AWS Cloud Architect- Managed Services

At NCS Australia, we are more than a technology services company—we are a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and creators shaping the future. With a strong presence across the APAC region, we partner with government and enterprise organisations to tackle complex challenges and deliver solutions that drive real, lasting impact.

We are passionate about unlocking value through technology. By focusing on people, committing to quality, and challenging traditional thinking, we believe technology services can be done better. Our team brings this to life by advising, transforming, and managing technology to help our clients and communities thrive.

We love big ideas and bold thinkers. Bring your ambition and your creativity—together, we will turn them into extraordinary opportunities. Ready to make tomorrow with us? Explore our opportunities and join a team that is redefining what’s possible.

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to join our team in Sydney, Australia. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS services. The core purpose is to ensure that cloud architecture is secure, scalable, cost‑efficient, and aligned with business needs, enabling an organization to innovate, modernize, and operate reliably in the cloud.

You will work closely with Solution Architects and client architects, help shape and contribute to the Technical Design Specification (TDS), articulating architecture rationale, integration approaches, and key non-functional considerations (e.g., security, resiliency, scalability, and operability) so delivery teams can implement consistently and confidently.

The role maintains architectural control by governing changes, administering critical design adjustments, and ensuring implementation remains aligned to the target architecture and desired results. You will promote best practices, frameworks, and reusable components across projects, helping define system-level application architecture including high-level design patterns, architecture principles and policies, engineering guidelines, configuration controls, and end-to-end build and integration strategies.

The role involves migrating on‑premises applications and workloads to AWS using services such as EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, and AWS Migration Hub. You will implement infrastructure as code (IaC) with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, ensuring all solutions meet cloud security best practices leveraging AWS IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, and Security Hub. The position requires close collaboration with development teams to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy, while continuously optimizing cloud resource usage and cost through tools like AWS Cost Explorer and Trusted Advisor. You will also provide technical guidance and mentorship to uplift the team’s cloud and DevOps capabilities.

• Proven experience in a similar role within a large scale project environment apce.
• Experience with cloud architecture design patterns and best practices
• Expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, etc.)
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles and compliance standards
• Scripting/programming skills (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud architecture and design
• Experience in migrating on-premises workloads to the cloud
• Experience in designing and implementing highly available and fault-tolerant systems
• Experience in cost optimization and resource management
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or equivalent certification

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks