Azure Cloud Engineer

Osborne Richardson are public sector recruitment specialists with over 30 years’ experience. Our IT Division is headed up by an IT Project Manager with over 20 years experience running complex projects, so when you engage with Osborne Richardson, you are working with a recruitment consultancy who has walked the walk.

• To 8th of April 2027
• $751/day plus Super
• Broadmeadows location
• Start ASAP

About the role:

The Cloud Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure and services. This role ensures scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions that support business operations and digital transformation initiatives.

The Cloud Specialist provides strategic leadership in the design, optimisation and governance of Council's cloud environment.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and recommend cloud technologies and service for optimal performance and cost efficiency.
• Design and maintain the enterprise cloud architecture, including networking, identity, security, monitoring and governance.
• Establish cloud landing zones and architectural standards for cloud deployments.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend improvements to the organisation’s infrastructure platform.
• Assess existing on-premise infrastructure and applications to determine suitability for cloud migration.
• Develop migration strategies including rehost, replatform, refactor or SaaS adoption approaches.
• Plan and lead migration waves and workload transition plans.
• Identify dependencies, risks and mitigation strategies during migration.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight during migration execution.
• Design and implement Azure cloud infrastructure and core platform services.
• Configure cloud networking, identity, security and monitoring solutions.
• Build hybrid infrastructure integrating on-premise environments with cloud platforms.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment frameworks.
• Deploy and manage infrastructure supporting organisational applications and services.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, connectivity and migration issues.
• Support ongoing improvement of cloud platforms through automation and optimisation.
• Implement security measures to protect cloud infrastructure and data including encryption, access control and monitoring.
• Implement governance frameworks covering identity, networking, resource management and security.
• Ensure cloud platforms comply with organisational cybersecurity and information governance policies.
• Implement monitoring, logging and alerting across cloud infrastructure.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities for cloud platforms.
• Monitor and optimise cloud costs and resource utilisation.
• Implement cost governance practices and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability and efficiency of cloud platforms.

Experience

• Experience in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost governance
• Experience leading technical teams or projects
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture, microservices, and distributed systems
• Advanced experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep)
• Proficiency in scripting/programming (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Hands-on experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, identity management, and compliance frameworks
• Experience with Cl/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Proven ability to design for scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Thank you for your interest. We regret that, due to the number of applications received, we will not be able to respond to all applicants.