Our Water team in Northern Queensland is growing and we currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Water Resources Engineer to join AECOM based in our Townsville or Mackay offices.

Join an industry leading team in the delivery of water resources projects, particularly in the areas of flood risk management, nature-based solutions, mine water management, water quality assessments and major infrastructure.

Life in regional Queensland offers a unique blend of professional growth and a relaxed lifestyle, with vibrant communities surrounded by beautiful beaches, lush landscapes, and rich cultural scenes. AECOM fosters a collaborative and supportive work culture, with our offices offering a strong sense of community and a balanced pace of life, making them ideal places to thrive. Gain an unparalleled blend of technical, project management and commercial skills from the opportunities afforded from a regional office whilst working for an international consultancy.

What a day in this role could involve:

• Work with a variety of specialists and technical disciplines on flood assessment projects, stormwater management plans, mine waste management projects.
• Support water sensitive urban design, drainage design and hydraulic design for civil works.
• Contribute to transformative projects in the local region as well as across Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
• Opportunities to support project management activities and build relationships with clients depending on your interests.
• You will be supported in obtaining your CPEng and RPEQ if you are not already accredited and receive strong mentoring and support to progress your career.

We’re Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local to state government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens.

 Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.

As a company, we’re passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities.   

Why you will love this opportunity as Senior Platform Engineer at Civica.

As a Senior Platform Engineer in the Civica Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining Civica’s cloud-based platforms. This includes overseeing our externally facing platform, which supports engineering teams in delivering exceptional customer-centric outcomes. You’ll also contribute to the development of our internal developer platform, an exciting project that is being built from the ground up.

Joining a newly formed team, you’ll take ownership of platform capabilities, ensuring best practices are implemented across the business. You’ll collaborate with other business units and influence company-wide architecture, while mentoring your peers and actively working to modernise older tech stacks and platforms. We are looking for someone who is passionate about making an impact, helping others succeed, and driving positive change across the organisation.

What you will do to be successful in this role 

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable infrastructure with Terraform
• Deploy platform services using Terraform
• Develop and deploy new features for Kubernetes clusters on Azure and AWS
• Apply expertise in TCP/IP networking
• Secure CI/CD pipelines with GitHub
• Strong knowledge of Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Linux, and automation
• Implement best practices for monitoring, networking, and security
• Design cutting-edge Developer Experience and Cloud SaaS platforms
• Experience with Windows Administration, migrating VM-based architectures to cloud-native and at least one DevOps-friendly programming language such as Python or Go will be highly desirable

Why you'll love working with us

We know that when our people are happy, they will work better and have greater work satisfaction. Here's what you can expect:

We're all different - and we love this about us.

We provide an inclusive, safe, and welcoming environment to all Civicans, new and old Focus on learning- there are heaps of opportunities to enable you to grow and be your best.

Giving culture - we encourage you to "give back" with benefits such as our Days of Difference leave where you can volunteer for a charity of your choice.

Flexible Work - we have the technology and tools to support you to work from home and come into our offices now and then to catch up and socialise with colleagues.

Apply for this job - Become part of something special Do you see yourself in this role? If so, then we would love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. In fact, we strongly believe that diversity of experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better outcomes. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can, and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it. We are especially keen to receive applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.