Senior Cloud Engineer

6 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Showtime Consulting Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Company Description

Showtime Consulting is a trusted provider of Shielded Cloud Solutions, operating across Australia and New Zealand. We specialise in secure cloud deployments and extending the cloud to the intelligent edge. Our expertise spans AWS, Azure, Azure Stack, OpenStack, and Red Hat Linux, supporting both commercial and government clients, including classified environments.

Our mission is to deliver secure, innovative technologies that protect and empower communities. Our vision is to enable seamless collaboration across domains on ultra-secure platforms.

We support technical delivery across some of the nation's most sensitive and strategic programs, helping customers build and maintain highly secure infrastructure at scale.

The Role

We're seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to architect and deliver secure AWS infrastructure solutions in support of national security initiatives. This EL1-equivalent role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and optimise cloud services across hybrid and classified environments.

You'll play a key role in integrating emerging technologies, implementing Zero Trust Architecture, and contributing to the deployment of CNAPP/SASE tooling. This is a hands-on technical position with strategic influence across multiple agencies and partners.

  • This is a long-term contract role commencing in January 2026, with an initial 12-month term and two optional 12-month extensions.
  • Location:
    Can be based in
    Canberra, VIC, WA, or QLD
    .

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and design AWS infrastructure to meet technical and business requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimise AWS services for cost, performance, security, and reliability.
  • Coordinate with senior leadership and product owners to align cloud solutions with organisational policies (PSPF, ISM, E8).
  • Implement CNAPP/SASE tooling across cloud platforms.
  • Deliver Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and replicate production environments for testing.
  • Integrate Azure Active Directory and Domain Services into hybrid environments.
  • Design solutions that accommodate agency-specific architectures and emerging technologies.
  • Work closely with industry cloud providers to ensure feasible and compliant architectures.

What You'll Need

  • Experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or site reliability engineering with a focus on AWS.
  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools and scripting for automation.
  • Experience with Zero Trust Architecture and CNAPP/SASE tooling.
  • Strong understanding of security frameworks (PSPF, ISM, E8).
  • Familiarity with Azure Active Directory and hybrid cloud integration.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to lead installations and decommissioning projects with quality assurance.
  • Demonstrated leadership behaviours and outcome-focused mindset.
  • Adaptability, resilience, and comfort with ambiguity.

Security Clearance Requirement

Applicants must be
Australian Citizens
with an active
NV1 clearance or above
.

If you're a cloud engineering expert ready to support secure, scalable systems in defence environments, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now

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