Overview
AUSTRAC, Australia's financial intelligence agency, is evolving to strengthen its fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. As we evolve and embrace these changes, we are now recruiting several roles within the Cloud Operations function, to strengthen our cloud capabilities, and to improve our agility and scalability in how we deliver digital service. In these roles will have the unique opportunity to shape and influence Digital Strategy, and Technology outcomes for AUSTRAC. We're looking for strategic and people-focussed leaders to lead cross-functional IT teams to modernise, adapt, and secure our technology landscape to better support our people and the communities we serve.
Upon application, you will be prompted to select between the following roles.
EL2 Director, Cloud and DevOps Platforms
You will oversee the management of the AUSTRAC cloud and on premises DevOps infrastructure and platforms. As a key member of the Technology and Platforms Solutions (TPS) management team, you'll work with a range of stakeholders including project and product managers, developers, engineers, IT architects and IT security specialists to strengthen the overall ITS environment, to ensure it runs smoothly, efficiently and securely. You will lead and drive the operational management of cloud-based systems (M365, Azure and AWS) and the DevOps infrastructure platforms that support our containerised environments.
* Leadership and People Management - Lead platform and infrastructure teams by setting operational direction, managing performance, and ensuring consistent delivery of reliable and efficient enterprise services.
* Strategic Oversight - Provide strategic oversight and direction for the architecture and implementation of M365, Azure, AWS and Kubernetes environments and other M365 and AWS solutions.
* Cloud Infrastructure Accountability - Oversee the development, governance, and implementation of strategies to optimise cloud performance and security. Identify and mitigate potential risks to the cloud infrastructure and data. Ensure the development of relevant design and operational documentation to support the management of future state risk, and Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessments.
EL1 Senior Cloud Operations Specialist
You will be the key technical expert, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-based environments across AWS and Azure. This hands-on role provides deep technical leadership in cloud engineering, DevSecOps, automation, and modernisation initiatives. Your focus will be in supporting AUSTRAC's cloud first approach and ensuring that cloud and platform environments remain robust, compliant, and cost effective.
* Cloud Operations, and Maintenance - Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms across AWS and Azure, including the use of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM/Bicep. Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune cloud environments for performance, reliability, incident response, security, and cost efficiency.
* Security, Governance and Compliance - Ensure ongoing operational integrity and security of cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, M365, and integrated on premise platforms.
* Cloud Optimisation and Solutions - Provide senior technical leadership on cloud modernisation and uplift initiatives, ensuring system reliability, performance, and operational excellence. Offer specialist guidance on cloud solution architecture, systems analysis, and design, partnering with engineering, development, and security teams to deliver high quality solutions. Develop, optimise, and maintain automated DevSecOps processes, CI/CD pipelines, and containerisation platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
For more information about the roles and the capabilities where looking for, please refer to the Candidate Pack on the AUSTRAC Careers Page
Key Capabilities for success
The distinction between the EL2 and EL1 roles is determined by the complexity and scope of the work, the level of autonomy, accountability, initiative and independent judgement required. The EL1 roles will report directly to the EL2 Director roles. The selection panel will assess candidates against the APS Work Level Standards – please visit the APSC website for more information.
Professional expertise
* Leadership and management of multidisciplinary ICT teams.
* Applied knowledge and understanding of ASD essential 8, PSPF and ISM.
Technical expertise
* Cloud based systems (Azure Cloud, M365, and AWS)
* Demonstrated expertise in AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda) and Azure (Virtual Machines, App Services, Storage, DevOps).
* Cloud Technology (Iaas, Paas and SaaS)
* CICD pipelines and automation tools
* GitLab, M365 integration, and security configurations (desirable)
Qualifications
Relevant Tertiary qualifications or industry certifications, and/or relevant experience in one or more the following disciplines, or other related disciplines is desirable:
* Information and Communications Technology
Affirmative Measures
This vacancy is being advertised concurrently under a general round, an affirmative measures disability round and an affirmative measures indigenous round.
Evidence of eligibility will be requested if your application progresses under an affirmative measures process.
Remuneration and Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration and great conditions, including:
* Annual leave of 4 weeks (20 days) per year + additional paid Christmas close down.
* Cultural, Ceremonial and NAIDOC leave.
* 18 days of paid personal leave per year.
* 15.4% superannuation, which continues through paid parental leave.
* 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
* Competitive APS salaries with access to annual salary progression.
* Study assistance - up to $6,000 per annum and up to 120 hours of study leave.
* View the AUSTRAC Enterprise Agreement for more information about current salaries and other conditions of employment.
About Us
AUSTRAC, Australia's financial intelligence agency and anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulator, is undergoing a significant transformation to enhance its role in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. This includes proposed expansion of its regulatory regime and a broader digital transformation to support our growing agency. As we embrace these changes and grow, our focus is on fostering innovation, collaboration, and effective problem-solving within an inclusive and supportive work environment. At AUSTRAC, you'll be part of a team dedicated to maintaining the integrity of Australia's financial system and making a real impact in preventing financial crime.
Closing Date and further details
Applications close at 11:30 pm AEDT on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
For enquiries, please contact: ict.recruitment@austrac.gov.au
Please note, we can only accept applications via the AUSTRAC Careers Portal
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