There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.
A place to make a difference:
In this full-time, permanent* role, you’ll work as a part of our Technology Infrastructure team in Melbourne to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Cloud Platform Engineer plays a key role in delivering our vision of a better world for children by building strong, secure, and reliable systems that allow staff to focus on helping children thrive across Australia, the Pacific, and around the world.
You will make a difference by:
· Keeping our Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and GitHub environments reliable, secure, and running smoothly.
· Building resilient, automated cloud infrastructure that helps staff work without interruption.
· Strengthening identity, access, and data protection to keep our systems and people safe.
· Monitoring performance and resolving issues quickly to ensure high availability and great user experience.
· Partnering with Applications/Delivery, Data, and End‑User teams to land changes safely and consistently.
· Automating routine tasks and CI/CD workflows to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
A place to feel valued:
Your deep expertise in Azure, Terraform/OpenTofu, automation, identity management, and cloud operations enables you to build secure, scalable, and resilient platforms that the whole organisation can rely on. With strong problem‑solving skills, clear documentation, and a collaborative approach, you deliver high‑quality technology services that make frontline work easier and more effective.
This role requires:
· 3–5+ years’ experience in cloud or platform engineering with a focus on Microsoft Azure.
· Strong Terraform/OpenTofu skills for building and maintaining infrastructure‑as‑code.
· Solid administration experience with Entra ID and Microsoft 365.
· Hands‑on experience with GitHub, including GitHub Actions and secure workflows.
· Understanding of security best practices including zero trust and least privilege.
A place to belong:
We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:
· Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way.
· Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
· Internal employment and development opportunities.
· A modern, up to date working space. Or the opportunity to work from home (WFH), or both!
· Kids are welcome! We understand the demands of working parents and we have safe, accessible spaces where our little people can relax while their mums or dads help other children and families.
· Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program.
· Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We have a highly inclusive culture and diverse workforce reflecting the communities we serve, allowing you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!).
· Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!).
· Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum.
Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.
Does this sound like the place for you?
We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
Applications close COB, Friday 13th of March 2026.
Position Description – Cloud Platform Engineer
For more information about this position, please contact our People & Culture team at [email protected]. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.
*We understand the need for work-life balance. We’ve advertised this role as Permanent Full-time, but if you’re looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.
We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it’s straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.
Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.
If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.