Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer (Specialist Platform Operations)

• Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: Continuing
• Remuneration: Level 8 $123044 $138637 (depending on experience) 17% super leave loading
• Location: Kensington NSW (hybrid)

Drive Transformation: Build Optimise and Lead UNSWs NextGen Cloud Infrastructure!

About UNSW:

UNSW isnt like other places youve worked. Yes were a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together we are driven to be thoughtful practical and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. Its the reason were one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australias prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive be challenged and do meaningful work youre in the right place.

Why your Role Matters:

The Specialist Platform Operations is responsible for implementing managing and maintaining UNSWs hybrid cloud environment to support inhouse developers. The role collaborates with Cloud Architects Platform Engineering Teams Developers and other stakeholders to optimise cloudbased and onpremises infrastructure during the transition to a hybrid productcentric model. It ensures the platform is reliable secure and scalable enabling efficient use by developers and customers. The role reports to the Team Leader Platform Operations.

Who We Are Looking For:

The role is ideally suited to someone with 2 or more years of handson experience in AWS or Azure environments with a good understanding of CI/CD pipelines infrastructureascode Cloud Service Configurations monitoring and able to work in a demanding operational environment. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to fault find problems and articulate your experience bringing value to the business.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Cloud Architects customers and engineering teams to configure and optimise cloud services ensuring appropriate access cost efficiency and compliance.
• Implement manage and monitor hybrid cloud infrastructure using best practices in cloud computing networking storage and security.
• Deploy and maintain resources through infrastructure as code ensuring reliability scalability and security.
• Optimise performance availability and cost efficiency while identifying and addressing issues or bottlenecks.
• Drive automation to streamline deployment and management of cloud resources in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to governance policies security requirements and compliance standards.
• Stay informed on industry trends emerging technologies and best practices in cloud engineering.
• Provide guidance to the business on cloud operations to enhance operational effectiveness and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Technology (or equivalent) with proven success managing complex IT projects in large organisations.
• Experience with infrastructureascode (IaC) tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python Bash and PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of networking security storage and virtual/cloud platforms (e.g. VMWare AWS Azure VPC).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions) and containerisation/orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of monitoring logging and alerting tools (e.g. Prometheus DataDog ELK stack CloudWatch).
• Excellent problemsolving analytical communication and collaboration skills.

For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required refer to the position description found under the positionlisting on

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working options.
• Career development opportunities.
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail education fitness).

For further details on the benefits please visit to Apply: Submit your CV & a cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the job description) by 11.55pm 28^th May 2025
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role valid Australian working rights are required on application.

Contact: Amy Denney Talent Acquisition Team
Please apply directly through the website applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds those living with disabilities members of the LGBTIQ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

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