Hybrid Cloud Infra Leader (Azure/AWS) | Networking & Security

THE ICONIC; Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning days

Parental leave

Birthday leave

Staff discount

Sample sales

Wellbeing programs

Employee Assistance Program

Volunteer days

Job summary

THE ICONIC is seeking an IT Infrastructure Manager to lead the delivery and operations of our hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS, Azure and on‑prem/AD. You will drive the infrastructure roadmap, modernisation and FinOps controls to optimise performance and costs.

You will oversee enterprise networks, cloud networking, core systems and identity services; own resilience, security, and compliance with hands‑on leadership of a small team of specialists.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing enterprise networking in-house (routing/switching, firewalling, VPN, segmentation, Wi‑Fi, WAN/internet edge).
• Practical experience operating hybrid environments across AWS and Azure, including cloud networking fundamentals (VPC/VNet, routing, security boundaries).
• Identity and access platform knowledge including Active Directory and cloud identity integration patterns (e.g., Azure AD/Entra concepts).
• Solid operational engineering: monitoring/alerting, incident/problem/change management, patching and lifecycle discipline.
• Leadership: Proven experience leading small technical teams (e.g., 2–6 people) with hands-on involvement.
• Compliance: Experience working in an audited environment; (change governance, access control, monitoring/logging, evidence collection).
• Project management practices (e.g., PRINCE2, Scrum) desirable
• Experience IT Service Management practices (e.g., ITIL aligned), especially change governance and problem management.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the hybrid cloud and infrastructure roadmap, aligning to enterprise architecture and security standards.
• Drive modernisation, standardisation, and automation (e.g., repeatable builds, configuration baselines, self‑service patterns).
• Lead performance, capacity, and cost optimisation across Azure; implement practical FinOps controls (tagging standards, budget alerts).
• Establish operational practices across all infrastructure: patching, lifecycle, platform health, and decommissioning.
• Oversee and improve: Enterprise networks (LAN/WAN/Wi-Fi, VPN/remote access, DNS/DHCP/IP management), Cloud networking (VPC/VNet design, routing, peering, gateways), Core systems (server platforms, storage, backup, virtualisation), Identity services (Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra, SSO).
• Own infrastructure resilience strategy including BCP/DR, backups, restore validation, and regular DR exercises aligned to business RTO/RPO targets.
• Maintain robust security controls across network and infrastructure including secure configurations/hardening, vulnerability remediation; privileged access controls, logging/monitoring, and secure remote connectivity.
• Partner with Security/Risk/Audit to implement, test, and continuously improve control effectiveness.

Skills

Enterprise networking in-house

Hybrid AWS/Azure

Cloud networking fundamentals

Identity and access platforms

Monitoring/alerting

Incident/change management

Backups/DR

Team leadership (2–6 people)

ITIL & change governance

PRINCE2 / Scrum

Job description

THE ICONIC is seeking an IT Infrastructure Manager to lead the delivery and operations of our hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS, Azure and on‑prem/AD. You will drive the infrastructure roadmap, modernisation and FinOps controls to optimise performance and costs.

You will oversee enterprise networks, cloud networking, core systems and identity services; own resilience, security, and compliance with hands‑on leadership of a small team of specialists.