Who Are We? 

Are Media is Australia’s leading omnichannel content company for women. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with 6 in 10 Australian women across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences.  Our brands include The Australian Women’s Weekly, Better Homes & Gardens, Woman’s Day, marie claire, TV WEEK, New Idea, Now to Love, Australian Gourmet Traveller, BEAUTY/crew and ELLE. Through our Change AREgenda we drive meaningful and positive change for women.

Are Media employs Australia’s best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people. 

Why Are Media?   

Join Australia’s leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

• A day of leave for your birthday,
• 4 days of volunteering leave each year,
• An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
• FREE digital access to all our titles, and
• Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).    

You’re welcome in the office every day, but you have the option to work from home one day a week.

About the role

The Cloud Operations Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the availability and optimization of services on our AWS cloud platform. You will have a Microsoft & infrastructure background, with deep knowledge across Windows servers and Active Directory. Knowledge of Linux is beneficial.

You will be a team player and enjoy engaging with delivery teams and other parts of the business to solve problems.

Duties

• Ensure the availability, performance, security, and scalability of AWS infrastructure and associated systems.
• Implement new resources according to the business requirements.
• Optimize existing services due to cost savings opportunities / update releases correct service based on business requirements.
• Create and maintain strong technical documentation for cloud platforms, systems and services.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills and experience

• Ability to ensure the availability and performance of cloud services
• Ability to work through service faults to resolution
• Execute server builds and deployments into cloud environments
• Deployment of native cloud services such as RDS, ELB, NAT, AWSBackup, Cloudformation, AWS Family Transfer etc
• Support deployment of applications to Microsoft servers running in the cloud
• Knowledge of software deployment and patching process to maintain Microsoft servers
• Knowledge of scripting, preferably Powershell
• Develop architectures and designs for cloud environments
• Continuous improvement of platforms and systems, including patching, optimization, monitoring, automation & modernisation
• Evaluation of new technologies and offerings as they become available
• Work alongside Developers, Business Analysts and Project Managers in order to ensure successful technology outcome

Are Media is committed to a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds.  When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Please apply now and send your CV via the link.