Senior Azure/MS 365 Cloud Engineer

Compas; Canberra; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Compas is seeking a Senior Azure & Microsoft 365 Cloud Engineer to support and improve secure Azure and Microsoft 365 environments for a major Australian Government collaboration platform. The role focuses on cloud operations, identity, security, endpoint management and automation, with a Location in ACT and a 12-month contract plus extensions.

Applicants must hold an NV1 clearance. You will manage Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, SSO, MFA, and oversee Azure infrastructure, monitoring, backup

Qualifications

• Strong Azure and Microsoft 365 engineering experience in large enterprise environments.
• Hands-on Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams and Intune experience.
• Experience with Defender, Purview, DLP, security monitoring and cloud governance.
• Understanding of Australian Government security, risk and assurance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support, manage and improve Microsoft 365 tenancies and related Azure services.
• Administer Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, SSO and MFA.
• Manage Azure infrastructure, networking, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.
• Automate tenant and infrastructure tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI and IaC tooling.

Skills

Azure

Microsoft 365

Security compliance

Entra ID / identity management

Tools

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Job description

Software Development & Testing/IT Security & Compliance

HR & Recruitment

IT & T

Project Management / Business Analysts

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Software Development & Testing/IT Security & Compliance

Senior Azure & Microsoft 365 Cloud Engineer

Support and improve secure Azure and Microsoft 365 environments across a major Australian Government collaboration platform, with a focus on cloud operations, identity, security, endpoint management and automation.

Location: ACT
Contract Duration: 12 months + 2 x 12-month extensions
Security Clearance Requirement: NV1
Closing Date: 10.00am, Thursday, 22 October 2026

Essential Tasks

• Support, manage and improve Microsoft 365 tenancies and related Azure services.
• Administer Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, SSO and MFA.
• Manage Azure infrastructure, networking, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.
• Automate tenant and infrastructure tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI and IaC tooling.

Key Criteria

• Strong Azure and Microsoft 365 engineering experience across complex enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams and Intune.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender, Purview, DLP, security monitoring and cloud governance.
• Strong understanding of Australian Government security, risk and assurance requirements.

YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE

Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current NV1 clearance.