Senior Cloud & Systems Engineer (AWS)

Randstad Sourceright; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Sourceright partners with a leading FMCG company in Docklands, Melbourne, seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to design and operate secure AWS, VMware, and hybrid infrastructure. The role emphasizes automation with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and resilient systems across the technology lifecycle. Port Melbourne; hybrid work (3 days in office).

Contract role for 6 months with ASAP start. Rate negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing/OT production environments
• Proficient with AWS architecture and Terraform provisioning
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell or Bash

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy and administer AWS cloud and hybrid infrastructure for high availability and resilience.
• Write, test and maintain automated infrastructure code using Terraform with CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee patching, lifecycle management, backup/recovery and security hardening across enterprise IT and OT environments.
• Provide senior root-cause analysis for complex production incidents and mentor peers.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Automation

Incident management

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash)

Tools

AWS

Terraform

VMware

Windows Server

Linux Server

Job description

Randstad Sourceright is proud to be partnering with and working alongside a leading FMCG company headquartered in Docklands, Melbourne. This company has multiple manufacturing sites across Australia alongside many well known household brands/products.

Reporting to the Cloud Operations Manager, this hands-on engineering role is responsible for designing and operating secure AWS, VMware, and hybrid infrastructure, driving automation via Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, and delivering resilient enterprise & manufacturing systems, while maintaining high operational standards across the technology lifecycle.

Location: Port Melbourne - hybrid (3 days in the office)

Job Type: Contract - 6 Months initially (ongoing)

Start Date: ASAP

Rate: depending on experience

Responsibilities:

AWS & Cloud Engineering: Architect, deploy and administer AWS cloud and hybrid infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance optimisation and operational resilience across all workloads.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Write, test and maintain automated infrastructure code primarily using Terraform, implementing Git-based CI/CD pipelines with robust peer reviews and rollback controls.

Operational Resilience & Security: Oversee system patching, lifecycle management, backup/recovery and security hardening to minimise technical debt across enterprise IT and factory-floor OT environments.

Incident Escalation & Technical Leadership: Provide senior root-cause analysis for complex production incidents, guide technical architecture decisions, mentor peers and participate in on-call escalations.

Experience:

Manufacturing / FMCG Industry Background: Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing or Operational Technology (OT) production environments - prior experience within FMCG is strongly preferred.

Cloud & Automation (AWS & Terraform): Proven track record delivering enterprise cloud infrastructure, with hands-on proficiency in AWS architecture, administration and provisioning via Terraform.

Scripting & Code Capabilities: Demonstrated ability to code and automate workflows using PowerShell, Bash/shell scripting, or modern scripting languages alongside Git-based version control.

Core Systems Stack: Comprehensive background in VMware virtualisation, Windows and Linux server administration, networking (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP) and disaster recovery frameworks.

At Randstad Sourceright we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.