Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer with a strong Azure background to join their enterprise IT team on a 10-month contract (with likely extension), supporting a high-priority cyber risk remediation program of work.
This is a hands-on infrastructure engineering role, you'll be building and maintaining Terraform modules, deploying Azure Landing Zones, and acting as the core infrastructure enablement partner for a business-critical security uplift initiative.
The Role
Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules aligned to the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) for Azure Landing Zone deployments
Translate infrastructure patterns into code-driven, reusable IaC blueprints
Deliver foundational technical controls supporting the cyber risk remediation program — including network origin isolation, host hardening baselines, and identity platform alignment
Manage core Azure services: compute, networking, firewalls, App Services, Logic Apps, storage, and databases
Support complex cloud networking topologies (hub-and-spoke, hybrid, vWAN)
Manage cloud-native services including WAF, DNS, and load balancing
Contribute to cloud cost optimisation and FinOps practices embedded in IaC




Provide incident resolution support for high-criticality production issues
Maintain CI/CD pipelines (YAML) for consistent, repeatable infrastructure builds
What You'll Bring
5+ years' experience as an Azure Cloud Engineer
Strong IaC experience with Terraform, Azure DevOps, and GitHub
Hands-on experience designing and managing IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS in Azure
Solid networking expertise (DNS, WAF, load balancing)
Windows/Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
Experience resolving high-criticality production incidents
Degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
Nice to Have
Exposure to cyber security programs or cyber risk remediation work
Experience with Google Cloud (GKE, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, VPC, IAM)
Azure certifications (Administrator, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
GCP certifications (Associate Cloud Engineer, Skilled Cloud Architect, Cloud Digital Leader)
The Details
Engagement: 10-month contract, strong likelihood of extension
Location: Sydney preferred (Melbourne considered), 3 days per week in office
Rate: $900 per day
Focus: This engagement is dedicated to the client's cyber risk remediation program of work
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📌 Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) (New South Wales)
🏢 Method Recruitment Group
📍 New South Wales