Cloud Engineer - Sydney

About the role 

We’re seeking a Cloud Engineer with 5+ years of experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms to join our Global Information Technology team.

Collaborating across time zones with our Digital team and others, you’ll design, implement and maintain scalable, secure and highly available cloud infrastructure.

You’ll join a passionate and forward-thinking team using the latest tools and technologies to support cloud migration, optimise performance and ensure best practices across multi-cloud environments.

About us at Populous 

At Populous, our teams design the places where people love to be together. From stadiums and arenas to convention centres, airports, mixed-use developments, and entertainment precincts, we have delivered many of the world’s most iconic and community-defining projects. 

With projects spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, we bring global expertise and local insight to every design. Our Sydney team is central to this network, delivering impactful projects locally and across the region with a focus on sustainability, innovation, and community. 

Why Populous 

We don’t consider ourselves just another architecture and design practice. At Populous, we believe our strength lies in our people and their diversity of experiences. Across APAC, our team represents over 35 nationalities, and we actively celebrate and support this. 

We provide our people with: 

• The opportunity to lead projects of global significance in Sydney and across APAC 
• A collaborative international network of experts and design leaders 
• Career development opportunities, including leadership training, mentorship, and global mobility 
• A vibrant workplace culture where creativity, collaboration, and innovation are valued 
• An environment where everyone can be themselves and grow their careers in any direction they want, all while being in an inclusive and supportive workplace 
• Oh, and we’re recognised as one of the best places to work in Australia! We’ve been recognised as a Work180 Top 101 Employer for Women two years in a row, winners of two Work180 Workplace awards and recognised as a HRD 5 Star Employer! 

What will you be engaged in? 

As a Cloud Engineer, you will: 

• Designing, deploying and managing cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure environments.
• Architecting and implementing secure network solutions, including VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing and connectivity.
• Configuration and management of Palo Alto Firewalls, network security groups and security controls.
• Maintaining and extending existing Infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK, TypeScript), proposing improvements through standard review processes.
• Monitoring system performance, availability, and security using cloud-native and third-party tools.
• Support cloud migration strategies and hybrid cloud architecture.
• Designing and maintaining secure connectivity (VPN, site-to-site, client VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
• Maintaining infrastructure supporting CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions runners, cloud environments, deployment targets).
• Supporting vulnerability response processes and remediation timelines.
• Troubleshooting and resolving cloud, network, and firewall-related issues.
• Support deployment infrastructure for web applications and on-premises software distribution.

What we are looking for 

To succeed in this role, you will bring: 

• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Understanding of cloud security principles and best practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, etc.) is preferred.
• Knowledge of DevOps methodologies and Agile practices is preferred.
• Highly self-motivated and capable of thriving in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Positive and professional attitude, resourceful nature and excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving capability.
• Highly trustworthy with the ability to effectively manage sensitive and confidential information. 
• Outstanding communication skills and team-oriented mindset that encourages effective collaboration.
• Comfortable collaborating across disciplines, time zones and cultures. 

Essential Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• 5 + years of experience working with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• Proven hands-on experience with cloud networking concepts (VPC, VNets, subnets, routing tables, DNS).
• Experience configuring and managing firewalls and security controls (Palo Alto, AWS Security Groups, NACLs, Azure NSGs, Azure Firewall, etc.).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Experience in designing secure network connectivity (VPNs, private endpoints, hybrid networking).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).

Preferred:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect and/or Microsoft Azure Administrator/Architect certifications.
• Experience with advanced networking and security architectures (zero trust, segmentation, private networking).
• Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.

At Populous, we’re not only looking for technical skills but also for people who share our passion for creating places where communities come together.

We design the places that bring people together — and we know that happens best when our own team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage people of all identities, abilities, and lived experiences to apply and join us in shaping the future of design