AWS Cloud Engineer - NV1 Cleared Contract : 24 Months Clearance : NV1 Location : NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD. Client : Major Government Department Role Overview We are currently hiring for an AWS Cloud Engineer to join a cross-functional delivery team working on high-impact government initiatives. This long-term opportunity involves contributing to the design, build, and optimisation of secure, cloud-native solutions in AWS. The role suits someone who thrives in hands-on technical environments and is passionate about delivering scalable, well-architected infrastructure using modern DevOps and cloud practices. This position plays a key role in supporting the ongoing development of cloud platforms aligned to strategic outcomes and well-defined delivery timeframes. Key Responsibilities Build and optimise cloud-native infrastructure within secure AWS environments Automate infrastructure provisioning and maintenance using IaC tools Collaborate with developers and stakeholders in an Agile team structure Support monitoring, alerting, logging, backup and recovery Troubleshoot, optimise, and enhance performance across complex cloud systems Maintain technical documentation to support transparency and repeatability Ensure adherence to security and compliance requirements Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements and cloud operation strategies Technical Environment / Tech Stack AWS Services : Lambda, Glue, S3, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, API Gateway, EventBridge, IAM, KMS, Kinesis Infrastructure & Automation : Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines Containerisation & Orchestration : Kubernetes (EKS), Docker Monitoring & Operations : CloudWatch, AWS Config, GuardDuty, custom alerting & dashboards Networking & Security : VPC, IAM, security policies, encryption, secure transport Delivery Methodology : Agile / DevOps within cross-functional government teams Please apply for a confidential discussion.