Job Description
LAB3 is one of the largest Azure engineering practices in the Australasia region with a focus on Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, Modern Apps & Integration, Security, and Network services.
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We are on the hunt for a Principal Technologist to be a part of our pre-sales/ client engagement team, working closely with our clients to architect solutions that best fulfil their requirements.
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Responsibilities And Duties
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Lead the consultation with our clients to understand strategic business needs and design cloud infrastructure solutions to effectively meet those needs.
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Own the technical relationship with strategic customers, identifying and engaging with business and technical stakeholders at all levels to understand their strategy, motivators, business drivers, challenges and requirements.
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Develop, communicate, and present solution options to senior management and enterprise stakeholders, including C-Suite & Directors.
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Lead the formulation of the customer technical strategies and roadmaps, demonstrating client value over time through the assembly and integration of LAB3 products and services.
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Ensure customer technical strategy and roadmap remains current, well socialised and communicated. Work with LAB3 partners to drive strategic and technical alignment.
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Provide technical leadership to the LAB3 sales and solutions teams, ensuring our solutions are well architected, of high quality and effective in meeting business needs.
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Actively participate in the pre-sales process, leading technical discussions, product demonstrations and proof of concepts; involve Lab3 SMEs where required.
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Participate in and lead technical governance forums both internally and with LAB3's customers.
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Act as a technical escalation point during major and critical incidents, helping to drive service restoration, identify root cause, and identify preventive measures.
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The Right Candidate
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Will be based in Canberra and have AGSVA NV1 clearance.
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Have senior level consulting & enterprise architecture experience, including that in an Azure infrastructure environment.
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Proven track record of understanding large, complex environments and navigating senior stake holders, both technical and non-technical.
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Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, from technical teams to C-suite executives.
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Display a width and depth of technical skills to enable effectiveness in both high- and low-level architecting and solutioning
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Broad Knowledge Of
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Enterprise IT and common Architectural Patterns
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On-Prem and private cloud architectures and familiarity with migration and modernisation approaches.
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Microsoft Well Architected Framework
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AI, M365 and associated services
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Common Application Architectures,



particularly those that are cloud native.
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Azure Data and Cognitive Services
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Containerisation and Orchestration tooling and Microservices Architecture.
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Cloud Security Concepts, Posture Management (CSPM) and Azure Security Services and Baselines
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Deep Knowledge Of
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Microsoft Azure and Associated Services
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Microsoft Azure and Associated Services
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Microsoft's CAF and Key Design Areas
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DevOps principles, concepts and tooling
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Desirable
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Hands on experience configuring GitHub Azure DevOps repositories, policies and pipelines
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Experience with IaC tooling, hands-on experience with Terraform or similar.
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Familiarity and knowledge of Service Management (ITIL) processes
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Certifications related to Microsoft & Azure, DevOps, IaC and architecture
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What's in it for you?
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What'sin it for you?
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Be part of a team that leverages modern technologies to solve real problems and provides top level of customer satisfaction.
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Work with a Microsoft Partner of the Year award winner with multiple specialisations.
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Be supported by experienced peers and leaders that value technical expertise and encourages innovation, with transparent career pathways and ongoing learning.
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Enjoy a supportive workplace that promotes inclusion, flexibility, diversity, and celebrates differences.
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Take advantage of largely working from home in our remote/hybrid workplace and enjoy the flexibility to balance your life.
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Thrive in a community with strong values#BeTrue #TeamUp #StandOut #ThinkAhead
#FearLessAchieveMore
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📌 Principal Technologist (Canberra)
🏢 LAB3
📍 Canberra