Principal Platform Engineer (AWS)

About the role

Build the platforms that power the next generation of GovTech.

At Objective, we're looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to shape the future of our cloud and platform engineering capabilities.

This is an opportunity to go beyond managing cloud infrastructure. You'll architect and evolve the platforms, automation and developer tooling that enable our engineering teams to build, deploy and scale secure, high-performing software.

Working across AWS, DevOps, internal developer platforms and emerging AI infrastructure, you'll play a pivotal role in defining our technical direction while remaining close to the technology.

About Objective

At Objective, we create software that makes a difference.

With over 400 people and five development labs across Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom, we're a leading provider of SaaS solutions for government and regulated industries.

Our technology helps organisations work smarter, make better decisions and deliver stronger outcomes for the communities they serve.

Our role: Reporting to the Cloud Operations Director, you'll be a key technical leader responsible for driving Objective's Platform Engineering and DevOps strategy.

You'll work closely with our CTO, CISO, Cloud Operations and Product Engineering teams to build a scalable, secure and developer-friendly cloud ecosystem.

This is a senior individual contributor role where your impact comes through technical expertise, architectural decisions and the ability to influence engineering practices across the business.

The role requires a valid NV1 Clearance or an ability to obtain one.

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Shape our platform engineering strategy: Define the architecture, standards and roadmap for our AWS cloud platforms, DevOps tooling and internal developer platforms.

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Build for developer productivity: Design scalable, self-service infrastructure and developer tooling that empower engineering teams to build and deploy software with greater speed and autonomy.

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Drive automation and modern DevOps practices: Establish best practices across CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, repository management and deployment automation.

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Enable AI innovation: Design and manage infrastructure supporting AI/ML workloads, including LLM management platforms, model deployment pipelines and AI service orchestration.

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Champion security and reliability: Embed security, governance, scalability and operational resilience into platform architecture and engineering practices.

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Lead through technical expertise: Partner with senior technology leaders, mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions across multiple product teams.

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Optimise cloud performance and costs: Drive continuous improvements in platform efficiency, reliability and AWS resource utilisation.