Solutions Architect

Melbourne, Sydney or Canberraminimum NV1 clearanceInitial 6-month contract (which we expect to extend)About the company:Green Light is one of Australia's most successful and fastest-growing IT services businesses.
We offer a wide range of IT services in Security, infrastructure and Systems Integration to a diverse customer base throughout Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia, and Europe.About the engagement:Green Light is looking for assistance in technical expertise for an industry-leading organisation and has a rare and immediate requirement for a talented Senior Architect (Azure) to join our Delivery Team.This Subject Matter Expert will be part of a technical capability responsible for providing technical guidance of to this growing organisation – providing expert advice on best practices for an evolving Microsoft solution partner and assist them in preparing for a best practice audit.The main responsibility of this Senior Architect (Azure) will be to assist the organisation in becoming an advanced Microsoft solutions partner – Azure Infrastructure & Data.The ideal person will have a wide breadth of implementation experience with large integrators and/or enterprise clients.
The role will be diverse working as a primary contact for international business stakeholders providing technical expertise regarding the establishment of improvement frameworks & business processes.This role does require an active AGSVA NV1 clearance at a minimum.
Consultants that do not hold this minimum requirement will not be considered.
This role will work with a Federal government client and will require some interstate travel.
The role:Technically advanced Azure Architect with deep experience and knowledge in Infrastructure as Code (IaC)Passion and track record of consulting and solutioning with a Devops methodologyProvide advice on improving and establishing Microsoft best practice across all facets of the organisationEstablishing frameworks, templates, business processes, runbooks, script etc.Expertise/SME of Azure IaaS, Virtual networking and ExpressRouteArchitect MS Azure solutions for data and analyticsAutomation and configuration managementMaintain, update, create Policies for the Azure platformAdhere to IT Security architectural principles and frameworkRequired:Broad and extensive Azure – IaC, PaaS, IaaSExperience with migrations, cloud transformations and readiness assessmentsExpertise across M365, Azure AD, Exchange Online, Sharepoint, Azure etc.Strong Azure security experience - Identity - Azure AD, AADDS, Azure AD Connect, Azure AD B2C/B2BAzure Stack HCIAzure Storage (Azure Files/Blobs), Managed Disks, Azure NetApp Files etc.Networking - vNets, Virtual Appliances, VPN Gateway, Virtual WAN, Traffic Manager, Load Balancer, Express Route, Azure Firewall, Azure Front Door, Application Gateway, Azure DNS, Azure Bastion, Traffic Manager, Network Watcher, WAFBackground in virtualisation technologiesBackup and DR – Azure Backup, Azure Site RecoveryDatabases – Azure SQL Databases including single and Managed Instances, Azure DB Migration ServiceSecurity and Governance – Azure Lighthouse, Azure Monitor, Azure Key Vault, Azure Security Centre, Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender, Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, Cloud Adoption Framework, Cost Management and BillingStrong communication skills and experience with end customersCulture:Innovative and continually improving technical environment which encourages technical improvement and diversityLarge enterprise end customerCollaborative work environmentBenefits:Building into a long term engagement, great opportunity to develop and grow into a roleDiverse technical stack, with an opportunity to develop agnostic experience across automation technologiesAttractive working environment – emphasis on training and flexibilityHow to Apply:Click APPLY or contact John – Senior Resource Manager for a confidential discussion with Green Light Worldwide.