Job Description
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.
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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.
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The Role
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Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules aligned to the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) for Azure Landing Zone deployments
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Translate infrastructure patterns into code-driven, reusable IaC blueprints
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Deliver foundational technical controls supporting the cyber risk remediation program — including network origin isolation, host hardening baselines, and identity platform alignment
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Manage core Azure services: compute, networking, firewalls, App Services, Logic Apps, storage, and databases
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Support complex cloud networking topologies (hub-and-spoke, hybrid, vWAN)
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Manage cloud-native services including WAF, DNS, and load balancing
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Contribute to cloud cost optimisation and FinOps practices embedded in IaC
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Provide incident resolution support for high-criticality production issues
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Maintain CI/CD pipelines (YAML) for consistent, repeatable infrastructure builds
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What You'll Bring
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5+ years' experience as an Azure Cloud Engineer
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Strong IaC experience with Terraform, Azure DevOps, and GitHub
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Hands-on experience designing and managing IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS in Azure
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Solid networking expertise (DNS, WAF, load balancing)
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Windows/Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
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Experience resolving high-criticality production incidents
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Degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
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Nice to Have
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Exposure to cyber security programs or cyber risk remediation work
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Experience with Google Cloud (GKE, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, VPC, IAM)
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Azure certifications (Administrator, Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
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GCP certifications (Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Cloud Architect, Cloud Digital Leader)
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The Details
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Engagement: 10-month contract, solid likelihood of extension
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Location: Sydney preferred (Melbourne considered), 3 days per week in office
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Rate: $900 per day
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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