Senior Cloud Engineer & AWS Platform Lead

Aurion

City of Brisbane

Hybrid

AUD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Aurion is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to build and support our AWS-based cloud platform serving Australian organisations. You will ensure security, reliability, and high availability while mentoring a small team.

Key duties include optimizing SQL Server environments, enhancing automation, and collaborating across teams to evolve cloud services. A strong background in Linux/Windows, AWS, and SaaS-scale operations is expected.

Qualifications

Strong systems administration across Linux and Windows.
Experience with SQL Server, preferably HA setups.
Hands-on knowledge of core AWS services.
Experience with monitoring, security and automation in AWS.
Exposure to container tech and CI/CD tooling is desirable.
Able to troubleshoot complex issues and explain to tech and non-tech stakeholders.
Experience operating SaaS at scale; AWS certs and leadership are a plus.

Responsibilities

Build, maintain and improve Aurion’s AWS cloud platform for security, stability and high availability.
Support and optimise cloud infrastructure including SQL Server environments for performance and reliability.
Monitor cloud systems and perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Improve automation, monitoring and alerting to boost efficiency and visibility.
Manage patching, backups and routine maintenance across cloud environments.
Collaborate with internal teams to evolve Aurion's cloud services.
Lead a small cloud engineering team and mentor teammates.