Hire Cloud Engineers from Malaysia with FastLaneRecruit
Looking for a smarter, leaner way to modernise workloads, unlock serverless scale and keep your cloud bills in check? With FastLaneRecruit you don’t just outsource one-off cloud tickets, you build a dedicated offshore Cloud Engineering team in Malaysia. From Well-Architected AWS landing zones and Azure networking to IRAP-grade security for APRA-regulated SaaS, our Malaysian engineers embed with your product squads and work Australian hours, giving you enterprise-grade reliability at a fraction of local payroll costs.
Why Malaysian Cloud Engineers Stand Out
Build a Cost-Efficient Offshore Cloud Engineering Team in Malaysia
Malaysia produces thousands of computer-science graduates each year and hosts regional hubs for AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud, creating a rich pool of certified Cloud-Ops talent. Your engineers work exclusively for you, follow your architecture patterns and integrate with your existing IaC repositories.
English Proficiency & Enterprise-Cloud Expertise
Malaysian engineers are fluent in English and widely certified—AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud ACE and Terraform Associate—ensuring friction-free collaboration with your Australian architects and MSPs.
End-to-End Cloud Engineering Capability
Our offshore teams cover: multi-account/cloud landing-zone design, migration & re-platforming, Kubernetes & serverless architectures, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CDK, Bicep), security automation (GuardDuty, Azure Defender, Security Command Center), observability stacks (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus/Grafana), cost-optimisation FinOps dashboards and DR/BCP runbooks.
Proactive, Not Just Provisioning
Your Malaysian engineers surface drift, cost anomalies and compliance gaps before they bite, delivering actionable pull requests instead of post-mortems.
Trusted by Australian Enterprises
Malaysian cloud teams support ASX-listed fintechs, health-tech scale-ups and State-Government digital services, delivering infrastructures that meet CPS 234, ISO 27017 and Essential Eight maturity targets.
Fast Setup. Local Compliance. Zero Bureaucracy
FastLaneRecruit sources, vets, onboards and payrolls your team via our Malaysia Employer-of-Record (EOR) platform launch in as little as 2–8 weeks with no local entity required.
Outsourced Cloud Engineers Can Perform a Full Range of Cloud-Architecture Tasks
Outsource your cloud engineering needs to Malaysia and gain certified professionals who design, build, and manage secure, scalable cloud environments aligned with Australian standards like APRA CPS 234 and Essential Eight.
Cloud Infrastructure Design
Design and deploy scalable, resilient architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including multi-region failover, VPCs, and load balancing.
Security & Compliance
Implement RBAC, encryption, and policy enforcement aligned with CPS 234, ISO 27001, and Essential Eight using tools like AWS Config and Azure Policy.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Build and manage cloud environments using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi with modular, secure, peer-reviewed templates.
DevOps Integration
Support CI/CD pipelines via AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions or GitLab, ensuring secure, automated deployments.
Monitoring & Observability
Set up dashboards and alerts using CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Datadog. Track SLIs/SLOs to meet service reliability goals.
Cost Optimisation
Right-size resources, manage reserved instances, and apply tagging strategies for showback and spend control.
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Automate backups, enable cross-region replication, and run failover and recovery tests to meet RTO/RPO targets.
Cloud Migration & Modernisation
Plan and execute cloud migrations from on-prem or legacy systems, including cut-over, testing, and performance tuning.
Salary Comparison: Hiring in Australia vs. Malaysia
| Role | Australia | Malaysia |
| Cloud Engineer | AUD $120 000 – $145 000 / yr | MYR 110 000 – 150 000 / yr (≈ AUD $36 000 – $48 000) |
| Senior Cloud Engineer | AUD $145 000 – $175 000 / yr | MYR 150 000 – 200 000 / yr (≈ AUD $48 000 – $64 000) |
| Cloud / Solutions Architect Lead | AUD $175 000 – $205 000 / yr | MYR 190 000 – 240 000 / yr (≈ AUD $61 000 – $80 000) |
2025 Salary Guide
FastLaneRecruit’s 2025 Salary Guide is an essential resource for hiring managers navigating today’s fast-changing job market. As industries continue to evolve, understanding competitive compensation benchmarks is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent. Our comprehensive guide provides up-to-date salary insights across key job functions and industries in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia empowering you to make informed hiring decisions and stay ahead in an increasingly competitive talent landscape.
Download 2025 Malaysia Salary GuideHiring a Cloud Engineer in Australia vs Malaysia
A full-time mid-level Cloud Engineer in Sydney typically costs AUD $130 k–$145 k per year. An equivalent Malaysian engineer costs around AUD $40 k–$48 k annually while delivering the same AWS certification stack and familiarity with Australian compliance frameworks.
Total Savings: 65 – 70 %
With FastLaneRecruit as your recruitment and Employer-of-Record partner, you gain an on-demand cloud capability that’s cost-effective, secure and seamlessly aligned with Australian standards.
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Why FastLaneRecruit is the Best Partner
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Global and Australian Companies Leveraging Malaysia for Offshore Cloud Engineers
Forward-thinking Australian businesses are boosting their capacity by tapping Malaysian talent:
Diverse Industries
Real Examples:
Retail Marketplace Re-platforms in 5 Months
A Brisbane e-commerce giant hired two Malaysian Cloud Engineers to design an AWS serverless architecture, slashing EC2 spend by 34 percent and cutting page-load latency from 1.2 s to 340 ms.
Fintech Meets CPS 234 Ahead of Audit
A Melbourne neobank engaged a Malaysian cloud-security specialist to automate Key Management Service encryption and GuardDuty alerts, passing its APRA audit with zero critical findings and saving AUD $150 k in consultant fees.
Government Digital Twin Scales Resilience
A State-Government agency supplemented its Cloud Centre of Excellence with a Malaysian networking guru achieving Essential Eight Maturity Level 2 in six months and reducing annual infra spend by 25 percent.
Benefits of
Offshore and Remote DevOps Teams
Significant Cost Savings
- Reduce cloud-engineering spend by 60 percent + without sacrificing uptime or security.
Certified & Experienced Engineers
- Access AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes-certified professionals with proven multi-cloud track records.
Faster Hiring, Flexible Scaling
- Spin up a single engineer or an entire cloud squad in as little as two weeks to eight weeks.
Focus on Innovation
- Free your Australian developers to ship features while offshore engineers handle automation, optimisation and compliance.
Seamless Integration & Full Control
- Your offshore team follows your sprint cadence and tooling; FastLaneRecruit manages HR, payroll and Malaysian labour law.
Talent Sourcing Process Overview
1 – Discovery Call
Discuss client hiring needs, job role expectations, and recruitment timeline.
2 – Alignment Call
Understand client needs, job role, and ideal candidate profile.
3 – Talent Sourcing
Search and shortlist candidates through our database, job portals, and networks.
Screening & Interview
Conduct initial screening interviews and shortlist top candidates.
4 – Client Interviews
Arrange interviews between the client and shortlisted candidates.
Skills Test & Assessment
Arrange technical or skills-based tests as per client requirements.
Offer & Negotiation
Extend offer, manage negotiations, and confirm candidate acceptance.
5 – Onboarding & Documentation
Facilitate employment contract signing and onboarding process.
Talent Sourcing Process Overview
Total Turnaround Time – 3~8 weeks (subject to role complexity and candidate availability)
1 – Discovery Call
Discuss client hiring needs, job role expectations, and recruitment timeline.
2 – Alignment Call
Understand client needs, job role, and ideal candidate profile.
3 – Talent Sourcing
Search and shortlist candidates through our database, job portals, and networks.
Screening & Interview
Conduct initial screening interviews and shortlist top candidates.
4 – Client Interviews
Arrange interviews between the client and shortlisted candidates.
Skills Test & Assessment
Arrange technical or skills-based tests as per client requirements.
Offer & Negotiation
Extend offer, manage negotiations, and confirm candidate acceptance.
5 – Onboarding & Documentation
Facilitate employment contract signing and onboarding process.
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Ready to harden security, accelerate cloud migration and control costs without inflating your local payroll? FastLaneRecruit builds offshore Cloud Engineering teams in Malaysia that keep your workloads compliant, performant and cost-efficient powering growth at startup speed.
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