Are you an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer with a passion for automation, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps? We are partnering with
a leading Federal Government department
seeking an Azure Cloud Automation Engineer to play a key role in the design, automation, and support of critical cloud platforms that underpin nationally significant operations and services.
This is an opportunity to work within a highly skilled infrastructure team, delivering secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions across Azure, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments.
Contract Opportunity
Federal Government
Canberra Location
About the Role
As an Azure Cloud Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and supporting Azure cloud services and platforms. You will work closely with infrastructure, cyber security, architecture, and development teams to deliver modern cloud capabilities and continuous improvement initiatives.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to large-scale enterprise environments while helping drive cloud maturity, automation, governance, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Develop and enhance cloud automation capabilities using Azure Bicep, ARM Templates, Terraform, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Azure DevOps.
Build and support CI/CD pipelines to enable automated deployment and lifecycle management of cloud services.
Monitor, optimise, and maintain Azure environments to ensure security, performance, availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Collaborate with technical stakeholders across infrastructure, security, architecture, and application delivery teams.
Support cloud governance, compliance, identity management, resilience, backup, and recovery capabilities.
Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation and operational procedures.




Participate in incident management, service restoration activities, and on-call support arrangements.
Contribute to cloud and infrastructure improvement initiatives across hybrid environments.
Skills & Experience Required
Extensive experience designing, implementing, and supporting
Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments
.
Strong hands-on experience with:
Azure Infrastructure Services
Azure Networking
Azure Identity & Access Management
Azure DevOps
Terraform
Azure Bicep
ARM Templates
PowerShell
Azure CLI
Proven experience working within enterprise-scale IT infrastructure environments across cloud and on-premises platforms.
Strong knowledge of virtualization, cloud computing, storage technologies, and hybrid architectures.
Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Experience managing infrastructure security, patch management, and risk management processes.
Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and effectively collaborate across technical and business teams.
Experience deploying, testing, and maintaining large-scale ICT environments.
Security Clearance Requirement
Candidates must hold an active Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) Security Clearance prior to commencement.
What's on Offer?
Long-term Federal Government engagement.
Opportunity to work on large-scale, mission-critical cloud initiatives.
Exposure to modern Azure automation and DevOps technologies.
Collaborative and highly skilled technical workplace.
Canberra-based opportunity with a significant impact on nationally important services.
Calleo is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all people including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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📌 Senior Azure & Automation Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Calleo
📍 Canberra