Principal Cloud Engineer

An AO7 Principal Cloud Engineer vacancy is available in our Technology Fines & SPER Division at the Queensland Revenue Office.

In this role you will design, build, deploy and manage the Cloud Infrastructure that underpins key systems, ensuring business continuity and information security. You will ensure the cloud solutions align with the organisation's strategic, regulatory, compliance, and operational objectives, and deliver core client services in a multi-hosted landscape.

This position will be based in our Brisbane CBD office and flexible working options may be requested.

Please refer to the role description for more information and what to include in your application. You can also contact Sunil Thomas for further information on [email protected]. We welcome questions and look forward to hearing from you.

Your typical day as a Principal Cloud Engineer may include:

• Ensure Cloud resources are managed, proactively monitored, available and cost optimised.
• Lead troubleshooting, problem solving of incidents impacting availability of Production.
• Lead in the design and rollout of Cloud services including coverage of security, reliability and availability.
• Collaborating with developers, testers, project teams, management, other engineers for deployments, releases.
• Lead a team of DevOps and Cloud Engineers.

You will be supported by a positive, constructive team and divisional leaders as you do your work.

Key Accountabilities Of The Role Are

• Collaborating with your team and remote service providers to ensure 24/7 availability of core cloud solutions, providing critical solution administration and operational support services, to maintain continuous operations.
• Executing complex cloud administrative and maintenance tasks in the multi-cloud environment, ensuring consistent and stable environments that support the efficiency, continuity, integrity and security of the solutions.
• Providing authoritative advice to design, build and manage the cloud architecture.
• Proactively troubleshoot complex issues by using monitoring and diagnostic tools and techniques. Liaise closely with technical stakeholders to resolve issues and improve system effectiveness.
• Developing and maintaining system documentation, procedures, and configurations to a professional standard.
• Building and maintaining productive working relationships with stakeholders, service providers and other government agencies.
• Leading and coaching a high-performing team committed to delivering excellent client services.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• Proven experience in Azure Cloud services, administration including design, build, operations, availability, integration, observability, security and business continuity. (Experience in AWS is desirable.)
• Proven experience supporting DevOps CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, containerisation and supporting software releases.
• A working knowledge of databases and network security.

Joining QRO you will have opportunities for continued learning, growth and career development. To find out more about working for QRO please see attached candidate information pack.

Queensland Treasury is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably. This starts with recruitment, including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process. The methods used in the recruitment for a role may vary, but the sorts of processes used may include: application form, resume and cover letter, online cognitive testing, work test, written response task, assessment centre, in-person or video interview.

We welcome applicants to share with the contact officer any health condition, disability and/or cultural/linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

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Applications may remain current for 12 months after the closing date of the vacancy and may be used to fill identical or similar roles.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/695195/26

Closing Date: Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Occupational group IT & Telecommunications