Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Rate guide:
$1000 – $1300 per day (plus super)

Location:
Canberra, ACT (18 Marcus Clarke Street, Civic)

Contract duration:
Until 30 June 2026

Start date:
Monday, 24 November 2025 (subject to onboarding and clearance)

Maximum hours per week:
40 hours

Security clearance:
Must be able to obtain Baseline (current clearance preferred)

Working arrangements:
Hybrid – primarily on-site with limited remote work upon client approval.

Job details

A Commonwealth agency is seeking a highly skilled
Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
to contribute to a series of transformation and application modernisation projects. The role requires a strong technical grounding in Azure cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and refactoring legacy applications into secure, cloud-native environments.

The successful candidate will be embedded within an agile delivery team, working closely with developers, architects, and security specialists to deliver scalable and compliant Azure solutions aligned with Whole-of-Government cyber security overlays and the Essential Eight.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement Azure cloud capabilities including
  Azure Policy, App Services, SQL Databases, Key Vault, Front Door
  , and
  Enterprise Landing Zones
  .
• Develop and maintain
  Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  artefacts to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management (e.g. ARM, Bicep, Terraform).
• Refactor and modernise legacy applications to leverage cloud-native technologies.
• Contribute to the creation of high-quality
  solution and technical designs
  that align with enterprise standards.
• Participate in
  daily scrums
  and manage assigned tasks via
  Azure DevOps
  , following agile delivery principles.
• Ensure solutions comply with CASA security and governance frameworks,
  WOG cyber security overlays
  , and
  Essential Eight
  requirements.
• Provide input to documentation, risk assessments, and operational readiness reviews.

Essential criteria

1. Capability:

2. Proven ability to deliver scalable, secure and maintainable Azure solutions aligned to business needs.

3. Strong understanding of enterprise landing zones, network security in Azure, and identity management integration.

4. Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical, compliant implementations.

5. Experience:

6. 5+ years' experience in cloud engineering, with at least 3 years focused on
   Microsoft Azure
   .

7. Demonstrated success delivering
   "as-a-service" capabilities
   , implementing
   IaC
   (Terraform, Bicep or ARM), and migrating on-prem workloads to cloud.
8. Proven experience working within
   Commonwealth or secure government environments
   , ensuring solutions are built to the
   Official
   security classification standard.

9. Familiarity with
   agile project environments
   and use of tools such as
   Azure DevOps
   for sprint planning and backlog management.

10. Pricing:

11. A competitive, fully inclusive rate structure that incorporates all fixed costs, superannuation, insurance and taxes.

12. Rates are consistent with EL1-equivalent roles under Commonwealth ICT Labour Hire arrangements and can be negotiated based on experience and clearance status.

Desirable criteria

• Experience integrating
  Azure services
  with hybrid or multi-cloud architectures.
• Familiarity with
  PowerShell
  ,
  Python
  or
  Bash
  for automation scripting.
• Understanding of
  WOG Cyber Security Policy
  ,
  Essential Eight
  , and
  IRAP
  assessment processes.
• Experience in
  DevSecOps
  or
  Cloud Security posture management
  frameworks.
• Current
  Baseline or higher AGSVA clearance
  .

Working arrangements

• Based at CASA's Canberra office (18 Marcus Clarke Street, Civic).
• Standard hours:
  8:00am–5:00pm, Monday to Friday (40 hours per week)
  .
• Remote work may be approved where it aligns with operational and security requirements.