetes environments.
• Develop infrastructure automation and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD.
• Implement AWS security controls including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets management and remediation.
• Monitor platform health and resolve production incidents to improve resilience.

Skills

AWS infrastructure

EKS/Kubernetes

Infrastructure automation

CI/CD pipelines

Security controls

Incident management

Tools

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitOps

Prometheus

Grafana

Dynatrace

Job description

Senior AWS Platform Engineer– EKS & Kubernetes

Support and enhance a business-critical AWS cloud platform within a major Australian Government digital transformation initiative. Work with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation and CI/CD technologies to deliver secure, reliable and high-performing cloud services, with a focus on platform resilience, security and continuous improvement.

Location: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS
Security Clearance Requirement: Baseline
Closing Date: 15 November 2026

Essential Tasks

• Manage and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure and Amazon EKS/Kubernetes environments, including cluster upgrades, patching, performance and availability.
• Develop infrastructure automation and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD to support secure, reliable application deployments.
• Implement AWS security controls, including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets management and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor platform health using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or Dynatrace, resolving production incidents and improving operational resilience.

Key Criteria

• Minimum 3 years' hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support experience, ideally within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong Amazon EKS and Kubernetes expertise, including cluster administration, troubleshooting, upgrades, patching and performance optimisation.
• Demonstrated infrastructure automation experience, AWS security knowledge and CI/CD delivery using Azure DevOps, ArgoCD or comparable technologies.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, incident management and root cause analysis. Terraform, CloudFormation, GitOps and relevant AWS/Kubernetes certifications are desirable.

About Compas

Compas Pty Ltd is a Canberra based wholly Australian owned, Recruitment and Services company that has been operating since 1987. We specialise in the provision of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment services, as well as specialised Consulting assignments.

YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE

Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current Baseline (or higher) clearance.