Cloud Platform Engineer

BLACKROC Recruitment; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BLACKROC Recruitment is partnering with an established, growing organisation investing heavily in its cloud capability. This hands-on engineering role owns the Microsoft 365 and Azure environment, driving administration, optimisation and ongoing evolution with genuine ownership and autonomy.

You’ll join a small, highly collaborative cloud team and influence how the environment evolves across Entra ID, M365, Defender and FinOps, delivering practical improvements in security, cost efficiency and

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience administering Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
• Solid understanding of Entra ID, identity governance and access management.
• Experience with Azure networking, virtual machines, backup and cloud infrastructure.
• Microsoft 365 administration across Exchange Online, Teams and SharePoint.
• PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Experience managing cloud licensing, Azure Cost Management or FinOps practices.
• The ability to troubleshoot complex cloud issues and improve platform reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Microsoft cloud environment across Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Provide hands-on administration, optimisation and cost-management improvements.

Skills

Azure & 365 administration

Entra ID & IAM governance

Conditional Access & MFA

PowerShell scripting

Cloud FinOps & cost management

Azure networking & VMs

Tools

PowerShell

Job description

If you're someone who enjoys owning and continuously improving a Microsoft cloud environment rather than simply keeping the lights on, this could be exactly what you're looking for.

I'm working with an established, growing organisation investing heavily in its cloud capability. This is a hands‑on engineering role where you'll play a key part in the administration, optimisation and ongoing evolution of their Microsoft 365 and Azure environment.

You'll join a small, highly collaborative cloud team where you'll have genuine ownership, autonomy and the opportunity to influence how the environment evolves over time.

What you'll be working on

Your role will span four key areas:

• Identity and Access Management across Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, PIM and SSO
• Microsoft 365 administration covering Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Defender and Secure Score
• Cloud FinOps, helping optimise Azure spend, licensing, forecasting and ongoing cost management

This isn't a project‑only role. It's about owning a modern Microsoft cloud environment, continuously improving it and making smart technical and commercial decisions along the way.

What they're looking for

You'll likely bring experience across most of the following:

• Strong hands‑on experience administering Azure and Microsoft 365 environments
• Solid understanding of Entra ID, identity governance and access management
• Experience with Azure networking, virtual machines, backup and cloud infrastructure
• Microsoft 365 administration across Exchange Online, Teams and SharePoint
• PowerShell scripting and automation
• Experience managing cloud licensing, Azure Cost Management or FinOps practices
• The ability to troubleshoot complex cloud issues and improve platform reliability

Why it's worth considering

This is the type of role where you'll have genuine ownership rather than being one person in a large support function.

You'll work alongside experienced engineers, have exposure across the entire Microsoft cloud stack, and be trusted to make recommendations that improve performance, security and cost efficiency.

If you enjoy wearing multiple hats, solving interesting technical problems and continuously improving cloud platforms, I'd love to tell you more.

At BLACKROC Recruitment, we are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We welcome applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including those with lived experiences.

If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to reach out to the BLACKROC Consultant.