Senior AWS Cloud Engineer
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About the role
Shape the future of enterprise cloud capability in a major Queensland Government digital services environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cloud AWS Engineer to lead cloud governance, security and platform engineering while enabling development teams to build and deploy modern cloud-native applications. You'll join a collaborative Agile team delivering secure, scalable digital services that support thousands of Queenslanders every day.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead AWS platform engineering, cloud governance and technical solution design.
- Guide development teams on secure cloud architecture and deployment patterns.
- Deliver AWS security solutions across identity, networking and enterprise controls.
- Mentor technical team members and contribute to platform improvement initiatives.
- Work with product teams and stakeholders to deliver reliable digital services.
Highly desirable criteria
- Enterprise AWS governance, including AWS Organizations and Control Tower.
- Strong knowledge of AWS security services such as Security Hub, GuardDuty, Detective and Network Firewall.
- Experience with AWS CDK (TypeScript), Java or Node.js development.
- Expertise in ECS, EKS, Lambda and cloud-native application deployment.
- Previous Platform Engineering or DevOps leadership experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience within large enterprise or government cloud environments.
- Knowledge of event-driven architecture and modern application design.
- Agile delivery experience within cross-functional teams.
- Ability to present technical solutions to both technical and business stakeholders.
- Experience supporting highly available digital platforms.
Skills and experience
- Extensive AWS cloud engineering and architecture experience.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, governance and best practice.
- Platform Engineering and DevOps expertise.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and mentor engineers.
Contact Details
For a confidential chat, please contact Mur on 0436 438 272 or via email at [email protected] and we would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.
Please note that a National Police Check might be required as part of pre-employment screening.
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