Principal Technologist

LAB3; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid work

Career development

Inclusive culture

Industry recognition

Job summary

LAB3 is seeking a Principal Technologist based in Canberra to lead client engagements, architect Azure-based solutions, and guide strategic roadmaps. You will own the technical relationship with major customers, translate complex business needs into scalable architectures, and mentor LAB3 teams through pre-sales engagements.

Ideal candidates have senior consulting and enterprise architecture experience in Azure environments, with strong communication skills to engage stakeholders from technical

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Azure infrastructure and cloud architecture.
• Proven ability to lead senior stakeholder discussions and translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Strong background in pre-sales engagement and solutioning for enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead consultations with clients to understand strategic business needs and design cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Own the technical relationship with strategic customers and engage with executives and stakeholders.
• Develop and present solution options to senior management and enterprise stakeholders, including C-suite.
• Lead customer technical strategies, roadmaps, and alignment across LAB3 products and services.
• Provide technical leadership to sales and solutions teams and supervise pre-sales activities.
• Participate in governance forums and act as escalation point during major incidents.

Skills

Senior consulting

Enterprise architecture

Azure infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Cloud & DevOps

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Kubernetes

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 that leverages modern technologies to solve real problems and provides top level 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 encourages innovation, with clear career pathways and ongoing learning.
• Enjoy a supportive workplace that promotes inclusion, flexibility, diversity, and celebrates differences.
• Take advantage of largely 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