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
Desired Skills and Experience
Cloud Infrastructure Engineering (AWS, Azure, Government Cloud)
Cloud Platform \& Landing Zones
AWS Multi-Account \& Control Tower Environments
Identity \& Access Management (IAM, Azure Entra, Federation)
Cloud Networking (VPCs, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect)
Government Cloud Security (ISM, PSPF, IRAP-aligned controls)
Cloud Security \& Compliance (SCPs, GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
Cloud Cost Optimisation \& FinOps
CI/CD for Cloud Platforms
Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Cloud Governance \& Guardrails
Cloud Automation \& Orchestration
Vendor \& Platform Integration
Stakeholder \& Technical Advisory