Systems Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS); City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Australia is looking for a Systems Engineer to join the Region Services team, helping to design, build, and operate cloud regions for government and enterprise customers.

You will work on Route 53 DNS, Private DNS, Geo DNS, and failover mechanisms to ensure latency-aware routing and 100% availability across global locations. Melbourne or Sydney base with relocation support for interstate candidates.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud regions for AWS services.
• Engineer latency-based routing, Private DNS architectures, Geo DNS solutions, and failover mechanisms.

Job description

Description

G'day! You've found an opportunity that could define your next chapter.

Description

G'day! You've found an opportunity that could define your next chapter.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/.

Please note: This role can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne — relocation support is available for interstate candidates within Australia.

The Mission - Why This Program, Why Now?

You're joining at the defining moment of one of the most significant technology programmes Australia has ever undertaken. This programme will build and operate the dedicated cloud giving Australia's national security community and its allies the capability to see more, share more, innovate and act faster than ever before.

The architectural decisions being made now - how we structure networking, implement security controls, and automate at scale - will shape how Australia's national security community operates for the next decade. You won't be inheriting someone else's design choices. You'll be making them.

Your Opportunity

Picture yourself at the intersection of sovereign cloud innovation and one of the world's most critical DNS infrastructures. As a Systems Engineer within our Region Services team, you'll be redefining how AWS designs, builds, and operates cloud regions — enabling new infrastructure and services offerings that serve customers across every industry, from ambitious start-ups to the public sector organisations safeguarding our nation.

Route 53 isn't just another DNS service — it's the nervous system of the internet operating across 50+ global locations with a 100% availability SLA. You'll be engineering latency-based routing, Private DNS architectures, Geo DNS solutions, and failover mechanisms that millions depend on without ever knowing your name. The distributed systems you'll build here are among the largest and most complex on the planet, and the challenges waiting for you are the kind that make exceptional engineers come alive.

Whether you choose Melbourne or Sydney as your home base, you'll join a team of adaptable, passionate engineers who thrive on complexity and refuse to accept "good enough." Your technical expertise and development abilities will drive innovation that echoes far beyond a