Principal Technologist

LAB 3 Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

LAB3 is seeking a Principal Technologist in Sydney to join the pre-sales/client engagement team. You will architect cloud infrastructure solutions, own strategic technical relationships, and present options to senior stakeholders with LAB3 products and services.

The role requires deep Azure and enterprise IT experience and a strong ability to align technical strategy with business goals. You will lead governance, demonstrations, and proofs of concepts, while collaborating with sales and partner

Qualifications

• Senior level consulting & enterprise architecture experience in Azure.
• Proven track record navigating senior stakeholders (technical and non-technical).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with translating requirements into scalable solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for C-suite engagement.
• Depth of architectural capability across high- and low-level designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead client consultations to design cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Own technical relationships with strategic customers and stakeholders.
• Develop, communicate and present solution options to senior management.
• Lead customer technical strategies and roadmaps using LAB3 products/services.
• Ensure roadmap alignment and coordinate with LAB3 partners.
• Provide technical leadership to LAB3 sales and solutions teams.
• Lead pre-sales discussions, demos and proof of concepts.
• Participate in technical governance with customers.
• Act as escalation point during incidents to drive restoration.

Skills

Azure architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud & DevOps

Enterprise IT patterns

Security concepts

Tools

Terraform

GitHub/Azure DevOps

CSPM

Job description

Posted Tuesday 8 September 2026 at 12:00 pm

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 based in Sydney 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 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
• 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
• 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?

• Help organisations understand how they can modernise and optimise efficiencies utilising the latest cloud technologies to client #thinkahead
• Be part of a company that is leading the way in technology & partnering with high profile clients #winwithus
• Work with a 13-time Gold, 6-time Microsoft Advanced Specialisation & 5 time Microsoft Solutions Partner #teamup
• Thrive in a team that is always learning, always innovating and making waves on a global scale.#standout
• Be part of a supportive working environment that values inclusion, flexibility, diversity and differences.#betrue
• We work flexibly and recognise the importance of your overall wellbeing! #Flexit!
• Ultimately, we will help you to fear less, achieve more in a fast paced, innovative and cool environment - are you ready to accept the challenge?#fearlessachievemore
• Work hybrid based in Sydney, going in to visit clients as and when needed