Brisbane OR Sydney
- Help shape and build the future-state cloud database platform
- Hybrid work model – 50% WFH
- Broad multi‑cloud exposure with automation‑first engineering
Join our Cloud Platforms team as we develop a secure, scalable, and future-focused cloud database capability across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will contribute to a major modernisation journey, uplift automation, and support teams through a purpose-led transformation. This is a unique chance to shape strategy, tooling, patterns, and platform maturity from inception.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain reliable cloud and hybrid database platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring secure and high-performing outcomes.
- Develop automation and infrastructure‑as‑code using Terraform, CloudFormation, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible to streamline deployment and operational workflows.
- Improve service reliability through performance tuning, monitoring, alerting, and preventative engineering practices.
- Support incident and problem resolution, contributing to root‑cause analysis, documentation, and continuous improvement.
- Participate in modernisation initiatives, cloud migration activities, and lifecycle planning, helping define what the next‑generation database platform will look like.
- Collaborate with cloud, platform, security, and application teams to embed governance, compliance, security, and best‑practice operational controls.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience progressing from a DBA background into cloud engineering, with strong capability across Oracle and/or SQL Server.
- Deep understanding of cloud database services such as AWS RDS, Azure Database, or Google Cloud Database, and how they support enterprise workloads.
- Proficiency in automation and IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, PowerShell, Python) to enhance deployment, governance, and reliability.
- Strong grasp of cloud security, networking, and compliance, with the ability to embed these into database lifecycle management.
- Experience delivering high availability, disaster recovery, and backup solutions across cloud-native and hybrid environments.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, support cross‑functional collaboration, and contribute to capability uplift.
What You’ll Enjoy
Access our award-winning Shine platform – your central hub for exclusive perks, wellbeing support, career development, and recognition. Shine has been recognised for excellence in employee experience, making it easier than ever to access what matters most to you.
- Hybrid working, flexible leave, 20 weeks paid parental leave, and up to 5 days paid flexible leave annually
- Paid study support, career breaks, on-the-job learning, and a $1,000 referral bonus for eligible employees
- Free wellbeing coaching, a dedicated Employee Council, and confidential EAP access
- Discounts at 400+ retailers, insurance savings, gym memberships, and reduced super fees
- Paid volunteer leave, donation matching, and unlimited emergency response leave
- Performance-based bonuses and Suncorp shares for eligible employees
- Diversity is celebrated through employee resource groups and inclusive policies for all families
Explore our full benefits: www.suncorpgroup.com.au/careers/benefits
At Suncorp we believe we are our best when our workforce is as diverse, talented and passionate as the communities in which we live and operate, and where our people feel included, valued and connected. We are passionate about inspiring our people by creating a diverse, accessible, and inclusive culture, offering flexible work, career development and internal mobility, and building connected relationships amongst our team members and with our customers.
If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to contact melissa.turkington@suncorp.com.au for a confidential conversation. To apply for this opportunity, please submit your application directly via the link provided.
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