How many new data centre workers does Australia need by 2030?

Australia needs approximately 8,300 new data centre workers to grow the workforce from 9,600 to 17,900 full-time equivalents by 2030, according to Mandala Partners research commissioned for Data Centres Australia.

What is the fastest-growing job in Australia in 2026?

AI Engineer is the fastest-growing job in Australia according to LinkedIn's Jobs on the Rise 2026 report, with salaries ranging from $165,000 to $250,000 annually.

What data centre and AI infrastructure roles are most in demand in Australia?

The most in-demand roles include AI Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Data Centre Technicians, Electricians, AI Governance Specialists, AI Product Managers, MLOps Engineers and Solutions Architects. Four in ten existing data centre roles are currently unfilled.

Are AI companies hiring in Australia?

Yes. Anthropic, OpenAI and several AI scale-ups have opened Sydney offices and are actively hiring across infrastructure, enterprise sales, policy and engineering roles as of early 2026.

What qualifications do I need to work in an Australian data centre?

Roles vary widely. Electricians and mechanical engineers need relevant trade certifications. ICT roles typically require experience in network engineering, information security or software engineering. AI-focused roles require skills in machine learning, large language models and cloud platforms. Senior commercial roles such as transaction principals require 10 or more years of experience in infrastructure, real estate or leasing.

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Australian Data Centre & AI Infrastructure Jobs

Curated job listings across Australia's data centre, AI infrastructure and critical facilities sector. Updated 31 July 2026.

15 roles across 9 companies. Next refresh: 14 August 2026.

Hyperscale Solution Architect

AC3 · Design · Sydney, NSW · Posted 21 July 2026

AC3 is hiring a hyperscale solution architect in Sydney. The company is an Australian owned managed services provider that reports supporting more than 700 enterprise organisations and over half of the NSW state government. The role designs the cloud and infrastructure solutions that sit on top of hyperscale capacity.

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Commissioning Engineer, DCCD Commissioning

Amazon Web Services · Engineering · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 28 July 2026

Amazon Web Services is hiring a commissioning engineer for its Data Center Capacity Delivery team in Melbourne, the function that takes a new facility from construction through testing to live load. The advertisement requires Australian citizenship and an Australian Government security clearance, which marks this as sovereign, cleared work. It is the flagship of this fortnight's clearest signal, a wave of data centre commissioning hiring concentrated in Victoria.

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Energy Procurement Manager, AWS Infrastructure Energy Team

Amazon Web Services · Energy · Sydney, NSW · Posted 20 July 2026

Amazon Web Services is recruiting an energy procurement manager for its Infrastructure Energy Team in Sydney. The role secures the power supply behind the AWS Australian data centre fleet, part of the group that owns the design, delivery and operation of AWS global infrastructure. Power procurement has become one of the sector's binding constraints as load grows.

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Project Manager Construction, Data Center Capacity Delivery

Amazon Web Services · Project Management · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 20 July 2026

Amazon Web Services is adding a construction project manager to its Data Center Capacity Delivery team in Melbourne. The role manages the physical delivery of new capacity, the build side of the AWS Australian expansion. It is one of five AWS infrastructure roles open in this refresh, all in Melbourne or Sydney.

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Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

CAI · Engineering · Brisbane, QLD · Posted 14 July 2026

CAI is hiring a mechanical commissioning engineer in Brisbane. The firm is a mission critical commissioning specialist and reports a workforce of nearly 750 people built up since 1996. The role tests and validates mechanical systems as new facilities approach operational readiness.

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HV Substation Design Engineer (Primary & Secondary)

CDC Data Centres · Energy · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 1 July 2026

CDC Data Centres is hiring a high voltage substation design engineer covering primary and secondary systems, in a newly created role open to Melbourne or Sydney candidates. Substation design is where a data centre meets the grid, one of the tightest constraints on new capacity. The role is part of a broader grid and energy hiring theme across operators this fortnight.

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Commissioning Manager - Data Centres

CDC Data Centres · Project Management · Brooklyn · Posted 17 July 2026

CDC Data Centres is recruiting a commissioning manager for its data centre projects, posted directly through its own hiring system. CDC describes itself as Australia's leading operator of sovereign, secure data centre facilities, headquartered in Canberra with sites across the ACT, NSW, Victoria and New Zealand. The role oversees testing and handover as facilities move from build to live operation.

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Contracts Manager

CPB Contractors · Operations · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 28 July 2026

CPB Contractors is hiring a contracts manager for a major data centre project in Melbourne. The builder says it is part of the ACS Group, which it describes as the world's leading data centre builder with more than 9GW delivered globally. The role manages commercial delivery on a mission critical facility.

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Senior Supervisor

CPB Contractors · Operations · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 17 July 2026

CPB Contractors is also hiring a senior fitout supervisor for a data centre project in Melbourne. The role leads internal fitout delivery across multiple work fronts as the facility is completed. It sits alongside the builder's contracts manager opening on the same kind of programme.

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Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer

Equinix · Operations · Adelaide, SA · Posted 27 July 2026

Equinix is hiring a critical facilities engineer in Adelaide, the role that keeps power and cooling running inside a live data centre. Adelaide is a less common posting location for the operator, which makes the geography worth noting. Critical facilities engineering is the operational backbone of any colocation site.

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Data Center Critical Facilities VI (Shift lead)

Equinix · Operations · Sydney, NSW · Posted 25 July 2026

Equinix is recruiting a shift lead critical facilities engineer in Sydney to run the operations floor across a 24/7 roster. The role owns the live environment during its shift, the last line before an outage. It pairs with the operator's Adelaide facilities opening to show critical operations hiring in two states.

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General Manager, Grid And Connections

Firmus · Energy · Launceston, TAS · Posted 6 July 2026

Firmus is still hiring its General Manager, Grid and Connections, a role first seen last fortnight and now listed in Launceston near its Tasmanian connection point. The position owns grid access for the AI infrastructure builder behind its reported Project Southgate campus. A month on the market for a general manager level grid role shows how scarce that expertise is.

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Chief Security, Sovereignty and Government Affairs Officer

NEXTDC · Security · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 24 July 2026

NEXTDC is recruiting a Chief Security, Sovereignty and Government Affairs Officer in Melbourne, an executive seat that folds physical security, data sovereignty and government relations into one role. The title itself shows how central sovereign and government requirements have become for an ASX listed operator that reports running 18 data centres across Australia and Malaysia. It is the more senior of NEXTDC's two security postings this cycle.

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Hyperscale Security Engineer

NEXTDC · Security · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 29 July 2026

NEXTDC is hiring a hyperscale security engineer in Melbourne, posted directly through its own careers system. The role protects the operator's largest facilities as it builds out hyperscale capacity. Security is a recurring theme in NEXTDC's hiring this fortnight.

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Systems Engineer – GPU & High-Performance Compute

ResetData · AI Infrastructure · Melbourne, VIC · Posted 23 July 2026

ResetData is hiring a GPU and high performance compute systems engineer in Melbourne. The company positions itself as a sovereign Australian AI cloud and reports partnerships with Centuria, NVIDIA and Dell. The role builds and runs the GPU clusters behind that platform, the compute layer of the AI infrastructure story.

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Australian Data Centre & AI Infrastructure Jobs

Hyperscale Solution Architect

Commissioning Engineer, DCCD Commissioning

Energy Procurement Manager, AWS Infrastructure Energy Team

Project Manager Construction, Data Center Capacity Delivery

Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

HV Substation Design Engineer (Primary & Secondary)

Commissioning Manager - Data Centres

Contracts Manager

Senior Supervisor

Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer

Data Center Critical Facilities VI (Shift lead)

General Manager, Grid And Connections

Chief Security, Sovereignty and Government Affairs Officer

Hyperscale Security Engineer

Systems Engineer – GPU & High-Performance Compute