Senior DevOps Lead - Cloud Platforms & FinOps

Domain Group; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra annual leave

Leadership development programs

LinkedIn Learning

Perkbox discounts

Job summary

Domain Group is seeking an exceptional Senior DevOps Engineer - Operations for its Managed Service Platform, with focus on AWS and cloud infrastructure. You will lead a high-performing team of platform engineers responsible for maintaining, securing, and optimising cloud environments.

You will own the complete lifecycle of medium-to-large platform components, balancing operational excellence with technical strategy, driving cost optimization, automation, and ITIL-aligned governance.

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, and compliance frameworks.
• 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.

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 cloud design

IaC

FinOps

Cloud networking

Security governance

Leadership & mentoring

Tools

AWS Well‑Architected Framework

Job description

Domain Group is seeking an exceptional Senior DevOps Engineer - Operations for its Managed Service Platform, with focus on AWS and cloud infrastructure. You will lead a high-performing team of platform engineers responsible for maintaining, securing, and optimising cloud environments.

You will own the complete lifecycle of medium-to-large platform components, balancing operational excellence with technical strategy, driving cost optimization, automation, and ITIL-aligned governance.