Senior Technical Lead
Australia
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Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Footscray, Victoria

Job Summary

Design and build the secure AWS integration layer between the new remediation UI and the underlying remediation applications. Own the platform patterns needed to run, secure, deploy and operate this integration across non-production and production environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and safely evolve multi-stack AWS infrastructure across dev, SIT, pre-production and production.
  • Build Terraform stacks/modules, environment overlays and SSM-based cross-stack contracts with controlled dependency sequencing.
  • Engineer AWS integration services using EMR, EC2, EKS, IAM, KMS, S3, Route53, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager and SSM as applicable.
  • Build and maintain GitHub Actions/shared workflows with gated promotion between environments.
  • Automate platform processes using Python and Bash with idempotency, logging, failure handling and cleanup.
  • Implement secure TLS, secrets handling, access boundaries, tagging/classification and compliance controls.
  • Support EMR service upgrades and security configuration, including external Kerberos/KDC and Ranger/DataGuard patterns where required.
  • Lead platform troubleshooting and production incident triage across Terraform, AWS runtime, OS/bootstrap and pipeline layers.

Skill Requirements

What you will bring

  • Senior production-scale Terraform and AWS platform engineering experience.
  • Strong EMR, EC2, EKS, IAM, KMS, S3, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager and SSM knowledge.
  • Linux/Amazon Linux 2023 administration and robust Bash/Python automation.
  • GitHub Actions and controlled infrastructure CI/CD/release governance.
  • Security engineering mindset covering secrets, privileged access, encryption and blast-radius analysis.
  • Ability to lead design decisions and mentor engineers in a regulated environment.

Highly regarded

  • Kerberos, Ranger, LDAP/SSSD and enterprise identity integration.
  • Hadoop/Hive/Oozie/Postgres ecosystem knowledge.
  • AWS EC2 Image Builder, OS hardening and patch/compliance automation.
  • Java/Maven troubleshooting awareness.

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Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 230,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending September 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.