Position: Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer

Are you an experienced Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer looking to take your career to the next level? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team, where you’ll play a crucial role in supporting and optimising cloud and infrastructure solutions hosted in AWS and Dynatrace.

What You’ll Do:

As the Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer, you’ll be responsible for defining, documenting, and implementing best practices and strategies around the deployment, maintenance, and optimisation of essential hosting services. These include:

• Storage Solutions: Backup and recovery operations.
• Server Management: Overseeing Active Directory and virtualisation services.
• Remote Desktop Management: Supporting virtual environments, including AVD.
• Optimisation: Ensuring all systems run efficiently and effectively, driving continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For:

We’re searching for a professional who can partner with the Technology team and the business to achieve outstanding outcomes, optimising both end-user and customer experiences.

Key Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure and cloud engineering or a related field.
• A background in corporate or retail environments, delivering results in collaboration with technology teams.
• Expertise with Dynatrace is essential.
• Strong experience in cloud computing platforms like AWS or Azure.
• Technical skills across UNIX systems (AIX/Linux), SAN Storage Systems (HPE 3Par), VMWare, Windows Server platforms, Citrix, and Oracle.
• A proactive ability to assess and improve solutions that meet business needs.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Suite (O365, SharePoint) and AzureAD administration.
• Knowledge of scripting, Microsoft Active Directory, backup, archive, and storage technologies.
• Certifications in AWS or Microsoft systems are highly regarded.

Certifications:

• AWS Certified Practitioner or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator (preferred).
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer or Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (advantageous).

If you’re ready to make your next career move, push the “APPLY NOW” button or alternatively email your best CV to wes.elsayed@talentinternational.com or call on 0433 816 175.

Our Client

Our client is a federal department which leads Australia’s National Intelligence Community (NIC), which brings together ten agencies to protect and enhance Australia’s security, prosperity and sovereignty. A key component of this role is to ensure the NIC forms an agile, integrated and data-driven intelligence enterprise that can meet the challenges presented by Australia’s evolving strategic and security environment. Our leadership is focused on championing collaboration and collective action

The Role

As a Principal Cloud Operating Model Advisor, your primary purpose is to help lead and guide ONI and the NIC from a traditional IT operating model to a cloud-centric operating model. This role involves leveraging your expertise to assess current IT processes, design and implement cloud-centric operating models, and provide strategic recommendations to optimise efficiency, scalability, and agility in alignment with the organisation’s goals.

Key responsibilities will include

• Collaborate with organisational leadership and stakeholders to understand business objectives, challenges, and opportunities for cloud adoption.
• Assess the current IT operating model, identifying areas for improvement and alignment with cloud principles.
• Design and propose cloud-centric operating models tailored to the organisation’s goals and industry best practices.
• Provide strategic recommendations on technology and process optimisations to enhance cloud adoption.
• Work closely with project teams and cross-functional groups to implement cloud operating model changes.
• Conduct regular assessments and reviews to ensure ongoing alignment with cloud best practices.
• Analyse and report on the success and impact of cloud operating model transformations.

Skills and Experience

• In-depth knowledge of cloud technologies, operating models and best practices.
• Proven experience as a consultant, preferably in leading organisations through cloud operating model transformations.
• Leadership and communication skills for effective interaction with organisational leadership, teams and stakeholders.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess and optimise IT processes for cloud environments.
• Collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and drive consensus on cloud operating model changes.
• Expertise in designing and implementing cloud-centric operating models aligned with organisational goals.
• Continuous learning mindset to stay updated on evolving cloud technologies, operating models and industry best practices.
• Understanding of security and compliance standards related to cloud operating models.
• Flexibility and adaptability to navigate and adjust to changing organisational requirements in cloud adoption.

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen with active/inactive TSPV Security Clearance

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Vamshi Krishna on 0470260909 or email Vamshi.Krishna@talentinternational.com.

We’re on the hunt for a mid-level data engineer who has worked with cloud, and wants to grow in their knowledge of raw data, building pipelines, and cloud data.

You’ll work with a wider data team of 6-7 persons, each experts in their areas. You will learn from each other, and share a common goal of data excellence.

You will assist each other where required, and will build your knowledge outside of your direct role as a result. Your career here will expand your understanding of data lake cloud technologies and infrastructure, develop your engagement abilities further, and provide an inate understanding of data security and privacy measures.

Please note that this is not a senior position, and we are looking for someone with 3-5 years data engineering experience.

To join this team, you will need the following skills and experience.

• SQL Scripting and Python
• AWS cloud services, but will consider strong knowledge of Azure or GCP
• ETL pipelines and PowerBI

Desired Additional Knowledge:

• Experience or background with DevOps including Infrastructure as code
• Previous experience working within an enterprise data lake environment.

Please note that overseas applicants will not be considered for this position. You must have current working rights at the time of application.

A leading Financial Services organisation is seeking a Cloud Developer with strong Python / PySpark development experience to join their team on an initial six month contract.

Joining a large, fast-paced transformation program, you will leverage your advanced knowledge of cloud (Azure and AWS) combined with proven background in data to help build a new data platform on Azure. A similar platform has already been built in AWS, which now needs to be replicated on Azure using Python / PySpark and SQL. In doing so you will leverage CI/CD, automation tools such as Jenkins and workflows such as Jira and Rally.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications coupled with relevant industry certifications (AWS / Azure)
• Advanced knowledge and experience of AWS and Azure
• Proven cloud development / engineering experience gained within large, complex environments
• Strong experience developing in Python and/or PySpark to create API’s and integrate applications with Azure databases, storage, and other services
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automate application deployment processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Superior troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a large project team
• Proven capacity to build, test and deliver projects within tight deadlines

An attractive daily rate is on offer for the right candidate. To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please apply online today!

Our client is a federal government organisation with offices throughout Australia. Due to growth, they are seeking multiple DevOps Engineers to join their team in their Richmond or Geelong office.

The EL1 DevOps Engineer is accountable under broad direction to undertake very complex work that delivers quality outcomes across the functions for the client. The position will exercise a considerable degree of independence to engage in complex problem solving and issues management within the functions. The position will exercise sound decision-making and judgement to produce senior level advice and support.

The EL1 DevOps Engineer is required to collaborate with key business stakeholders and our local full-stack team to enhance and support the development of projects within project teams.
Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Designing, building, deploying, and supporting the clients Cloud & Data Infrastructure.
• Prioritise work items and add them to a work queue.
• Ensuring that the solution follows integration best practices.
• Work with business consumers to ensure desired business outcomes are reached.
• Play a pivotal role in our project team, using an agile development framework.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define project requirements and set priorities.

To apply for this opportunity, you will need as follows:

Essential criteria

• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and services.
• Experience in building and deploying DevOps practices, tools, and continuous delivery pipelines such as GitLab, Artifactory, and Jira.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling such as Terraform.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and agile development methodologies.
• Ability to write moderately complex code across multiple languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Golang.
• Experience with containerisation, cluster deployment and orchestration such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Desirable criteria

• Database deployment and administration (Postgres and MySQL).
• Administration of Azure infrastructure.
• Experience with Networking, Cloudflare, Hashicorp Vault.
• Experience building and managing PKI.

Please contact shelley.harrison@talentinternational.com for further information. Successful applicants will be required to complete a formal Key Selection Response, and clear national police and federal background checks. Proof of Australian Citizenship is mandatory. You will need to have the ability to get a NV1 Security Clearance.

About the Client

Our client is a large federal department that deals with all areas of security and cyber awareness for protecting Australia’s cyber landscape. Join a large multi-disciplinary team and make a real impact in your career as an IT industry professional.

About the Role

Our client is seeking Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Engineers to work in support of cloud migration strategy on complex engineering work within an integrated workforce.

This role consists of a number of complex tasks in support resiliency and scale cyber effects. The AWS Cloud engineer will facilitate and assist our client’s migration to cloud platforms in a timely and mission prioritized manner

Location: ACT (Only, interstate candidates will not be considered for the position based on the requirement of the position)

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen and hold a NV1 security clearance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Architecting and designing AWS infrastructure solutions to meet the organisation technical and business requirements

• Collaborating with cross-function teams to optimise AWS services for cost performance, security, and reliability, while adhering to best practices and compliance standards

• Assist with adoption and adaptation of the end-to-end iteration of AWS Cloud development, delivery and management during design-time and run-time based on the context of the work and selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.

Skills and Experience:

• Produce detailed service design specifications to form the basis for the realization of AWS cloud-based service solutions. Reviews, verifies and improves own designs against specifications.

• At least 5 years’ experience in Amazon Web Services Cloud Engineer

• Strong leadership experience and skills in Amazon Web Services

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Sanat Anmadwar on email sanat.anmadwar@talentinternational.com

Here is your detailed breakdown of the position. To know more, please apply and

Security Knowledge:

• Hands on experience with security frameworks such as: SOC2, NIST, GDPR, ISO27001, CCM.

• Knowledge and experience of secure coding practices and common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10).

Cloud Security Expertise:

• Demonstrable experience of securing and maintaining AWS or Azure cloud environments.

• Demonstrate understanding of cloud specific services.

• Familiarity with cloud Infrastructure-as-Code tools.

• Knowledge of cloud compliance requirements and best practices.

Strong DevOps understanding:

• Experience with set up, configuration, deployment, operation, scaling, and securing of containerisation technologies.

• Knowledge of network segmentation and secure network design.

• Experience of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

• Experience of software version control systems.

• Securing infrastructure as code deployments.

• Familiarity with tools like HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.

• Understanding of policy-as-code tools (e.g., Open Policy Agent).

• Automation of infrastructure and operations.

API Security:

• Knowledge of securing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

• Experience with API security testing tools.

• Understanding of OAuth, JWT, and other API authentication and authorization mechanisms.

Security Tooling:

• Applied knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools such as: Rapid7, Nessus, Qualys, Burp, etc.

• Applied knowledge of static and dynamic application security testing tools.

• Knowledge of security monitoring tools such as Splunk, ELK, etc.

• Proficiency with container security tools such as Twistlock, Aqua Security.

• Demonstrable ability to write scripts to automate security testing and monitoring.

Continuous Security Monitoring:

• Implementation of continuous monitoring for security threats.

• Experience with intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS).

• Knowledge of logging, monitoring, and alerting best practices.

Threat Modelling and Risk Assessment:

• Ability to perform threat modelling for customer facing SaaS product, and internal development systems.

• Strong understanding of networking principles and protocols.

• Experience configuring and managing firewalls, VPNs, and load balancers.

• Experience conducting and coordinating risk and vulnerability assessments.

• Management of the security roadmap, and ability to prioritise and mitigate security risks, in parallel with ongoing development.

Incident Response and Forensics:

• Ability to work closely with development, operations, support and customer facing teams to co-ordinate, diagnose and remediate threats, but also proactively identify security improvements.

• Strong communication skills to articulate security concepts to non-security personnel.

Cyber Security Program // Vulnerability Management & Endpoint Protection

As the Principal Technical Specialist within a large Cyber Security Program, you will lead and support the delivery of the project by ensuring the technical deliverables are completed successfully within agreed performance criteria to enable enhanced health service delivery. These projects will establish capabilities for Vulnerabilities Management and strengthen Endpoint Protection across the organisation.

The Program

The Cyber Security Program is responsible for delivering information security priorities to enable modern healthcare delivery whilst maintaining network security.

The Role

Reporting to the Technical Delivery Manager, the Principal Technical Specialist will play a technical lead role in the implementation of the Endpoint Protection Platform and/or the Vulnerability Management Security Solutions, within the Cyber Security Program.

These roles will provide technical implementation skills, and analysis and expert advice of the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and/or Vulnerability Management Services (VMS).

Duties will include:

• Lead the design, deployment and configuration of Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) and Vulnerability Management Systems (VMS).
• Contribute to the development of project plans and schedules, identifying potential risks and issues.
• Actively engage in project meetings and collaborate with team members to ensure timely delivery of security solutions.
• Provide high-level support and ensure the security solutions are operational and effective.
• Conduct regular maintenance, updates, and performance tuning of security tools.
• Implement proactive measures to enhance system resilience against emerging threats.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to develop, socialise, and implement technical security plans.
• Contribute expert advice and analysis on current and future security requirements.
• Provide comprehensive support during planned ICT changes and updates, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum security.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Strong experience and knowledge of Endpoint Security and Vulnerability Management architectures, technologies, and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in core technologies and domains:
• Active Directory,
• Windows 10 Operating Systems
• Virtual Infrastructure
• Windows, Unix and Linux Server Operating Environments,
• Cloud Services
• Enterprise Endpoint and Vulnerability Management Products, Data Loss Preventions.
• Expertise in managing and configuring endpoint security tools such as antivirus software, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and data loss prevention (DLP) solutions.
• Knowledge of next-generation antivirus tools and their capabilities in detecting and preventing advanced threats like ransomware and zero-day attacks.
• Proficiency in vulnerability assessment tools and scanners, understanding of common vulnerabilities and exposure (CVE) databases, and ability to interpret scan results to prioritise remediation efforts.
• Understanding of network architecture, security protocols, and practices, including SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) platforms.
• Experience in delivery ICT solutions in a large, complex, federated and geographically dispersed environments.

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• Adelaide based role

We are looking for an experienced Technical Analyst/Cloud Administrator with AWS/Azure background to join one of our clients in Adelaide.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

• Business and technology stakeholder consultation / coordination – with both personnel and tech personnel from other agencies – to determine requirements for systems and services
• Design / configuration / administration of solutions and virtual infrastructure within existing Azure environment, to meet the needs of point 1 – in consultation with the team
• Design / configuration / administration of an AWS environment (new), again to meet the needs of point 1 – in consultation with the team

If the above role sounds of interest, please click on “Apply Now”, or get in touch with Ivan via E// ivan.aureus@talentinternational.com for a confidential chat!

Our client is an iconic Australian organisation currently seeking a mid level DevOps Engineer to deliver across a range of long term projects.

Your new role will see you helping optimise continuous integration, deployment and delivery enhancing software. Sitting as part of the Platform Team you will drive automation across the platform, engage closely with the software and operational teams and ensure best practice across the AWS environment. This role will give you the opportunity to hone your AWS engineering skills and gain experience within one of Australia’s largest AWS sites.

Skills and Experience:

• Hands on experienced as an AWS DevOps Engineer
• Experience working with Terraform (2-3 years)
• Scripting knowledge, could be Python, Bash, PowerShell, TypeScript, Java, Go or C#
• Some level of AWS Certification
• Ability to engage and work closely with cross functional teams

Our client is offering an initial 12 month contract with the view to extension. Offices are based near the Melbourne CBD with a requirement to be on site 3 days per week.

For more information feel free to contact Ben Austin at ben.austin@talentinternational.com

A leading Financial Services provider is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer with strong Terraform and automation expertise to join their team on a permanent basis.

You will be joining a growing, high-performing team who are responsible for the design, engineering, implementation and support of network devices deployed on public cloud (AWS / Azure). In this role you will be required to utilise your strong automation and Terraform knowledge and help write IaC from scratch based on requirements from the team to ensure the stability and operations of their cloud network.

You will be a self-starter who is inquisitive, keen to learn and keen expand your skills and knowledge within cloud networking. Being a senior role, this client is seeking candidates who can help contribute and build the team’s skills and experience, especially in relation to writing clean IaC and automating where possible.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant vendor certifications (CCIE, AWS, etc.)
• Demonstrated cloud network engineering delivery experience gained within large, complex environments
• Advanced knowledge and experience using Terraform to write IaC
• Strong automation experience using tools such as Ansible
• Excellent scripting skills (Python)
• Superior troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work independently as required

This is a Sydney based role and requires candidates to attend the office two days per week.

An attractive salary package is on offer. To be excited for this exciting opportunity, please apply online today.

Are you driven by the pursuit of data excellence?

Do you want to manage and build on the work around a bespoke enterprise level data lake?

I think we’ve got the role for you.

Join a growing local organisation with a large pipeline of upcoming projects. You’ll be a part of a wider data team of 5-8 persons, each experts in their areas. You will learn from each other, and share a common goal of data excellence.

You will assist each other where required, and will build your knowledge outside of your direct role as a result. Your career here will expand your understanding of data lake cloud technologies and infrastructure, develop your engagement abilities further, and provide an inate understanding of data security and privacy measures.

To join this team, you will need the following skills and experience.

• SQL Scripting and Python
• AWS cloud services
• Power BI and ETL

Desired Knowledge:

• Experience or background with DevOps, IaaC and/or Networking
• Previous experience working within an enterprise data lake environment.

If interested please click apply, or connect with Yuri at yuri.domanski@talentinternational.com to set up a confidential conversation regarding the role and/or your suitability.

Please note that overseas applicants will not be considered for this position. You must have current working rights at the time of application.