Azure Platform Principal Engineer (DevOps & Automation)

LAB3; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

LAB3 is a leading Azure engineering practice in Australasia, driving Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, and Security initiatives. The Principal Engineer- Cloud & DevOps will own Azure platform design-to-delivery, shaping standards, governance, and working practices, while mentoring engineers and supporting hiring across the team.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable Azure solutions, IaC with Terraform, AKS management, and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering Azure platform solutions with a DevOps mindset.
• Strong IaC skills across Terraform, ARM Templates, and Bicep.
• Proven experience with AKS, pipelines, and secure deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Azure platform and automation initiatives.
• Design, document, and implement secure, scalable Azure solutions.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, supported by CI/CD pipelines.
• Provision and manage AKS environments and helm charts.

Skills

Azure IaaS/PaaS

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

Kubernetes (AKS)

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

HashiCorp Vault

Azure Networking

Azure Security

Azure AD/Entra ID

Python/Bash/PowerShell

Azure Functions/Key Vault

APIs/Logic Apps

PostgreSQL/AZure Databases

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

AKS

Azure DevOps

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Bitbucket

Jenkins

HashiCorp Vault

Entra ID

Job description

LAB3 is a leading Azure engineering practice in Australasia, driving Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, and Security initiatives. The Principal Engineer- Cloud & DevOps will own Azure platform design-to-delivery, shaping standards, governance, and working practices, while mentoring engineers and supporting hiring across the team.

The role emphasizes secure, scalable Azure solutions, IaC with Terraform, AKS management, and collaboration with senior stakeholders.