Senior Azure Cloud & Automation Engineers

seek.com.au; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

seek.com.au in Canberra is seeking two Senior Azure Cloud & Automation Engineers to design, implement and support enterprise-grade Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure. You will create IaC with Bicep, ARM, Terraform, and build automation using PowerShell and Azure CLI, while delivering CI/CD pipelines and strong security practices.

Roles require active NV1 clearance and hybrid working arrangements, with a November 2026 start through June 2027 and potential extension.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, deploying and supporting Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure, including virtualisation, networking and storage.
• Hands-on with Azure Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform, PowerShell and Azure CLI.
• Proven experience implementing and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Azure identity management, networking, automation and platform services.
• Experience deploying, testing and maintaining enterprise-scale ICT environments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, risk management and patch management.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, automate and support secure Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Azure Bicep, ARM templates and Terraform.
• Build and enhance automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI and Azure DevOps.
• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Manage Azure identity, networking, storage, monitoring and platform services.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, automation and integration issues.
• Monitor and optimise cloud performance, availability, security, resilience and cost efficiency.
• Implement cloud governance, security, patch management, backup and recovery practices.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cyber security, architecture and application teams.
• Produce technical documentation, solution designs and operational procedures.
• Support incident, problem and change management, including on-call activities as required.

Skills

Azure cloud infra

Hybrid cloud

Azure Bicep

ARM templates

Terraform

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Identity management

Networking

Storage

Security

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Job description

Senior Azure Cloud & Automation Engineers (2 Positions)

Canberra ACT | Contract | Hybrid (subject to approval)

Active NV1 Security Clearance Mandatory

We are seeking two experienced Senior Azure Cloud & Automation Engineers to join a major Australian Government organisation in Canberra.

These roles offer an opportunity to work on enterprise-scale Azure cloud infrastructure, automation, DevOps and hybrid environments, supporting critical government systems and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, automate and support secure Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Azure Bicep, ARM templates and Terraform.
• Build and enhance automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI and Azure DevOps.
• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Manage Azure identity, networking, storage, monitoring and platform services.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, automation and integration issues.
• Monitor and optimise cloud performance, availability, security, resilience and cost efficiency.
• Implement cloud governance, security, patch management, backup and recovery practices.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cyber security, architecture and application teams.
• Produce technical documentation, solution designs and operational procedures.
• Support incident, problem and change management, including on-call activities as required.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience designing, deploying and supporting Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience across hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure, including virtualisation, networking and storage.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform, PowerShell and Azure CLI.
• Proven experience implementing and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Azure identity management, networking, automation and platform services.
• Experience deploying, testing and maintaining enterprise-scale ICT environments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, risk management and patch management.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Highly Desirable

• Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Administrator, Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Sentinel and cloud governance tooling.
• Understanding of ITIL, TOGAF and Incident, Problem and Change Management.
• Knowledge of Australian Government security frameworks, including ISM, PSPF and Essential Eight.
• Experience supporting AWS and on-premises infrastructure.

Contract Details

• Positions: 2
• Location: Canberra, ACT
• Working arrangements: Canberra office-based, with hybrid arrangements subject to approval
• Contract: Expected commencement November 2026 through 30 June 2027, with a possible 12-month extension
• Hours: Up to 40 hours per week
• Security clearance: Must hold an active NV1 clearance before commencement