Three (3) Cloud / AWS Software Engineer

Orion Professional Services Pty Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Professional Services Pty Ltd in Canberra, ACT is seeking three experienced AWS Cloud Software Engineers to design, develop and maintain cloud-native applications and APIs on AWS. You will work on serverless, containerised, and event-driven solutions, using Terraform/CDK to provision infrastructure, and build CI/CD pipelines within an Agile team.

The role offers flexible working arrangements and opportunities to mentor teammates while contributing to architecture discussions and cloud

Qualifications

• Experience as Software/Cloud Engineer with AWS.
• Design and develop cloud-native apps and distributed systems.
• Experience with AWS serverless, event-driven, and containerized tech.
• Experience with Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, EKS, EventBridge, SNS, SQS and Step Functions.
• IaC experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Strong software development, testing, security and quality practices.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices and integration services on AWS.
• Build serverless, event-driven and containerised solutions using AWS services.
• Design and provision cloud infrastructure using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
• Develop reusable cloud components, frameworks and deployment patterns.
• Translate requirements into secure, scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, QA and defect resolution.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Cloud-native apps

Distributed systems

Terraform

AWS CDK

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps

Security practices

Tools

AWS Lambda

ECS

EKS

API Gateway

EventBridge

SNS

SQS

Step Functions

Job description

Orion Professional Services Pty Ltd – Canberra ACT

Applications Close Date: ***Wed, 10 September 2026**

Estimated start date:Monday, 12 October 2026

Location of work: ACT - Flexible working arrangements

Length of contract: Up to 30 June 2027, plus 2 x 12 month extensions

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain NV-1

Exciting opportunity for experienced AWS Cloud / Software Engineers to work on modern, cloud-native solutions and enterprise technology initiatives.

We are seeking three skilled Cloud / AWS Software Engineers to join a collaborative technology team delivering secure, scalable and highly available cloud solutions. You will be involved across application development, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, integration and technical design.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with modern AWS technologies, solving complex technical problems and contributing to the continuous improvement of engineering practices.

About the role

Design, develop and maintain cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices and integration services on AWS.

Build serverless, event-driven and containerised solutions using AWS Lambda, ECS, EKS, API Gateway, EventBridge, SNS, SQS and Step Functions.

Design and provision cloud infrastructure using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation and/or AWS CDK.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment and infrastructure provisioning.

Develop reusable cloud components, frameworks and deployment patterns.

Translate business requirements and user stories into secure, scalable and maintainable technical solutions.

Participate in code reviews, testing, quality assurance and defect resolution.

Troubleshoot production incidents, performance issues and technical defects.

Contribute to architecture discussions, technical design workshops and cloud governance.

Provide technical guidance on AWS best practices and cloud-native architecture.

Work within an Agile environment and contribute to continuous improvement.

Mentor team members and contribute to knowledge sharing.

Selection Criteria

Demonstrated experience as a Software Engineer / Cloud Engineer working with AWS.

Strong hands-on experience designing and developing cloud-native applications and distributed systems.

Experience with AWS serverless, event-driven and/or containerised technologies.

Experience with AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, EKS, EventBridge, SNS, SQS and Step Functions.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform, CloudFormation and/or AWS CDK.

Experience developing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.

Strong understanding of software development, testing, security and quality practices.

Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical and production issues.

Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience working in Agile environments and contributing to technical design and architecture discussions.

A collaborative approach, with an interest in mentoring and supporting team capability.