Role: Senior Cloud Engineer
Day Rate: $1100 - $1200
Contract Length: Initial contract to 30/06/26 (with 12 month extensions)
Location: Canberra/WFH Flex

An Australian Government enterprise environment is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to join a Cloud and Infrastructure Operations team within a large-scale transformation program.

This role will work across highly sensitive and complex cloud environments, supporting both project delivery and business-as-usual operations. The primary focus will be on Azure infrastructure and Microsoft 365 services, with exposure to AWS where required.

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, providing expert technical advice while collaborating closely with program leadership, operations teams, and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, management and optimisation of Azure infrastructure and services

• Administration and enhancement of Microsoft 365 services including:

  • Exchange Online (Mail)

  • File collaboration platforms

  • Microsoft Teams and associated services

• Identity and access management, including:

  • Entra ID (Azure AD)

  • Entra ID Connect

  • Azure B2C (where applicable)

• Infrastructure automation and configuration management

• Security compliance configuration and uplift activities

• Migration of users, systems, and data to cloud platforms

• Development and maintenance of technical documentation

• Operational handover and support transition activities

• Providing clear, evidence-based advice to program leadership

• Proactive identification and management of infrastructure risk

• Engagement with stakeholders to ensure business requirements are met

Essential Experience

You must demonstrate extensive hands-on experience delivering enterprise cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure, including some or all of the following:

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) design and management

• Identity services - Entra ID (AAD), Azure B2C, Entra ID Connect

• API Management (APIM) - API development, maintenance, and infrastructure

• Serverless compute - Azure Functions, App Services / Web Apps

• Storage services - Blob storage, file shares, queues, tables

• Integration services - Service Bus, Event Hub

• Certificate and secrets management - Key Vault

• Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using YAML, ARM templates and Bicep

• Experience migrating existing infrastructure and workloads to Azure

• Strong understanding of risk management principles in infrastructure environments

Desirable Experience

• Intune device management and mobile configuration

• Microsoft 365 configuration aligned with DTA best-practice blueprints

• Enterprise or nationwide telephony and contact centre solutions

• Exposure to AWS enterprise services, including:

  • Landing Zone uplifts

  • AWS Identity Centre

  • AWS Audit Manager

• Cloud certifications (Azure and/or AWS)

• Tertiary qualifications in IT, Computer Science or Engineering

• Strong experience with Git and branching strategies

• Power Platform automation experience

• Knowledge of IT frameworks such as ITIL and TOGAF

• Understanding of Commonwealth ICT and governance frameworks

• Ability to mentor team members and influence senior stakeholders

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