Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

HorizonOne Recruitment; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 186,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

HorizonOne Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design, build and maintain robust Azure-based data and analytics platforms. You will lead Terraform-driven infrastructure, DevOps pipelines, and security-conscious architecture within a hybrid Canberra-based team.

You will collaborate with data engineers, stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable cloud solutions, supporting AI workloads and modern data workloads in a government

Qualifications

• Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with hands-on design and implementation experience.
• Experience with Terraform, Azure DevOps and cloud security concepts (networking, IAM, policy).
• Experience delivering infrastructure for data engineering, storage, analytics or data science environments.
• Ability to work in an Agile, multidisciplinary environment and collaborate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining Azure cloud platforms and services
• Developing and managing infrastructure using Terraform
• Building and supporting Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
• Working across Azure networking, IAM, security and policy
• Supporting Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Web Apps and Logic Apps
• Designing infrastructure for data, analytics and AI workloads
• Collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions
• Contributing within multidisciplinary Agile delivery teams

Skills

Azure Cloud

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Data analytics platforms

AI workloads infra

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Web Apps

Logic Apps

Job description

Our client is a large federal government organisation delivering important technology, data and analytics capabilities.

A specialist enterprise technology team is strengthening its Azure environment to support modern data, analytics and emerging AI workloads.

You’ll join an established, multidisciplinary environment with a strong focus on contemporary cloud engineering, infrastructure as code and secure, scalable platforms.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer to work on sophisticated cloud infrastructure supporting data and analytics workloads.

The initial contract is 12-months with two further 12-month extension options, offering excellent potential for longer-term stability.

The role provides exposure to Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Terraform, DevOps and emerging AI technologies while working on high-value government initiatives.

The team operates a hybrid model while supporting flexible arrangements around individual and collaboration needs.

The Role

You will take ownership of the detailed solution design, development and implementation of Azure infrastructure supporting data and analytics platforms.

Working with technical specialists and business stakeholders, you’ll use an infrastructure-as-code delivery model to create secure, reliable and maintainable cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Designing, building and maintaining Azure cloud platforms and services
• Developing and managing infrastructure using Terraform
• Building and supporting Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
• Working across Azure networking, IAM, security and policy
• Supporting Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Web Apps and Logic Apps
• Designing infrastructure for data, analytics and AI workloads
• Collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions
• Contributing within multidisciplinary Agile delivery teams

The Ideal Person

You’ll bring strong hands‑on experience designing, building and maintaining cloud‑hosted platforms, with strength across Microsoft Azure and infrastructure as code.

You will ideally have experience with Terraform, Azure DevOps and cloud security concepts including networking, Identity and Access Management and policy. Experience delivering infrastructure for data engineering, storage, analytics or data science environments will be particularly valuable.

You’ll be comfortable working collaboratively in an Agile, multidisciplinary environment and engaging with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver practical technical solutions.

Salary / Rate

• $135/hr – $155/hr

HorizonOne is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.