17 days ago
Sydney, AustraliaSenior
Responsibilities
- Partner with enterprise clients to define cloud strategies, roadmaps, and transformation initiatives.
- Translate business needs into scalable Azure solutions aligned with Microsoft best practices.
- Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and executive-level discussions.
- Architect secure, scalable, and resilient Azure platforms across IaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native services.
- Design Azure Landing Zones aligned with the Cloud Adoption Framework and guide cloud adoption journeys.
- Apply Well-Architected Framework principles and conduct architecture assessments and optimization reviews.
- Drive DevOps adoption using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
- Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform and build automated deployment and governance pipelines.
- Define enterprise-scale Azure governance models covering RBAC, policies, and management groups.
- Implement security and compliance frameworks and establish monitoring, observability, and operational excellence practices.
- Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams and ensure end-to-end delivery quality and business alignment.
- Develop reusable best practices, assets, and accelerators.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure architecture and services.
- Proven experience with the Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, Azure Landing Zones, and enterprise-scale architecture.
- Expertise in Terraform and cloud automation.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and GitHub Actions.
- Strong knowledge of cloud-native design patterns and microservices architectures.
- Experience with hybrid cloud and migration programs.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, client-facing consulting, architecture decision-making, and leadership capabilities.
- Experience leading large-scale cloud transformation programs.
- Australian citizenship and eligibility to obtain security clearance are required; existing security clearance is preferred but not mandatory.
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification (AZ-305) is preferred.
- Experience with AKS, containers, or serverless technologies is preferred.
- Exposure to data, AI, or analytics workloads on Azure is preferred.
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.