AWS Technical Lead

NTT Data are seeking an experienced AWS Technical Lead to drive the delivery of enterprise scale cloud remediation programs for an initial 6 month contract.

Initial 6 month contract

Sydney CBD location – hybrid work environment

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will guide AWS engineering teams (onshore and offshore) to deliver secure, governed, and operationally sound outcomes across complex AWS environments.

You will work closely with stakeholders across security, architecture, SRE, governance, and delivery to shape remediation strategies, lead technical solutioning, and ensure high-quality execution.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of AWS remediation across security, networking, IAM, governance, operations, and DevOps

Provide technical leadership to distributed AWS engineering teams, including offshore resources

Analyse platform gaps and define practical remediation strategies, implementation approaches, and risk mitigation plans

Break down remediation work into delivery-ready backlog items (epics, features, user stories, tasks)

Guide IaC delivery, including review and oversight of CloudFormation and Terraform changes

Oversee AWS security and governance controls (IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Control Tower, AWS Organizations, SCPs)

Lead AWS networking remediation (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, WAF, segmentation, peering clean-up)

Support CI/CD-based infrastructure delivery using Jenkins, GitHub, and ECR

Facilitate technical workshops and drive decision-making on design, risks, and dependencies

Ensure remediation outputs are tested, documented, and ready for operational handover

Manage technical risks, dependencies, and blockers, escalating where required

Key Requirements

Expert knowledge of AWS core services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS

Strong Terraform and CloudFormation experience in enterprise environments

Deep AWS security capability across IAM, encryption, monitoring, and governance

Advanced scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, AWS CLI)

Strong AWS networking expertise (VPC, subnets, routing, NACLs, Transit Gateway, WAF)

Experience with Kubernetes / Amazon EKS and container platforms

Strong CI/CD and DevOps practices using modern tooling (GitHub, Jenkins, artefact pipelines)

Experience working in multi-account, governed AWS environments

Proven ability to lead Agile delivery, guide offshore teams, and translate complex technical challenges into clear remediation plans

Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills, with a high level of ownership and focus on delivery outcomes

Desirable Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

Terraform Associate

Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

For more information about this or other opportunities, please contact Steph Hodak. Please quote our job reference number 673000.

About us

NTT Ltd. is a global ICT provider, employing more than 40,000 people in a diverse and dynamic workplace, and delivering services in over 200 countries and regions. We partner with organizations around the world to shape and achieve outcomes through intelligent technology solutions. For us, intelligent means data driven, connected, digital, and secure.