Cloud Engineer

Randstad New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad New Zealand in Wellington is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to lead solution design and hands-on delivery across Azure, AWS and on‑premise environments. You will bridge cloud architecture with engineering, owning design, IaC and automated deployment.

The role requires 5+ years in cloud engineering, strong Linux/Windows management, Terraform expertise, and Kubernetes experience. Certifications such as Azure DevOps, AWS, or CKA are highly desirable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud engineering and hands-on delivery.
• Strong expertise with Azure and AWS.
• Terraform for IaC delivery in production.
• Kubernetes experience (EKS/AKS/ARO/OpenShift) preferred.
• Certifications such as Azure DevOps Expert, AWS or CKA desirable.

Responsibilities

• Bridge architecture and engineering by owning solution design across Azure and AWS platforms.
• Deliver Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform to enable automated deployment and scalability.
• Manage complex cloud networking, identity, and security across hybrid environments.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab.
• Drive operational improvements and provide troubleshooting for enterprise cloud services.
• Contribute to on-call rosters to ensure high availability and performance.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Linux admin

Windows admin

Scripting

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

CI/CD tools

Job description

About The Role We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer with strong leadership and solution design capability to join a large enterprise organisation in Wellington. In this role, you will bridge the gap between cloud architecture and hands‑on engineering, taking ownership of design and automated delivery across Azure, AWS, and on‑premise environments.

About The Role We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer with strong leadership and solution design capability to join a large enterprise organisation in Wellington. In this role, you will bridge the gap between cloud architecture and hands‑on engineering, taking ownership of design and automated delivery across Azure, AWS, and on‑premise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Bridge architecture and engineering by owning solution design across Azure and AWS platforms.
• Deliver robust Infrastructure-as-Code utilising Terraform to drive automated deployment and scalability.
• Manage complex cloud networking, integration, identity, and security across hybrid environments.
• Optimise CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab.
• Drive continuous operational improvements and provide expert troubleshooting for enterprise cloud services.
• Contribute to on-call support rosters ensuring high availability and system performance.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years as a Cloud Engineer with strong Linux and Windows management experience.
• Deep expertise in Azure (including Virtual WAN) and AWS cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Proven hands‑on mastery of Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code delivery in production.
• Solid experience with Kubernetes environments (EKS, AKS, ARO, or OpenShift) is preferred.
• Strong scripting abilities in Python, PowerShell, or Shell to drive enterprise automation.
• Relevant industry certifications (Azure DevOps Expert, AWS Certified, or CKA) are highly desirable.

Please note, we can only consider applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand at the time of application.

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

Experience

5 years

Skills

Experienced Cloud Engineer

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree

Education

Bachelor Degree&ICT