Mission Critical Azure Delivery Engineer

Gateway Search; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateway Search is seeking a Senior Solution Engineer to lead the delivery of mission-critical Azure solutions for enterprise customers. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and operating highly available cloud environments while driving SRE best practices.

You will act as a trusted technical advisor, collaborating with customers and internal teams to ensure successful end-to-end delivery and continuous service improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience with designing and delivering Azure IaaS solutions for enterprise customers.
• Proven expertise in building high-availability, scalable Azure architectures.
• Strong focus on reliability, performance, monitoring and health modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Azure mission-critical environments with high availability and resilience.
• Design, implement and operate Azure-based architectures focusing on reliability and scalability.
• Drive SRE practices including monitoring, incident management and post-incident improvements.
• Implement and optimize Azure Monitor, health models, and operational readiness frameworks.
• Apply Chaos Engineering principles to validate system resilience and recovery capabilities.
• Advise customers on architecture decisions and operational best practices.

Skills

Azure IaaS

Azure Networking

Site Reliability Engineering

Azure Mission Critical

Azure Monitor

Chaos Engineering

Health Models

Tools

Azure Monitor

Job description

Senior Solution Engineer – Mission Critical Azure Delivery

Role Overview

Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Solution Engineer to lead the delivery of mission-critical Azure solutions for enterprise customers. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and operating highly available, resilient, and scalable cloud environments while driving operational excellence through Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.

You will act as a trusted technical advisor, working closely with customers and internal teams to ensure successful end-to-end delivery and continuous service improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Azure Mission Critical environments, ensuring high availability, resilience, and operational readiness.
• Design, implement, and operate Azure-based mission-critical architectures with strong emphasis on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, including monitoring, incident management, resilience testing, and post-incident improvement.
• Implement and optimize Azure Monitor, health models, and operational readiness frameworks.
• Apply Chaos Engineering principles to validate system resilience and failure recovery capabilities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding customers on architecture decisions and operational best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery and continuous improvement of services.

Required Technical Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Infrastructure & IaaS
• Deep expertise in Azure Networking
• Proven experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Demonstrated delivery of Azure Mission Critical solutions
• Solid knowledge of Azure Monitor and observability practices
• Practical experience applying Chaos Engineering
• Experience designing and implementing Health Models

Key Competencies

• Technical Depth: Strong hands-on expertise across Azure mission-critical technologies
• Delivery Excellence: Proven track record of delivering complex, end-to-end customer engagements
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to build trust, influence outcomes, and navigate complex enterprise environments
• Growth Mindset: Open to continuous learning, feedback, and improvement

Additional Information

• Candidates are encouraged to highlight any additional languages, relevant certifications (e.g. Azure certifications), or security clearances in their profile.