Senior Cloud Engineer

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions. 

The Senior Cloud Engineer role at Optus offers an outstanding opportunity to design, develop, and build a robust, scalable, and efficient cloud infrastructure. This role involves leading collaborative efforts to improve and operate our cloud-based platforms, using Cloud services to increase capabilities and ensure security, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. The role will have a strong focus on Cyber hardening and operational resilience in Cloud and will provide Level 3 expert support to cloud operational teams. 

What You’ll Do | Your day to day will consist of 

• Establishing and accomplishing the strategic vision for Cloud Infrastructure and Operations with a primary focus on hyperscaler cloud platforms – particularly Microsoft Azure (MS Azure) and Google Cloud (GCP). 

• Deploying and uplifting Cloud Landing Zones to comply with mandated security frameworks and architectural guidelines. 

• Developing and putting into action platform strategies that support secure, scalable, and automated adoption of cloud services with a strong focus on Cyber hardening and operations resilience. 

• Leading the development and implementation of Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) Services as a product. Providing actionable insights to minimise downtime and optimise asset utilisation and improvement opportunities. 

• Defining the CCOE’s objectives, best engineering practices, policies, and skill proficiencies. 

• Ensuring alignment with strategic objectives of key stakeholders such as Architecture and Cyber. 

• Leading the build and development of scalable and robust platform infrastructure to meet diverse engineering team needs. 

• Leading the automation of platform management and deployment processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual intervention and improve cyber and operational resiliency. 

• Implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions and optimising platform performance to ensure reliability and high performance. 

What You Bring | What makes you perfect for the role? 

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics and Mathematics, Information Systems and/or equivalent formal training or work experience.  

• Demonstrated experience working hands-on in an enterprise MS Azure and GCP cloud environment, with a strong focus on Cyber hardening and Operational resilience.  

• Experienced in acting as Level 3 expert support to cloud operational teams.  

• In-depth understanding of security guidelines and compliance requirements for cloud platforms. 

• Extensive experience in crafting and implementing complex cloud networking requirements. 

• Advanced skill in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell) to automate platform management and deployment. 

• Proficiency in containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes), and cloud native container services. 

• Strong background in implementing and applying monitoring tools and techniques to ensure platform reliability and performance. 

• Excellent ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and effectively communicate technical concepts. Demonstrated ability to balance trade-offs between speed and governance for optimum business outcomes. 

• Proficiency in Agile Approach and Agile Ways of Working. 

The good stuff…. | What’s in it for you? 

• Competitive remuneration and colleague discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and outstanding shopping discounts with our retail partners. 

• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home. 

• Vibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenience store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym, and on-site childcare centre. 

• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever’s important to you. 

• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks. 

• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U’s industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities. 

• Build meaningful connections through colleague-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+). 

• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video. 

• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon. 

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170.  

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity