Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Contract Sydney

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 5years

Posted on: 31-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Urgent requirement of Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Contract - Sydney

Requirements

1. Role Requirements & Responsibilities

The team aligned on the scope of the Cloud Engineering role which includes:

- Strong expertise in AWS services
- Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure automation
- Experience with GitLab pipelines scripting and automation
- Support for both on-premises infrastructure (VMware physical servers) and cloud platforms

2. Core Technical Skills

Adrian emphasised the need for:

- Hands-on experience with Terraform GitLab CI/CD and scripting (Python/Bash)
- Familiarity with Ansible for automation (potential expansion)
- Building monitoring capabilities across hybrid environments

3. Infrastructure Scope

The team supports:

- In-house data centres managed by Alexs team (VMware trading platforms)
- Cloud environments primarily AWS with some use of GCP
- Standardisation and automation across both environments

4. AWS Services & Deployment Tools

Key AWS services in use:

EKS RDS EC2 S3 Athena DataZone Lake Formation SNS SQS

Helm is used for Kubernetes add-ons; workload teams manage application deployments

5. Networking & Security

Use of VPC endpoints and limited VPC peering
Centralised network stack with firewall and load balancer support from the network team

6. Recruitment Process

Candidates will complete a Terraform coding test via GitHub
Solutions will be reviewed during interviews to assess practical skills

7. Role Levels & Team Structure

Clarified distinctions between:

Cloud Engineering automation and cloud infrastructure
Platform Engineering tooling and deployment support
Network Engineering connectivity and security

SME-level expertise expected for each role

Duration: 06 Months and possible extension

Eligibility: Australian/NZ Citizens/PR Holders only

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Required Skills:

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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Urgent requirement of Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Contract - SydneyRequirements1. Role Requirements & ResponsibilitiesThe team aligned on the scope of the Cloud Engineering role which includes:Strong expertise in AWS servicesProficiency in Terraform for infrastructure automationExperience with G...