Principal Technologist

ZERHUSEN Kartonagen GmbH; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid work

Career development opportunities

Inclusive and diverse workplace

Job summary

LAB3 is seeking a Principal Technologist to join our Canberra-based pre-sales and client engagement team. You will design and lead cloud infrastructure solutions, owning the technical relationship with strategic customers, including C-Suite stakeholders.

You will drive architectural roadmaps, ensure alignment with LAB3 partners, and mentor sales and solutions teams. We seek a senior consultant with enterprise architecture experience in Azure environments, strong communication, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Senior level consulting and enterprise architecture experience
• Azure infrastructure environment experience
• Proven ability to navigate senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Broad knowledge of enterprise IT patterns and cloud architectures
• DevOps principles and tooling familiarity

Responsibilities

• Lead client consultations to design cloud infrastructure solutions
• Own technical relationships with strategic customers and stakeholders
• Develop and present solution options to senior management
• Lead customer technology strategies and roadmaps
• Ensure strategy aligns with LAB3 and partners
• Provide technical leadership to LAB3 sales and solutions teams
• Lead pre-sales discussions, demos, and proofs of concept
• Participate in internal and customer governance forums
• Act as escalation point for major incidents

Skills

Senior consulting experience

Enterprise architecture

Azure infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Verbal/written communication

High/low level architecting

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Terraform

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 are on the hunt for a Principal Technologist to be a part of our pre-sales/ client engagement team, working closely with our clients to architect solutions that best fulfil their requirements.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Lead the consultation with our clients to understand strategic business needs and design cloud infrastructure solutions to effectively meet those needs.
• Own the technical relationship with strategic customers, identifying and engaging with business and technical stakeholders at all levels to understand their strategy, motivators, business drivers, challenges and requirements.
• Develop, communicate, and present solution options to senior management and enterprise stakeholders, including C-Suite & Directors.
• Lead the formulation of the customer technical strategies and roadmaps, demonstrating client value over time through the assembly and integration of LAB3 products and services.
• Ensure customer technical strategy and roadmap remains current, well socialised and communicated. Work with LAB3 partners to drive strategic and technical alignment.
• Provide technical leadership to the LAB3 sales and solutions teams, ensuring our solutions are well architected, of high quality and effective in meeting business needs.
• Actively participate in the pre-sales process, leading technical discussions, product demonstrations and proof of concepts; involve Lab3 SMEs where required.
• Participate in and lead technical governance forums both internally and with LAB3’s customers.
• Act as a technical escalation point during major and critical incidents, helping to drive service restoration, identify root cause, and identify preventive measures.

The right candidate:

• Will be based in Canberra and have AGSVA NV1 clearance.
• Have senior level consulting & enterprise architecture experience, including that in an Azure infrastructure environment.
• Proven track record of understanding large, complex environments and navigating senior stake holders, both technical and non-technical.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, from technical teams to C-suite executives.
• Display a width and depth of technical skills to enable effectiveness in both high- and low-level architecting and solutioning

Broad knowledge of:

• Enterprise IT and common Architectural Patterns
• On-Prem and private cloud architectures and familiarity with migration and modernisation approaches.
• Microsoft Well Architected Framework
• AI, M365 and associated services
• Common Application Architectures, particularly those that are cloud native.
• Azure Data and Cognitive Services
• Containerisation and Orchestration tooling and Microservices Architecture.
• Cloud Security Concepts, Posture Management (CSPM) and Azure Security Services and Baselines

Deep knowledge of:

Microsoft Azure and Associated Services

• Microsoft Azure and Associated Services

• Microsoft’s CAF and Key Design Areas
• DevOps principles, concepts and tooling

Desirable:

• Hands on experience configuring GitHub \ Azure DevOps repositories, policies and pipelines
• Experience with IaC tooling, hands-on experience with Terraform or similar.
• Familiarity and knowledge of Service Management (ITIL) processes
• Certifications related to Microsoft & Azure, DevOps, IaC and architecture

What's in it for you?

• What’sin it for you?
• Be part of a team thatleverages moderntechnologies tosolve real problems and provides top level of customer satisfaction.
• Work withaMicrosoftPartnerof the Year award winner with multiple specialisations.
• Besupported by experienced peers and leaders thatvalue technicalexpertise andencourages innovation, with clear career pathways and ongoing learning.
• Enjoy a supportive workplace that promotes inclusion, flexibility, diversity, and celebrates differences.
• Take advantage oflargely working from home in our remote/hybrid workplace and enjoy the flexibility to balance your life.
• Thrive in a community with strong values#BeTrue #TeamUp #StandOut #ThinkAhead #FearLessAchieveMore