Azure Engineer

Location: Sydney

Employment Type: Contract

Salary Range: Competitive, based on experience

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Azure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. You’ll work closely with developers, security teams, and stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions for enterprise and mid-market environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS)

Build and maintain Azure environments using Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, or Terraform)

Manage Azure services such as Virtual Machines, VNets, Storage Accounts, App Services, and Azure SQL

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor and Application Insights

Support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions

Ensure security best practices (RBAC, Azure Policy, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud)

Troubleshoot performance, availability, and cost issues

Collaborate with development and architecture teams on cloud solutions

Provide documentation and operational support

Required Skills & Experience

5-8+ years of experience working with Microsoft Azure

Strong understanding of Azure networking (VNets, NSGs, VPNs, Load Balancers)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code

Knowledge of Windows and/or Linux system administration

Familiarity with DevOps practices and automation

Understanding of cloud security principles

Experience working in Agile environments