Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer (AWS/Azure, DevSecOps)

GNS Science; Wellington; On-site; NZD 109,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous leave entitlements

Permanent full-time position (38 hours

Salary range $109,000–$121,710 NZD

Job summary

Earth Sciences New Zealand is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build and continuously improve secure, scalable hybrid cloud services across AWS, Azure and on‑premises environments.

You’ll collaborate with diverse teams to enable cloud adoption, automate infrastructure, implement DevSecOps and FinOps practices, and mentor colleagues while delivering reliable, well-governed platforms that support critical science and operations in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Strong experience engineering and supporting cloud platforms across AWS and/or Azure.
• Hands-on IaC, automation and DevSecOps with Terraform/Ansible and Git-based CI/CD.
• Solid knowledge of cloud architecture, networking, IAM, security and FinOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and continuously improve secure, resilient and scalable hybrid cloud platform services.
• Develop and maintain cloud landing zones, governance controls and reusable standards.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code, automation and DevSecOps practices.
• Collaborate with teams to support cloud adoption, migrations and service delivery.
• Enhance security, observability, reliability and cost optimisation; mentor others.

Skills

AWS/Azure experience

Infrastructure as Code

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Job description

Earth Sciences New Zealand is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build and continuously improve secure, scalable hybrid cloud services across AWS, Azure and on‑premises environments.

You’ll collaborate with diverse teams to enable cloud adoption, automate infrastructure, implement DevSecOps and FinOps practices, and mentor colleagues while delivering reliable, well-governed platforms that support critical science and operations in Aotearoa New Zealand.