Azure Cloud & DevOps Principal Engineer - Remote

Lab3; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid work options

Career development and learning

Collaborative, inclusive culture

Flexible work arrangements

Industry-leading Azure practice

Job summary

LAB3 is seeking a Principal Engineer- Cloud & DevOps with NV1 clearance, to lead Azure platform delivery from Canberra or anywhere in Australia. The role involves architectural guidance, IaC with Terraform, AKS management, and strong collaboration with delivery teams.

You'll mentor engineers, contribute to hiring, and uplift engineering capability while operating in a flexible remote/hybrid setup across Australia.

Qualifications

• NV1 AGSVA security clearance required.
• Extensive hands-on Azure IaaS/PaaS experience with DevOps mindset.
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable Azure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Azure platform delivery and automation initiatives.
• Design, document and implement secure, scalable Azure solutions.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, supported by robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Provision and manage AKS environments and Helm charts.

Skills

Azure IaaS/PaaS

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

Kubernetes (AKS)

CI/CD pipelines

HashiCorp Vault

Azure Networking & Security

Python/Bash/PowerShell

Azure Functions/Key Vault

Azure AD & Entra ID

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Terraform Registry

Job description

LAB3 is seeking a Principal Engineer- Cloud & DevOps with NV1 clearance, to lead Azure platform delivery from Canberra or anywhere in Australia. The role involves architectural guidance, IaC with Terraform, AKS management, and strong collaboration with delivery teams.

You'll mentor engineers, contribute to hiring, and uplift engineering capability while operating in a flexible remote/hybrid setup across Australia.