Principal Consultant

LAB3 is one of the largest Azure engineering practices in the Australasia region with a focus on Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, Security, and Network services.

We are looking for a Principal Consultant to join our Security Practice. You will be responsible for leading, delivering, and engineering, at a high-level, technical solutions on Microsoft Azure Platform while leveraging Security solutions and unique LAB3 products to build, deploy, and design client environments.

Role responsibilities:

• Act as a leader for technical client engagements. Drive high level design, consultation, maturity assessments and delivery for Enterprise Security technology offerings.
• Design, advise and implement state-of-the-art technical patterns on Azure that address clients' requirements for scalability, reliability, security, operations, and performance. Direct the consultation between LAB3 and clients to understand strategic business requirements and translate those into technical outcomes relating to effective cloud solutions.
• Identify and nurture growth opportunities within existing clients
• Communicate and present discoveries to Senior Management and Executive stakeholders (including C-Suite & Directors) as required. Influence relationships to ensure appropriate stakeholders are effectively engaged in the formulation of the 'secure-by-design' architecture.
• Lead client conversations around architecture design and strategy. Provide deep reviews and deliverables whilst engaging as a SME creating clear line of sight, accountability and guidance to support security decisions
• Partner with Project Leaders to provide technical input into scheduling, estimating activities and project delivery as required
• Support our Pre-sales teams in driving documentation, written requirements, and transformative direction. Interact with technical delivery, project, and sales teams.
• Help setup proof-of-concept prototypes that assess the feasibility of solutions and demonstrate to our clients how technology can be leveraged.
• Identify, interpret, and communicate meaningful insights, conclusions, cost estimations, workshops, presentations, and report to clients.
• Run workshops and cloud adoption activities with our customers as necessary.
• Recommend client value creation initiatives and implement industry best practices.
• Play a critical role in the hiring and interview process for new LAB3sters.
• Provide technical leadership and be a role model to engineers by providing onboarding support, influencing development plans, mentoring, educating, and encouraging best practice regarding designs and delivery execution processes.
• Strictly adhere to all LAB3's Information Security Management System policies and procedures.

Technical Skills:

• Azure Cloud Security.
• DevSecOps – Methodologies, processes & pipelines.
• IaC – Terraform, PowerShell.
• Azure Defender for Cloud – Sentinel (as code), MDCA, MS Defender.
• Azure Compute (FaaS, Logic Apps).
• Kusto Query Language (KQL).
• Gateway Security.
• Network Security Groups.
• Azure Application Gateway.
• Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
• Cybersecurity Operations/Compliance & Governance
• Privileged Access & Vulnerability Management.
• User Defined Routes/Azure Firewall.
• Azure Logging/OMS.
• Work in Agile and ITIL projects.

What's in it for you?

• Become part of Australasia's largest Azure engineering practice where you can sharpen your expertise and contribute to the latest innovations in tech and services. #thinkahead
• Be part of a company that is leading the way in specialised areas and partnering with high profile clients- we are popping new logos every day #winwithus
• Work with a Microsoft 5-time solutions partner and 9-time Advanced Specialisation Microsoft Partner. You only get to this level with the industry's leading tech professionals #teamup
• Thrive in a team that is always learning, innovating, and making waves on a global scale. #standout
• Be part of a supportive working environment that values inclusion, flexibility and diversity. #betrue
• Work flexibly – we recognise the importance of your overall wellbeing #Flexit
• Ultimately, we will help you to fear less, achieve more in a fast-paced, innovative and cool environment - are you ready to accept the challenge? #fearlessachievemore