Hybrid Cloud Specialist

Hancock Iron Ore; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hancock Iron Ore in Australia is seeking a Hybrid Cloud Specialist to join the Technology Operations team in Perth. You will modernise infrastructure and hosting platforms, spanning on‑premises and cloud, with a focus on automation and Infrastructure as Code.

Leverage Terraform, Ansible and PowerShell to design scalable environments, adopt DevOps practices, and lead delivery across complex enterprise ecosystems including mining and industrial tech contexts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering and supporting enterprise hosting infrastructure, including virtualised, compute, storage, Windows Server and private cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), scripting and automation, using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible and PowerShell.
• Experience delivering infrastructure modernisation, lifecycle programs or major technology implementations within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience applying DevOps, CI/CD and platform engineering practices to infrastructure delivery, including source control and Git-based development practices.
• Exposure to public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, including the migration, modernisation or integration of workloads across hybrid cloud environments.
• Relevant technical qualifications or industry certifications across cloud, infrastructure, automation or DevOps technologies, with certifications in Azure, VMware, Terraform or Ansible highly regarded.
• Experience within large-scale, complex enterprise environments, with exposure to mining, resources or industrial technology environments considered advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive the modernisation of hybrid cloud and hosting platforms, improving reliability, security, scalability and supportability.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), scripting and automation to streamline how infrastructure is built, deployed and managed.
• Build reusable automation, tooling and deployment patterns that create consistent, repeatable and efficient infrastructure environments.
• Apply modern DevOps and platform engineering practices to improve infrastructure delivery, operations and lifecycle management.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across infrastructure projects, working with architects, engineers, vendors and delivery partners to deliver robust solutions.
• Help shape the transition of suitable workloads and services to cloud platforms, while simplifying existing environments and reducing legacy infrastructure and technical debt.
• Explore and adopt automation, AI-enabled capabilities and emerging technologies, while sharing knowledge and helping build modern infrastructure engineering capability across the team.

Skills

Enterprise hosting infra

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Azure

DevOps practices

CI/CD

Git workflows

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Job description

• Company contribution to private health insurance
• Performance, Retention and Profit Share Bonuses
• Play a key role in modernising infrastructure and hosting platforms

Our vision

As a leading iron ore producer, Hancock Iron Ore is helping secure the resources, jobs and prosperity that underpin the nation’s future. Guided by our vision to be the best mining company for Australia, we measure success not only by what we produce, but by the difference we make. We value creating opportunities, helping build regional and remote areas, and supporting Australian businesses by unlocking potential wherever it exists. Being 'For Australia' means delivering lasting benefits for today and for generations to come.

About the role

An opportunity exists for a Hybrid Cloud Specialist to join the Technology Operations team in Perth. Reporting to the Manager Hybrid Cloud, you’ll help modernise the infrastructure and hosting platforms that support Hancock Iron Ore’s technology environment.

Working across on-premises infrastructure and cloud, you’ll use your experience in systems administration and infrastructure engineering while introducing greater automation, scripting and Infrastructure as Code. You’ll help improve how platforms are built, configured, maintained and supported, while reducing manual processes and legacy technical debt.

This role would suit an experienced systems administrator or infrastructure engineer who enjoys solving technical problems, automating repetitive work and wants to build their capability across modern infrastructure engineering and cloud technologies.

Duties

• Drive the modernisation of hybrid cloud and hosting platforms, improving reliability, security, scalability and supportability
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), scripting and automation to streamline how infrastructure is built, deployed and managed
• Build reusable automation, tooling and deployment patterns that create consistent, repeatable and efficient infrastructure environments
• Apply modern DevOps and platform engineering practices to improve infrastructure delivery, operations and lifecycle management
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership across infrastructure projects, working with architects, engineers, vendors and delivery partners to deliver robust solutions
• Help shape the transition of suitable workloads and services to cloud platforms, while simplifying existing environments and reducing legacy infrastructure and technical debt
• Explore and adopt automation, AI-enabled capabilities and emerging technologies, while sharing knowledge and helping build modern infrastructure engineering capability across the team

Skills and experience

• Proven experience delivering and supporting enterprise hosting infrastructure, including virtualised, compute, storage, Windows Server and private cloud environments
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), scripting and automation, using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible and PowerShell
• Experience delivering infrastructure modernisation, lifecycle programs or major technology implementations within complex enterprise environments
• Experience applying DevOps, CI/CD and platform engineering practices to infrastructure delivery, including source control and Git-based development practices
• Exposure to public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, including the migration, modernisation or integration of workloads across hybrid cloud environments
• Relevant technical qualifications or industry certifications across cloud, infrastructure, automation or DevOps technologies, with certifications in Azure, VMware, Terraform or Ansible highly regarded
• Experience within large-scale, complex enterprise environments, with exposure to mining, resources or industrial technology environments considered advantageous