Senior Cloud AWS Engineer

  • Australia
  • Brisbane
  • Permanent
  • Negotiable

Join a forward-thinking government team delivering whole-of-government digital services to the Queensland public. As a Senior Cloud AWS Engineer, you’ll provide expert-level support, architecture guidance, and leadership in AWS cloud and DevOps practices to enhance modern, scalable digital services.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead and provide advanced cloud infrastructure and DevOps services using AWS technologies.
* Act as the technical lead in designing and presenting architecture solutions tailored to stakeholder needs.
* Guide platform engineering efforts, including onboarding new customers, evaluating emerging technologies, and building reusable DevOps patterns.
* Mentor a team of technical specialists, identifying and mitigating risks while championing continuous improvement.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business drivers and deliver fit-for-purpose cloud and DevOps solutions.
* Support cloud environments through secure CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS CodeDeploy, CodePipeline), containerisation (EKS, ECS, Fargate), and infrastructure automation (AWS CDK, TypeScript).
* Participate in after-hours support arrangements where required.

About You
* Advanced AWS cloud infrastructure and DevOps experience in enterprise, high-security environments.
* Proven track record in delivering modern, secure cloud-native and containerised solutions.
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and platform automation.
* Expertise in modern AWS services (e.g., Lambda, EC2, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, API Gateway, networking).
* Familiarity with digital identity solutions, data sharing APIs, and developer portals.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* The ability to mentor and lead technical teams in a collaborative, agile environment.

To Apply
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