Machine Learning Engineer (Cloud, DevOps & MLOps)
Duration: 12 month initial contract + 12 month extension optionLocation: Sydney, Melbourne or BrisbaneWork Arrangements: Hybrid, adaptable WFHEligibility: Australian citizens only
Company Overview
BLACKROC is partnering with a major Commonwealth government agency to recruit a Machine Learning Engineer.
Role Purpose
Join a multidisciplinary data science and AI team as the engineer who turns promising AI prototypes into secure, production-ready services.
You'll design and automate the AWS platforms, pipelines and container environments behind generative AI, RAG, machine learning and analytics products used right across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build and maintain AWS infrastructure supporting AI, ML, data science and software workloads
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CDK or CloudFormation
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering build, test, security scanning and deployment
Deploy and support containerised applications on Docker, Kubernetes and Amazon EKS
Develop monitoring, logging, alerting and observability capabilities
Lead troubleshooting, incident investigation and root cause analysis
Implement security controls, IAM, secrets management and secure deployment practices
Support MLOps and LLMOps capabilities for model deployment, evaluation and monitoring
Produce runbooks, technical documentation and reusable engineering standards




Required Skills & Experience
Demonstrated experience designing, deploying and supporting cloud solutions on AWS
Demonstrated experience building and maintaining reliable CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation or equivalent)
Containerisation and orchestration experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
Experience implementing monitoring, logging and observability for cloud platforms
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment and operational issues
Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain NV1 clearance
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Experience supporting machine learning, AI or data science platforms
MLOps, LLMOps or AI model deployment and monitoring experience
Familiarity with Amazon Bedrock and generative AI or RAG deployments
Cloud security, identity and access management, secrets management and compliance automation
Contact Information
For more information please contact Usama at ****** or on ******** ***.
Equal Opportunity Statement
At BLACKROC Recruitment, we are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We welcome applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including those with lived experiences.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to reach out to the above-mentioned BLACKROC Consultant.
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📌 Machine Learning Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Blackroc™ Group
📍 Sydney