About the Role

Federal Government Contract | 12 Month Initial Term + Extensions | Australia Wide | Hybrid Working

An chance is available for an experienced Senior AWS Platform Software Engineer to join a large scale digital transformation program supporting critical government services.

This role will suit a cloud engineering professional with strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS and platform operations , who enjoys working in complex enterprise environments and contributing to the delivery of secure, reliable and highly available cloud platforms.

Senior AWS Platform Software Engineer

Federal Government Contract | 12 Month Initial Term + Extensions | Australia Wide | Hybrid Working

An opportunity is available for an experienced Senior AWS Platform Software Engineer to join a large scale digital transformation program supporting critical government services.

This role will suit a cloud engineering professional with strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS and platform operations , who enjoys working in complex enterprise environments and contributing to the delivery of secure, reliable and highly available cloud platforms.

As a Senior AWS Platform Software Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining, enhancing and optimising a large scale AWS cloud environment. Working within a multidisciplinary team of platform engineers, security specialists and delivery stakeholders, you will support cloud infrastructure operations while driving automation, platform resilience and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure to ensure availability, performance, reliability and security.
- Administer Amazon EKS and Kubernetes environments, including upgrades,



patching, troubleshooting and optimisation.
- Develop and implement infrastructure automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Deliver automated patching, backup and operational processes.
- Monitor and optimise platform performance, scalability, capacity and resource utilisation.
- Enhance observability through monitoring and logging tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch and Dynatrace.
- Implement and maintain AWS security controls including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF and secrets management.
- Support and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD.
- Investigate and resolve infrastructure incidents, defects and performance issues.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventative improvements.
- Collaborate with technical, security and delivery teams to support platform enhancements and application releases.

Skills & Experience Required

- Minimum three years of hands on experience supporting AWS cloud infrastructure within enterprise or production environments.
- Strong experience administering Amazon EKS and Kubernetes platforms.
- Proven background in cloud engineering and infrastructure automation.
- Demonstrated knowledge of AWS security services and controls including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF and secrets management.
- Experience building,



supporting or maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, ArgoCD or similar technologies.
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch and Dynatrace.
- Strong troubleshooting, incident management and root cause analysis skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently while managing competing priorities.

Highly Regarded

- Experience working within Australian Government or highly regulated environments.
- Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
- Understanding of GitOps methodologies and automated deployment practices.
- Knowledge of the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential Eight.
- AWS and/orKubernetes certifications such as:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

- Experience supporting large scale platform upgrades, security remediation activities and infrastructure improvement programs.

What's on Offer

- Initial 12 month contract
- Up to 2 x 12 month extension options
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Opportunity to work from ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS or NT
- Work on a high profile cloud transformation initiative
- Collaborative and technically mature environment

Eligibility

- Australian Citizens.
- Must hold a Baseline Security Clearance .
- Standard full time hours, up to 40 hours per week .

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

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