Lead the engineering. Stay close to the technology.

We're partnering with a leading global consulting organisation expanding its AWS Engineering capability across several significant enterprise transformation programmes.

We're looking for a hands-on AWS Engineering Lead who can take ownership of technical solutions, guide engineers and deliver well-designed cloud platforms for enterprise clients.

You'll work across architecture, infrastructure automation, cloud-native engineering and technical delivery, while remaining actively involved in solving complex engineering challenges.

What you'll be doing

- Lead the design and delivery of enterprise AWS engineering solutions.

- Architect secure multi-account AWS environments, landing zones and cloud foundations.

- Work with AWS Control Tower, Organizations, IAM, networking and security guardrails.

- Drive Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CDK and CloudFormation.

- Guide the development of EKS/ECS, serverless and cloud-native application platforms.

- Provide technical leadership, mentoring and engineering direction.

- Work directly with client stakeholders to translate requirements into practical solutions.

- Take ownership of technical quality, delivery outcomes and engineering standards.

What we're looking for





- Approximately 6–10 years of relevant AWS/cloud engineering experience.

- Robust production AWS architecture and hands-on engineering capability.

- Proven experience with Terraform and/or AWS CDK.

- Understanding of AWS landing zones, networking, IAM and multi-account architecture.

- Experience with Python, automation, CI/CD and cloud-native technologies.

- Experience guiding engineers or leading technical delivery workstreams.

- Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging directly with enterprise clients.

Why consider it?

- Lead substantial AWS transformation and modernisation projects.

- Work across complex enterprise environments and challenging architectures.

- Combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership.

- Exposure to emerging AWS AI and cloud-native technologies.

- Permanent package of $128,000–$167,860 including 12% superannuation.

Location: Sydney CBD and client sites, generally three to five days onsite depending on project requirements.

Eligibility: Australian citizenship or permanent residency essential.

If you're an AWS technical leader who still enjoys getting involved in the engineering, we'd like to speak with you.

Apply now for a confidential discussion.

📌 AWS Engineering Lead - Manager (Sydney)
🏢 TRC Group
📍 Sydney