Associate Cloud Engineer

NEC Corporation

Associate Public Cloud Engineer at NEC working on scalable cloud platforms for safer cities and smart transport. Gaining hands-on experience across AWS/Azure in real enterprise cloud environments.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeAdelaide • 🇦🇺 AustraliaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudFirewallsPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Follow technical direction across NEC’s Public and Private Cloud infrastructure platforms
Assist with the delivery of fit‑for‑purpose, repeatable, cost‑effective, stable, and scalable cloud platforms, operating within defined services, SLAs, and performance metrics
Contribute to the delivery and support of standardised cloud service offerings and customer environments
Gain hands‑on experience across cloud engineering, operations, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Some experience in a cloud engineering, operations, or support role, assisting with the build, support, and maintenance of public cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure) within an enterprise or large organisational setting
At least 1 year of hands-on experience or exposure to supporting cloud solutions in AWS and/or Azure, with working knowledge of core services such as computer, networking, storage, and identity.
Strong foundational knowledge across cloud technology domains, including networking (VPC/VNet, routing, firewalls, load balancing), storage and data services, virtual machines and containers, and security/IAM principles
Understanding of cloud service delivery and as‑a‑service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) within enterprise or managed services environments
Working knowledge of AWS or Azure capabilities such as subscriptions/accounts, landing zones, resource groups, and security baselines
Practical scripting or automation experience using tools such as Terraform (or other IaC tools), Shell, Python, or PowerShell
Ability to work effectively under guidance while demonstrating initiative in a customer‑facing or managed services environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation and issue escalation
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and an understanding of ITIL and TOGAF, or a strong willingness to learn
Desirable AWS Associate Certification
Experience managing or supporting DevOps infrastructure AWS Professional or Specialty Certification

Benefits

Comp & perks

Gain hands‑on experience across AWS/Azure in real enterprise cloud environments
Build your cloud engineering career in a collaborative, learning‑driven team

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud engineeringcloud operationscloud supportAWSAzurenetworkingstorage servicesvirtual machinescontainersscripting

Soft Skills

initiativecommunicationdocumentationissue escalationcustomer-facingteam collaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingattention to detailtime management

Certifications

AWS Associate CertificationAWS Professional CertificationAWS Specialty Certification