Senior DevOps Engineer: AWS Operations & FinOps Lead

Visual Lease; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra days of annual leave

Leadership development programs

LinkedIn Learning

Perkbox discounts

Job summary

Domain is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer - Operations to lead the day-to-day operation and optimization of our Managed Service Platform on AWS. You will own the lifecycle from design to continuous improvement and mentor a high‑performing cloud team.

You will drive cost optimization, enforce security governance, and collaborate across networking, security, application, and DevOps teams. A proactive, outcomes‑driven mindset and deep experience in scalable cloud environments are essential to

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience designing, managing, and optimising AWS cloud environments at scale.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), developer experience best practices, and FinOps principles.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, governance frameworks.
• A proactive, outcomes‑focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Proven experience leading, mentoring, or managing technical teams within Cloud, DevOps, Operations, or Managed Services environments.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and problem‑solving capabilities, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day‑to‑day operation, maintenance, and performance of complex AWS cloud environments.
• Act as the primary escalation point for platform issues, driving rapid incident response and resolution.
• Manage identity and access controls, ensuring secure provisioning and adherence to least‑privilege principles.
• Drive continuous optimisation initiatives to improve platform performance, reliability, security, and efficiency.
• Identify and implement cloud cost optimisation strategies, leveraging FinOps best practices to maximise value.
• Review and evolve cloud architectures using the AWS Well‑Architected Framework, delivering modernisation and scalability improvements.
• Oversee platform lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, and security governance with minimal disruption.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing cloud engineering team while building trusted client relationships and delivering exceptional customer outcomes.

Skills

AWS

IaC

FinOps

Leadership

Job description

Domain is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer - Operations to lead the day-to-day operation and optimization of our Managed Service Platform on AWS. You will own the lifecycle from design to continuous improvement and mentor a high‑performing cloud team.

You will drive cost optimization, enforce security governance, and collaborate across networking, security, application, and DevOps teams. A proactive, outcomes‑driven mindset and deep experience in scalable cloud environments are essential to