Senior AWS Platform Software Engineer
HR & Recruitment
IT & T
Project Management / Business Analysts
SAP/CRM/ERP
Software Development & Testing/IT Security & Compliance
Senior AWS Platform Engineer - EKS & Kubernetes
Support and enhance a business-critical AWS cloud platform within a major Australian Government digital transformation initiative. Work with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation and CI/CD technologies to deliver secure, reliable and high-performing cloud services, with a focus on platform resilience, security and continuous improvement.
Location: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS
Security Clearance Requirement: Baseline
Closing Date: 15 November 2026
Essential Tasks
Does this role sound perfect for you? If so, to register your interest in this role, please apply below and send through your latest CV. If you have further questions or wish to speak with the consultant, please contact Hamza Zahid on (02) 6230 0233.
About Compas
Compas Pty Ltd is a Canberra based wholly Australian owned, Recruitment and Services company that has been operating since 1987. We specialise in the provision of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment services, as well as specialised Consulting assignments.
YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE
Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current Baseline (or higher) clearance.
Support and enhance a business-critical AWS cloud platform within a major Australian Government digital transformation initiative. Work with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation and CI/CD technologies to deliver secure, reliable and high-performing cloud services, with a focus on platform resilience, security and continuous improvement.
Location: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS
Security Clearance Requirement: Baseline
Closing Date: 15 November 2026
Essential Tasks
- Manage and optimise AWS cloud infrastructure and Amazon EKS/Kubernetes environments, including cluster upgrades, patching, performance and availability.
- Develop infrastructure automation and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD to support secure, reliable application deployments.
- Implement AWS security controls, including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets management and vulnerability remediation.
- Monitor platform health using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch or Dynatrace, resolving production incidents and improving operational resilience.
- Minimum 3 years' hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support experience, ideally within complex enterprise environments.
- Strong Amazon EKS and Kubernetes expertise, including cluster administration, troubleshooting, upgrades, patching and performance optimisation.
- Demonstrated infrastructure automation experience, AWS security knowledge and CI/CD delivery using Azure DevOps, ArgoCD or comparable technologies.
- Experience with cloud monitoring, incident management and root cause analysis. Terraform, CloudFormation, GitOps and relevant AWS/Kubernetes certifications are desirable.
Does this role sound perfect for you? If so, to register your interest in this role, please apply below and send through your latest CV. If you have further questions or wish to speak with the consultant, please contact Hamza Zahid on (02) 6230 0233.
About Compas
Compas Pty Ltd is a Canberra based wholly Australian owned, Recruitment and Services company that has been operating since 1987. We specialise in the provision of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment services, as well as specialised Consulting assignments.
YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE
Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current Baseline (or higher) clearance.