Senior Cloud Engineer

Who we are

At Torrens University Australia making a difference is in our DNA. As a Certified B Corporation we belong to a global community of future-focused companies using business as a force for good. We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives families communities and the world. Thats why were on a mission to increase access to higher education so learners from all walks of life can chase their dreams.

Just like our students our employees are a diverse group who want to make an impact. When you join us we give you the freedom to be bold creative and courageous with flexible working arrangements that allow you to bring your best. Weve built a culture that celebrates community collaboration and innovation where people love what they do.

Whats the job

Join our IT team as a Senior Cloud Engineer where youll manage maintain and optimise our multi-cloud environment across Microsoft 365 Azure GCP AWS and other cloud and SaaS/PaaS/IaaS platforms.

Youll play a pivotal role in ensuring the stability security and performance of our cloud-based applications and infrastructure while supporting our ongoing migration from on-premise to cloud.

This is a hands-on role where youll apply your cloud engineering expertise to enhance automation strengthen security and compliance and enable teams to innovate faster through reliable scalable technology solutions.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and love solving complex challenges that make a real difference for students staff and academics then this role is for you.

Principal accountabilities (include but not limited to):

• Manage day-to-day operations of cloud platforms including user access performance monitoring and fault tolerance.

• Implement and maintain security and compliance measures including access controls encryption and adherence to frameworks such as ISO 27001.

• Drive automation initiatives using Terraform Ansible or similar tools to streamline provisioning configuration and deployments.

• Monitor and optimise system performance through tools like Prometheus Grafana or CloudWatch.Collaborate across IT teams to ensure seamless integration between cloud and on-premises environments.

• Support incident response and recovery processes including diagnosis resolution and post-incident analysis.

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in cloud projects contributing technical guidance and alignment with organisational goals.

• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to drive innovation cost efficiency and scalability.

• Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of configurations architecture and standard procedures.

• Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery (BCP/DR) planning and testing.

Who you are:

Youre an experienced infrastructure and cloud professional with deep technical knowledge and a proactive solutions-focused mindset. You bring both hands-on engineering expertise and a collaborative approach that supports innovation and reliability.

• Minimum 8 years experience in infrastructure engineering.

• At least 2 years hands-on experience in AWS Azure or GCP.

• Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

• Industry certifications in cloud technologies (advantageous).

• Solid automation skills using Terraform Ansible Git and Linux systems (ssh shell scripting).

• Proven problem-solving communication and stakeholder management skills.

• A drive for innovation collaboration and continuous improvement.

Strong knowledge of:

• GCP (Compute Engine Cloud SQL VPC Cloud Storage etc.)

• Azure & Microsoft 365 (Azure DevOps Entra ID Defender for Cloud)

• AWS (EC2 RDS S3 Lambda CloudFront etc.)

• CI/CD pipelines containerization (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) or DevSecOps

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This is a full-time permanent position with flexible working arrangements allowing you to work from a campus near and from home.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. All applicants require current and valid working rights for Australia.

Why join us
Bold modern and agile were Australias fastest-growing university going from 164 students in 2014 to 40000 alumni across 115 countries and 2000 staff 2020 Australian Financial Review named us one of the countrys most innovative companies. As we continue to establish ourselves as a truly global university we never lose sight of our student-centric approach. Supported by teams of passionate people youll find endless opportunities for professional development and career progression.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion age ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation disability or any other protected characteristic.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.

What we offer:
We support your personal passions development and wellbeing to make your working life a more rewarding experience. At Torrens University Australia youll benefit from:

• Study free in a course/degree related to your position

• B Corp certified university - values driven and purpose led

• Access to internal opportunities - Be supported to learn grow and move across the organisation

Hiring process:
We aim to provide you with the necessary information you need at each stage of this process to put your best self forward. If you want to know more or need assistance or accommodation during the recruiting phase please contact us at yourcareer@.

To learn more about what makes Torrens University Australia a great place to work visit love to hear from you!

Applications close Friday 5th December. Well be reviewing applications as theyre received and may close the role earlier if a suitable candidate is identified. Depending on the volume of applications received you may hear back from our Talent Acquisition team before or after the close date.

Job reference: R28119
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