We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud and Automation Engineer to design, implement, automate and support secure, reliable and effective Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services within a complex government setting.

The successful candidate must hold an active Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) security clearance prior to commencement.

Key responsibilities

- Design, implement and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell, Azure CLI and Azure DevOps.
- Design, implement and support CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning, testing, deployment and lifecycle management.
- Collaborate with technical teams to deliver secure cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex Azure infrastructure, platform and automation issues.
- Monitor and optimise cloud resources to improve performance, availability, scalability, security and cost efficiency.
- Support cloud governance, identity management, security compliance, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and resilience.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, solution designs, operational procedures and automation standards.
- Participate in incident response, problem management, service restoration and on-call support activities as required.
- Contribute to infrastructure improvements across cloud and on-premises environments.

Highly desirable criteria

- Extensive experience designing, deploying and supporting Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
- Solid hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud automation and CI/CD pipeline development.
- Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise-scale ICT environments.




- Knowledge of Australian Government security frameworks, including the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential Eight.
- Experience with cloud governance, monitoring and security tools, including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Microsoft Sentinel.
- Knowledge of ITIL and TOGAF concepts, particularly incident, problem and change management.
- Experience working across AWS and on-premises infrastructure environments.
- Understanding of enterprise architecture, infrastructure risk management and security patch management practices.

Skills and experience

- Demonstrated experience in IT infrastructure across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments, including virtualisation, cloud computing and storage technologies.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure, networking, identity and platform services.
- Proficiency in automation and scripting using Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell and Azure CLI.
- Experience developing and maintaining DevOps continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Understanding of infrastructure security, risk management, patch management and enterprise operational requirements.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship management skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary technical teams and manage competing priorities.
- Experience documenting technical solutions and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

For a confidential chat, please contact Shruthi on 0474 545 379 or via email at [email protected]. We would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.

Please note that a National Police Check might be required as part of pre-employment screening.

📌 Senior Azure Cloud and Automation Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Exclaim IT
📍 Canberra