Cloud Engineer
Cloud Engineer – Government Cloud Platform (AWS/Azure)
6-month contract | Federal Government | Multiple locations | Baseline clearance
We are partnering with a large Federal Government agency to engage an experienced Cloud Engineer to help design, build and operate its enterprise cloud platform.
This role sits within the agency’s Cloud & Digital Platforms team and will focus on building secure, scalable and compliant cloud infrastructure across AWS and whole-of-government cloud services.
You will work alongside a Lead Cloud Engineer to support the agency’s Cloud Roadmap, modernise its cloud estate and enable secure adoption across business systems.
What you’ll do
-
Design and operate enterprise cloud environments across AWS, Azure and government cloud platforms
-
Build and maintain secure landing zones, networking, IAM and cloud guardrails
-
Implement government security controls aligned to ISM and PSPF
-
Optimise cloud environments for cost, performance and reliability
-
Support cloud adoption across multiple teams and vendors
-
Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and stakeholders
What we’re looking for
-
Strong experience in cloud infrastructure/cloud platform engineering
-
Hands-on expertise with AWS and/or Azure in complex enterprise or government environments
-
Solid background in cloud networking, identity and security
-
Experience working with multi-account cloud environments, automation and IaC
-
Comfortable working in regulated environments and under government security frameworks
-
Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Clearance
-
Australian Citizen with ability to obtain Baseline clearance