Job Description
Job Role : Cloud Platform Engineer

Location:
Sydney Role : Contract Essential for this role Education and Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or Computer Science Work Experience
- 5 years industry experience building online applications Technical / Professional Skills 1. Platform Engineering (Product Mindset) -Designs and operates internal platforms as products, focused on developer experience, onboarding speed, adoption, and measurable delivery outcomes rather than ticket-driven DevOps support. 2. Cloud & Infrastructure as Code (AWS-first)Strong experience building and operating multi-account AWS platforms using modular, versioned IaC (Terraform preferred), with secure defaults and automated enforcement. 3. Golden Paths & Standardized Delivery
- Creates opinionated, reusable building blocks such as service templates, CI/CD pipeline primitives, Kubernetes baselines, and observability packages with clear upgrade and escape-hatch strategies. 4. Self-Service & GitOps Automation
- Enables teams through APIs, CLIs, and GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD), reducing manual approvals and support load while maintaining guardrails. 5. Containers & Multi-Tenant Kubernetes Platforms
- Deep understanding of containerized workloads, Helm-based deployments, and platform-level Kubernetes controls for isolation, quotas, and scalability across many teams. 6. Secure-by-Default Architecture
- Embeds security via policy-as-code, least-privilege IAM, secrets management, and software supply chain controls so compliant paths are the easiest paths. 7. Reliability, Observability & Operations -Treats reliability as a platform feature, implementing SLOs, error budgets,



standardized logging/metrics/tracing, safe rollouts, and incident learning loops. 8. Automation, Communication & Enablement
- Builds productized automation using Python/Shell, writes clear documentation, and influences teams through paved roads, examples, and education—not tribal knowledge. Technical Skills
- Good to have
• Linux system engineering with automation-first, immutable infrastructure, and container-host optimization
• Terraform (advanced modules, testing, versioning)
• Docker & Kubernetes (Helm, GitOps patterns)
• CI/CD as reusable platform primitives (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• GitOps delivery (ArgoCD)
• AWS multi-account architecture
• IAM least privilege, shared services, networking baselines
• IAM least privilege, shared services, networking baselines
• Python & Bash for platform tooling
• APIs / CLIs over ad-hoc scripts
• Observability & Reliability
• SalesForce
• Google Cloud Platform Non-Technical / Soft Skills
• Adaptable: preparedness to change ideas and behaviors when faced with conflicting or new information
• Possess the ability to exercise independent and effective judgment
• A desire to do things well and to exceed previous standards
• Open Communication: Preparedness to express and share knowledge and views on a continual basis
• Exhibit and require the highest ethical standards and integrity
• Work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Display a disciplined but flexible approach to problem solving Additional Skills
• Able to pro-actively identify challenges and recommend solutions.
• Creative/ Lateral thinker
• Show an ability to win the trust and respect of individuals and the group

📌 Cloud Platform Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 ALOIS Australia
📍 Sydney