Cloud Platform Engineer

• Hybrid work environment

• Permanent role at the Reserve Bank of Australia

• Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management and health of the Azure platform. Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and maintaining the health and performance of cloud services and infrastructure.

• Providing timely response to, and resolution of, platform related incidents and service disruptions.

• Supporting project teams with cloud expertise and operational readiness.

• Implementing and promoting FinOps practices to optimise cloud spend and resource usage.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure platform stability and continuous improvement.

• You will to be contactable out of business hours for problem resolution.

• Participate in regular testing of arrangements for business continuity

• Requirements to provide on-call or shift support.

• Requirements to work irregular hours with minimal notice.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong technical background and a proactive approach to cloud operations. Key skills and experience include:

• Proven experience with Microsoft Azure, including core PaaS services and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Bicep, ARM, or Terraform.

• Strong understanding of Azure FinOps principles, cost optimisation strategies, and budget governance.

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipeline design, release management, and automated infrastructure deployments.

• Solid knowledge of Azure security and governance, including Azure Policy, RBAC, landing zones, and compliance best practices.

• Experience with capacity management, including resource utilisation planning, scaling strategies, and performance optimisation across Azure workloads.

• Industry certification: Azure Administration and Terraform Automation.

• Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and platform health and observability tools.

• Experience supporting and operating cloud infrastructure in a production enterprise environment.

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex platform and service issues.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, security, and operations teams.

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

July 23, 2026

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