Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer

Salary: $160,000 – $190,000 per year

About us

Charette is a boutique IT consultancy built on a foundation of deep architecture and engineering expertise. We aren't a high-volume shop; we are a niche practice that selects its clients carefully to ensure we can focus on high-quality, cutting-edge technical delivery. We believe that doing things the right way is more important than just getting them done, and we value excellence and high standards above all else.

Our culture is made for people who never stop learning. We foster a collaborative environment focused on skill-sharing, transparency, and technical accountability. At Charette, you aren't just a resource—you are part of a team of highly skilled peers who believe that exceptional engineering talent is what truly drives a client's capabilities forward.

About the Role

We are looking for an Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer who treats systems as a craft and views infrastructure through the lens of software engineering. In this role, you will take ownership of infrastructure and cloud services for our Australian and US-based clients, leveraging Azure, GCP, GKE, and AWS. You will be responsible for building reliable, scalable, and automated systems using DevSecOps and Infrastructure automation tools, including Terraform, Ansible, Helm, OPA, and scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Working alongside a team of senior engineers and architects, you will have a high degree of autonomy and the responsibility to shape the technical future of our clients' landscapes. While we are based in Sydney and require 1–2 days per week in the CBD, we offer significant remote flexibility and hours that work for you.

Responsibilities: Engineering for Scalability and Velocity

In this role, you won't just be "managing" systems; you will be designing and building them to be reliable, automated, and observable from the ground up. Your focus will include:

• Architecting Cloud Ecosystems: Designing and implementing cloud-based infrastructure and solutions on the GCP, Azure, and AWS platforms that are secure by design and resilient by nature.

• Living the "Everything as Code" Philosophy: Automating the full life-cycle of complex systems using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Python – moving away from manual configuration toward repeatable, predictable environments

• Infrastructure as Software: Bringing a software engineering mindset to infrastructure, ensuring systems are resilient, adequately monitored, instrumented, and scalable.

• Technical Thought Leadership: Providing guidance and thought leadership to our clients' internal teams, you will have the chance to influence and drive meaningful technical improvements.

• High-Quality Documentation: Contributing to technical documentation and architectural diagrams using Markdown, ensuring our knowledge base is as clean as our code.

• Operational Excellence: Responding to and resolving critical system incidents with a focus on root-cause analysis, prevention, and long-term fixes.

The Profile: Technologists Only

We are looking for someone who doesn't just work in tech, but lives it. Whether you have a dedicated home lab, a collection of GitHub repos, or a passion for obscure Linux distros, we value that curiosity.

• Educational Foundation: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field involving coding.

• Proven Engineering Track Record: Demonstrated design and technology implementation ability, specifically within high-stakes engineering and system administration environments.

• The Automation Mindset: Strong automation and scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell) with demonstrated ability to write maintainable code.

• Technical Depth: A deep understanding of Linux (specifically Debian-based distributions) and containerisation. Extensive knowledge in traditional and cloud-based networking and underlying protocols (IPv4, TCP, DNS). Proficiency with technologies like Load Balancing, next-gen firewalls, CDNs, Linux eBPF, and iptables.

• Tooling Fluency: Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines, GitOps/GitSecOps, and modern monitoring stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry, and use of AI agents in IaC development.

• Contemporary Technology Exposure: Experience implementing and supporting business-critical tech. Our clients rely on Spark/Databricks, BigQuery, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Odoo ERP, Kubernetes, Istio, Argo, Jenkins, Cloud WAF, Azure Load Balancers, Azure DevOps, and more.

• Location: You must be Sydney-based.

• Mandatory Status: Full unrestricted rights to work in Australia; we are not sponsoring visas for this role.

Alongside deep technical ability, you are organised, self-directed, and able to prioritise effectively in high-stakes environments. You can work independently with minimal supervision while knowing when to collaborate or escalate. You enjoy explaining complex ideas simply and value clear, respectful communication.

Perks & Logistics

• Remuneration: $160,000–$190,000 base + 12% superannuation.

• Independence: Choose how you grow. We'll support you and provide opportunities to develop both deep technical expertise and architecture and leadership capabilities.

• Coaching: Company-funded one-on-one sessions with an external coach. Confidential and yours to direct - focused on the client-facing leadership dimensions of a senior engineering career.

• Connectivity: Company-paid internet and mobile services.

• Balance: Flexible working hours, remote-first flexibility, and a day off on your birthday.

• Location: Primarily remote, with 1–2 days per week in the Sydney CBD.

How to Apply

We're looking for engineers who are genuinely excited about this work. If that's you, here's what we'd like to see:

Required:

• Your resume or LinkedIn profile

• A brief note (3-5 sentences) telling us:

  • What caught your attention about this role

  • One technical challenge you're particularly proud of solving

Optional (but we'd love to see it):

• Links to your GitHub, GitLab, or personal projects

• Your home lab setup or favorite side project

• A blog post or technical write-up you've done

• Anything else that shows how you think about engineering problems

We value clear communication, professionalism, and passion for technology. Candidates who demonstrate thoughtful problem-solving, strong engineering fundamentals, an interest in building elegant systems, and an eagerness to keep learning will stand out.

Send your materials to: [email protected]

What happens next

1. We'll review your application within 5 business days

2. If there's a fit, we'll schedule a technical conversation

3. You'll meet the team and work through a realistic architectural discussion

4. Reference checks and background verification (standard stuff)

We review applications on a rolling basis and will close the posting once we find the right person.

Please note: Reference checks, verification of unrestricted rights to work in Australia, and background/police clearances are part of our recruitment process. Charette does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.