Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

MA Financial Group; Carrington; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

MA Financial Group in Australia is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build and operate secure AWS and Azure environments, with a focus on Terraform and IaC patterns.

You will drive automation, governance and security across multi-account setups, mentor peers, and collaborate with Data & AI and Cyber Security to enable resilient, scalable cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Advanced Terraform proficiency and enterprise IaC experience.
• Hands-on AWS infrastructure design and multi-account management.
• Experience with Azure infrastructure management.
• Cloud networking, security, IAM and governance knowledge.
• Secure IaC, guardrails and automated cloud security controls.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and automated infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrated production cloud experience and incident resolution.
• Ability to mentor others in IaC adoption.
• AWS Well-Architected Framework understanding.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate secure AWS infrastructure with Terraform.
• Manage multi-account AWS landing zones and onboarding.
• Lead IaC adoption and establish standards; mentor team.
• Design and secure cloud networking across AWS and Azure.
• Implement security and governance via IaC and automation.
• Collaborate with Data & AI and other teams for secure deployments.
• Develop CI/CD and secure deployment processes with GitHub Enterprise.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools like Cursor for IaC development.
• Provide BAU support across AWS and Azure; troubleshoot incidents.
• Support Terraform and automation across Azure.
• Maintain documentation and runbooks; lead infra components in projects.

Skills

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Cloud networking

Security controls

Git

CI/CD

Documentation

Mentoring

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Cursor

Job description

The purpose of MA Financial is to deliver long term value; for our clients and partners, for our people and for our shareholders. Our vision is to be globally recognised as a leading, Australian founded investment and advisory business.

About us

MA Financial Group is a global alternative asset manager specialising in private credit, real estate and hospitality.

We lend to property, corporate and specialty finance sectors and provide corporate advice.

We invest and manage $13.3 billion on behalf of our clients, have $165 billion in managed loans and have advised on over $125 billion in advisory and equity capital market transactions.

We have a team of over 900 professionals across locations in Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United States and the Philippines.

MA Financial is a place of opportunity and unlimited potential. It’s a place that empowers you to think, collaborate, and help create something truly valuable.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to help build, secure and operate our AWS and Azure environments, with a primary engineering focus on AWS.

This is a hands-on role with an opportunity to drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation and modern cloud engineering practices across the infrastructure team, while working closely with our Data & AI, Cyber Security and broader technology teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, build and operate secure AWS infrastructure using Terraform and reusable IaC patterns.
• Support and evolve our multi-account AWS environment, including landing zone architecture, governance, guardrails and account onboarding.
• Drive IaC adoption across the infrastructure team, establishing standards and mentoring team members in Terraform, Git and automation.
• Design and support cloud networking and security across AWS and Azure, including centralised networking, connectivity and security controls.
• Implement security and governance requirements through IaC and automation and assist with remediation of cloud security findings.
• Partner with Data & AI and other technology teams to enable secure, well-governed deployment of infrastructure and workloads into AWS.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD and secure infrastructure deployment processes using GitHub Enterprise.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools, including Cursor, as part of day-to-day IaC development, and develop reusable knowledge and patterns covering Terraform, platform standards and review practices.
• Provide BAU support across AWS and Azure, including troubleshooting, incident resolution and continuous improvement.
• Support the progressive adoption of Terraform and automation across existing Azure infrastructure.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks and lead infrastructure components of technology projects.

What We’re Looking For

• Advanced Terraform proficiency and demonstrated enterprise Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Strong hands-on experience designing, building and operating AWS infrastructure and multi-account environments.
• Practical experience managing and supporting Azure infrastructure.
• Strong cloud networking, network security, IAM and cloud governance knowledge.
• Experience implementing secure IaC, guardrails and automated cloud security controls.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and automated infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrated experience supporting production cloud environments and resolving infrastructure incidents.
• Ability to establish engineering standards, influence technical direction and mentor others in IaC adoption.
• Strong understanding and practical application of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and documentation skills.

Highly Regarded

• AWS landing zone experience, including AWS Landing Zone Accelerator, Control Tower, AWS Organizations or equivalent.
• Centralised AWS networking and AWS native security experience.
• GitHub Enterprise administration and governance.
• Okta, Entra ID and Active Directory experience.
• Infrastructure as Code experience with networking or security platforms.
• Experience supporting data or AI platforms in AWS.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot or equivalent within IaC, platform engineering or automation workflows.
• FinOps or cloud cost optimisation experience.
• Experience working within Financial Services or another regulated environment.
• Relevant AWS and/or Azure certifications.

MA Financial Group is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace for all employees. Differences are embraced, contributions are valued, and everyone has a sense of connection and belonging. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.