Principal, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering (AWS)

• Based at either our Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus, hybrid work available 
• Fulltime and continuing
• HEW 10 - salary package circa $172,875 including Superannuation

Are you a cloud infrastructure leader ready to shape enterprise-scale digital platforms that enable innovation, reliability and security?

Deakin is seeking a Principal, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering to provide specialist technical leadership across our cloud environments, ensuring our infrastructure is resilient, scalable and designed to support the future of digital, AI and data-enabled services.

 

Why work with us?

At Deakin University, you’ll find more than a job - you’ll find a community and a way of working that supports you to do your best work. Across our campuses in Geelong, Melbourne and regional Victoria, we offer an environment designed to help you thrive, with on-site childcare, gyms, medical centres, cafés, accessible public transport and convenient parking.

We support flexible and hybrid working, generous leave provisions - including extended parental leave and the option to purchase additional leave - and a wide range of staff benefits and discounts. Combined with our strong focus on health, wellbeing and professional development, Deakin offers a supportive, inclusive culture where leaders are trusted, people are valued and careers can grow.

 

About the role

Deakin isn't just adopting AI – we're building it. With Deakin GEM now live and our AI Factory, a multi-disciplinary squad, accelerating capability across the institution, ambitious work is underway across multiple streams.

As Principal, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering you will provide architectural assurance and technical leadership across enterprise cloud infrastructure platforms. You will oversee cloud infrastructure initiatives and AI platform operations, ensuring high standards of reliability, performance, cost management and security across hybrid and cloud ecosystems. This role combines deep technical expertise with stakeholder influence — partnering across the University to embed modern cloud engineering practices and sustainable operational models.

You will:

• Lead the design, delivery and optimisation of enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure solutions
• Strengthen automation strategies to enable efficient provisioning, configuration and management of cloud environments
• Drive infrastructure monitoring, performance optimisation and financial management practices
• Provide trusted technical advice and coaching to senior stakeholders and delivery teams
• Embed cloud engineering best practices across projects and operational services
• Champion engineering excellence, automation and continuous improvement
• Collaborate across teams to ensure cloud platforms support business, technical and strategic objectives

 

About you

You are a highly experienced cloud infrastructure engineering professional who thrives in complex enterprise environments.

You’ll bring:

• Deep expertise in enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern cloud engineering patterns
• Experience applying FinOps principles, including cost optimisation and consumption transparency
• Strong programming and automation capability
• Experience supporting diverse cloud-hosted platforms and services
• The ability to align technical infrastructure standards with strategic business outcomes
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

 

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

PD - Principal, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.pdf

 

To apply

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Matt Farmer – Acting Associate Director, Cloud Systems & Services via m.farmer@deakin.edu.au

Applications close 11.55pm on Sunday, 15 March 2026

 

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

 

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations. 

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process.  A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence.  A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.