Senior Cloud Engineer

Talenza; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Competitive salary

Contract extension possibilities

Leadership culture

Job summary

Talenza is assisting a leading ASX-listed Australian company to appoint a Senior Cloud Engineer for an infrastructure and security uplift project. The role is hands-on in a large enterprise, focusing on Azure-based cloud platforms, VMware and modern IaC practices.

A 6-month fixed-term contract with hybrid work and a strong leadership culture awaits. You will work within a medium-sized, high-performing infra team, collaborating across ITIL-aligned environments and Agile processes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Azure and virtualised cloud architectures.
• IaC deployments using Bicep and Terraform.
• Strong Windows and Linux enterprise administration.
• Experience with configuration management, orchestration and automation (Ansible, DSC, PowerShell, Python).
• Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS) with CI/CD and Azure DevOps.
• Integrating with enterprise services (MS 365, AD, Entra ID) including SSO/MFA.
• Security and compliance focus in cloud infra; change management in Agile/ITIL.

Skills

Azure cloud architectures

VMware

Windows & Linux admin

CI/CD tooling

Security & compliance

Agile & ITIL

Tools

Bicep

Terraform

Ansible

DSC

PowerShell

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

AKS

Azure DevOps

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Entra ID

Job description

Talenza have been engaged by an Australian ASX listed company to find a senior Cloud Engineer to work across an infrastructure & security uplift project. The successful candidate will be an experienced, hands-on Cloud Engineer in a large enterprise environment.

Benefits

• 6 month fixed term contract (possible extensions)
• Competitive salary up to $160k + super
• Hybrid working environment (1-2 days per week in office)
• Amazing leadership group and office/team culture
• Medium sized, high performing infrastructure team

Key Requirements

• Extensive experience with Azure and virtualised cloud architectures, including hybrid cloud environments and VMware.
• Demonstrated experience deploying infrastructure as code (IaC) using Bicep and Terraform.
• Strong experience with Windows and Linux operating systems, including enterprise administration and infrastructure support.
• Experience with configuration management, orchestration and automation, using tools such as Ansible, DSC, PowerShell and Python.
• Experience with containers and container management, including Docker, Kubernetes and AKS, as well as CI/CD and release tooling such as Azure DevOps.
• Experience integrating with enterprise services and APIs, including Microsoft 365, Active Directory and Entra ID, with an understanding of SSO and MFA.
• Experience applying security and compliance standards to cloud infrastructure, with strong change management skills and the ability to work effectively within Agile and ITIL environments.

Thank you for your interest, at Talenza we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage people with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds to apply. However, please note that we are only able to proceed with those who have full rights to work in Australia. Please apply directly or for a quicker response, contact Lewis Babcock (Talenza) through LinkedIn.