8 days ago
Sydney, Australia +3 moreSenior
Responsibilities
- Lead Azure cloud architecture design, governance, and implementation oversight across client engagements.
- Define and govern Azure DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, automation, and enterprise delivery strategies.
- Establish architectural standards, patterns, security controls, identity and governance practices across Azure environments.
- Lead cloud assessments, migration and adoption strategies, technical reviews, and operational readiness activities.
- Design high-availability, disaster-recovery, scalability, resilience, networking, and enterprise connectivity architectures.
- Provide technical leadership from requirements and solution shaping through delivery oversight and operational handover.
- Mentor analysts and consultants and drive technical capability development and best-practice adoption.
- Contribute to pre-sales through solution shaping, estimations, proposals, workshops, and client presentations.
- Translate business strategy into technical architectures and delivery roadmaps while engaging senior stakeholders and executives.
Requirements
- Strong experience designing and leading DevOps strategies using Azure DevOps, GitHub, and enterprise CI/CD platforms.
- Deep expertise in infrastructure-as-code and automation using Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
- Strong Azure architecture knowledge covering platform services, enterprise migration, security, identity, and governance.
- Experience architecting and delivering complex Azure infrastructure and platform solutions across IaaS and PaaS.
- Expertise with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, monitoring, observability, and operational readiness.
- Experience designing high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, and resilience strategies using Azure-native services.
- Strong Azure networking and enterprise connectivity experience, including Hub-Spoke, ExpressRoute, VPN, and network security architectures.
- Experience with Kubernetes technologies, including Azure Kubernetes, is highly desirable.
- Understanding of Active Directory, Entra ID, RBAC, identity governance, and Zero Trust security principles.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, architecture oversight, decision-making, mentoring, client engagement, pre-sales solutioning, and executive communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, computer engineering, management information systems, information technology, or a related area, or equivalent experience.
- At least 8 years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or DevOps roles, including architecture and leadership responsibilities.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate and Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect certifications are highly desirable.
- Australian citizenship is required, along with willingness to obtain security clearance.
Benefits
- The role is open to candidates in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Canberra.
- Interstate travel may be required based on project needs.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Avanade
Avanade is the world’s leading expert on Microsoft. Trusted by over 7,000 clients worldwide, we deliver AI-driven solutions that unlock the full potential of people and technology, optimize operations, foster innovation and drive growth. As Microsoft’s Global SI Partner we combine global scale with local expertise in AI, cloud, data analytics, cybersecurity, and ERP to design solutions that prioritize people and drive meaningful impact. We champion diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, ensuring our work benefits society and business.