Lead Engineer (Cloud & DevOps)

LAB3; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Professional development

Job summary

LAB3 is an Azure engineering leader delivering Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace and Security solutions across Australasia. We seek a Lead Engineer (Managed Services) to guide engagements, shape Azure architecture, and drive modernization with automation. Requires Baseline Security Clearance or Australian citizenship to obtain clearance.

The role focuses on governance, design leadership, and mentoring while collaborating with pre-sales and delivery teams to achieve client success.

Qualifications

• Experience in Azure cloud architecture, DevOps, and on-prem environments.
• Strong client-focused mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Proactive about process improvement, governance, and documentation standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design and strategy for Azure cloud engagements.
• Design and implement scalable, secure Azure patterns addressing reliability and performance.
• Support pre-sales with technical input, requirements, and proof-of-concept demonstrations.
• Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and drive delivery excellence.
• Communicate findings, cost estimations, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Azure cloud & DevOps

Client-focused

Documentation discipline

Communication skills

Azure certifications

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

PowerShell

GitHub

Job description

LAB3 is one of the largest Azure engineering practices in the Australasia region with a focus on Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, Modern Apps & Integration, Security, and Network services.

We have an opportunity for a Lead Engineer (Managed Services) with expertise in Cloud & DevOpsto lead, deliver & oversee ongoing support to our clients by providing continual service improvement and modernization on a Microsoft Azure platform. You will influence governance, processes, documentation and support internal uplift, with an emphasis on automation.

Please note to be successful in your application, you will need to have minimum Baseline Security Clearance (or be an Australian citizen and willing to obtain).

The Role

• Lead technical client engagements around architecture design and strategy. Understand strategic business requirements and drive high level design, consultation, maturity assessments and delivery of appropriate solutions in an Azure cloud environment.
• Design, advise and implement state-of-the-art technical patterns on Azure that address clients’ requirements for scalability, reliability, security, operations, and performance. Provide deep reviews and deliverables whilst engaging as a SME.
• Identify and nurture growth opportunities within existing clients. Recommend client value creation initiatives and implement industry best practices,
• Communicate and present discoveries to Senior Management and Executive stakeholders (including C-Suite & Directors), as required.
• Partner with Project Leaders to provide technical input into scheduling, estimating activities and project delivery, as required
• Support our pre-sales teams in driving documentation, written requirements, and transformative direction. Interact with technical delivery, project, and sales teams
• Help setup proof-of-concept prototypes that assess the feasibility of solutions and demonstrate to our clients how technology can be leveraged.
• Identify, interpret, and communicate meaningful insights, conclusions, cost estimations, workshops, presentations, and report to clients
• Run workshops and cloud adoption activities with our customers as necessary.
• Provide technical leadership and be a role model to engineers by providing onboarding support, influencing development plans, mentoring, educating, and encouraging best practice regarding designs and delivery execution processes.

The Ideal Candidate

• Will have high-end technical skills in Azure cloud & DevOps and on-prem environments, combined with a proactive client focus and excellent communication skills.
• Commercially aware, with a client-first mindset.
• A passion for continuous improvement, an instinct for spotting areas of improvement and the initiative to do something about it.
• Strong documentation discipline with a methodical approach to process. You follow established frameworks rigorously, and when you find a gap, you don't wait to be asked to fill it.
• Microsoft Azure certifications are a plus.
• Experience across a combination of the following: Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Foundry, AI Agent workflows, Azure IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, Azure Networking (vWAN, Hybrid, hub and spoke), Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure IAM, Privilege Identity Management (PIM) and RBAC Design, Azure DevOps / GitHub, IaC – Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, Azure Containers (ACR, ACA, ACI, AKS), Azure Integration (Logic Apps, API Management etc.) and Microservices, Azure Functions, Key Vault & Backups, Azure Policy, Governance and Compliance, Management Groups & Subscription Management, PowerShell module creation and management, Secure Azure SQL solutions (Azure SQL, Cosmos dB, Azure SQL MI) & Cloud Storage, Microsoft Fabric and Capacities, Cloud identity, Security, Governance, Licensing, Azure Backup.

What’s in it for you?

• Be part of a team that leverages modern technologies to solve real problems and provides top levels of customer satisfaction
• Work with a Microsoft Partner of the Year award winner with multiple specialisations
• Be supported by experienced peers and leaders that value technical expertise and encourage innovation, with clear career pathways and ongoing learning
• Enjoy a supportive workplace that promotes inclusion, flexibility, diversity, and celebrates differences.
• Take advantage of a flexible hybrid workplace and bring balance to your life.
• Thrive in a community with strong values #BeTrue #TeamUp #StandOut #ThinkAhead #FearLessAchieveMore