IT Technician Trainer

**IT Technician Trainer**:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date posted

**Jul 30, 2025**
- Job number

**1854154**
- Work site

**Microsoft on-site only**
- Travel

**0-25**%**
- Role type

**Individual Contributor**
- Profession

**Learning**
- Discipline

**Technical Training**
- Employment type

**Full-Time**

**Overview**:

- In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day and we need you on the **Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) Learning**team as an** IT Technical Trainer**.**

As a CO+I Learning** IT Technical Trainer** you will contribute to establishing technical training delivery, workforce training needs analysis, and engaging with your team in procedural change management activities in support of the datacenters in your area of responsibility. You will leverage technical and adult learning fundamentals as you evaluate and report on training activities in the datacenters and develop your own skills while coaching your learners in their own career growth. Location is on-site in the datacenter with limited work from home opportunities.

Are you passionate about empowering IT professionals through impactful learning? We’re looking for a dynamic trainer to deliver engaging, tech-forward training experiences—both in-person and virtually to our IT Technicians. In this role, you’ll use a mix of presentations, labs, and simulations to prepare technicians for local qualifications, while aligning learning outcomes with key success metrics like cloud adoption and learner feedback. You’ll also help shape our curriculum by incorporating the latest technologies and sharing insights with the broader Learning Team. If you thrive in a collaborative, learner-focused environment and embody our values, we’d love to hear from you.

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation is the engine that powers our cloud services. As an IT Technical Trainer you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

**Based in Sydney, this is a 100% onsite role**

**Australian citizenship required**

**Qualifications**:
**Required Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years training, education, information technology (IT), cloud systems, datacenter environments, server environments, or computer technologies experience
- OR equivalent experience.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Minimum 3 years' experience in Datacenter & IT Operations across various functions and College or university degree, US Armed Services Honorable Discharge, or additional 2+ years’ experience
- Exceptional written and Interpersonal skills: communicate effectively and concisely with stakeholders and organizational leaders about our programs and objectives.
- CompTIA CTT+ or equivalent technical training certification, or ability to complete within 6 months of hire
- Current Industry framework certification (ITIL, Prince, Lean Six Sigma) or Technical Certification (CCNA, MCSE, NET+)

**Background Check Requirements**:

- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- ** This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions applicable to the role and as a result, you will need to provide a valid passport to verify your citizenship.**

**Responsibilities**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Align learning preparation with relevant metrics for measuring success (e.g., cloud consumption, survey feedback).
- Build awareness of the latest features, technologies, and processes and incorporate those into current learning experiences to ensure quality learning environment and delivery.
- Deliver single to multi-day training or other learning experiences in-person or virtually with mínimal supervision leveraging a variety of delivery methods, including presentations, discussions, labs, and simulations, to deliv