Cloud Engineer

XPT Software; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software in Melbourne seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer focused on Azure, IaC, and DevOps to design, build, automate, deploy, and manage secure Azure workloads in line with enterprise standards.

The role emphasizes repeatable infrastructure through IaC, engineering standards, and automation patterns, with technical leadership to cross-functional teams delivering high-quality cloud solutions for Investment, Wealth, and Superannuation domains.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Azure cloud deployments.
• Proficient with IaC tools such as Terraform and Bicep/ARM.
• Strong understanding of SSO, SCIM, and SAML.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform and/or Azure Bicep/ARM templates.
• Develop and enforce engineering standards, reusable patterns, DevOps policies, and IaC standards.
• Integrate IaC deployments with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, including automated validation, testing, deployment, and configuration management.
• Define standardized approaches for infrastructure and application delivery and guide teams in adopting DevOps and IaC best practices.
• Create solution architectures, detailed design documents, and functional specifications aligned with enterprise standards.

Skills

Azure cloud expertise

DevOps practices

IAM concepts

Tools

Terraform

Azure Bicep/ARM

Azure DevOps

Azure Key Vault

APIM

SAML/SSO

YAML/JSON

Job description

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with hands-on expertise in Terraform and/or Bicep/ARM templates
• Azure Key Vault and CI/CD pipelines using YAML and JSON
• Single Sign-On (SSO), SCIM, and SAML

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in Azure cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and DevOps practices. The role focuses on designing, building, automating, deploying, and managing secure and scalable Azure workloads while adhering to enterprise architecture standards.

The candidate will be responsible for implementing repeatable and reusable cloud infrastructure through IaC, establishing engineering standards and automation patterns, and providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams. The role will support the delivery of high-quality cloud solutions for the Investment, Wealth, and Superannuation domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong experience in Azure DevOps (ADO) practices, including CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and/or Azure Bicep/ARM templates.
• Build reusable IaC modules and standardized deployment patterns to provision Azure infrastructure consistently across environments.
• Integrate IaC deployments with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, including automated validation, testing, deployment, and configuration management.
• Work extensively with YAML and JSON scripts for pipeline configuration and automation.
• Develop and enforce engineering standards, reusable patterns, DevOps policies, IaC standards, and cloud best practices.
• Define standardized approaches for infrastructure and application delivery and guide engineering teams in adopting DevOps and IaC best practices.
• Design, build, deploy, and configure Azure workloads within a DevOps-driven environment.
• Create solution architectures, detailed design documents, and functional specifications aligned with enterprise and architectural standards.
• Develop, implement, and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for managed cloud environments.
• Work extensively with APIs, Azure API Management (APIM), and Azure Key Vault for secure integrations and secrets management.
• Manage Microsoft Active Directory, including identity concepts, role-based access control (RBAC), and authentication/authorization mechanisms.
• Identify, design, and implement identity and access management solutions, including SSO, SCIM, and SAML.
• Participate hands-on in development activities to address complex requirements across build, test, security, reliability, and performance.
• Review and validate technical designs to ensure alignment with functional, security, resilience, reusability, and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with architects, delivery squads, BAU teams, principal engineers, and project managers to meet technology and delivery objectives.
• Design and implement automation solutions using DevOps and IaC practices to optimize and streamline existing processes.
• Contribute to the organization’s central knowledge repository by documenting architectures, design models, IaC modules, and reusable patterns.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to ensure cloud solutions comply with target architecture, organizational standards, and industry best practices.
• Work closely with technology and operations teams to support platform reliability, resilience, and operational excellence.

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience in Investment, Wealth, or Superannuation domains.
• Experience implementing enterprise-scale IaC solutions and reusable infrastructure modules across multiple Azure environments.