About you
You are a solid technologist and trusted technology advisor who is just as comfortable working with a technical team as you are consulting with business users. You are a strong collaborator with excellent communications skills, are adept at mapping business needs to technology solutions and helping non-technical audiences understand the benefits of these solutions.
Role Overview
Our Consultants create sustainable concepts, working with our portfolio management team to make the most of technological developments in the Cloud. You'll support your clients by working with them on the architecture and implementation of sophisticated cloud hosted solutions that support their business requirements. Your work helps clients get the very best out of the Cloud.
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You'll need to bring great interpersonal and communication skills to this role, as you help your technical and non-technical clients engage with often complex information.
Key Role Responsibilities
Day-to-day, you will:
Manage and support build and release of DevOps CI/CD pipelines
Actively craft and implement innovative Azure cloud solutions with Microsoft technologies for clients
Assist in defining technological standards in Azure environments
Be involved in the entire project cycle from analysing requirements to crafting tasks, facilitate designs, build, test and provide operational documentation
Design, implement and support Microsoft Azure solutions that meet customer's technical, security, and business requirements for modern workloads
Work with our customers to assess the technical feasibility for moving to Azure
Undertake professional and technical reviews to ensure that your client has the best solution for their technical, security and business needs
Skill & Capability Requirements
Technical Requirements:
Experience with Continuous Integration Delivery models such as Azure DevOps or GitHub including CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code
Strong automation experience using Azure Automation, Azure CLI, PowerShell, Terraform and Bicep templates
Strong knowledge of infrastructure solutions, specifically in relation to Microsoft Azure, platform migration, system security, enterprise directories, and cloud technologies
Design, implementation and support experience of sophisticated Azure infrastructure solutions (IaaS & PaaS)
Monitoring, alerting and logging tools (Azure Monitor / Log Analytics)
Azure HA/DR, scaling, and backup solutions (Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, Scale Sets)
Strong experience with Azure networking and technologies including Hub-Spoke topology
Experience with Kubernetes technologies (Azure Kubernetes) is highly desirable
Familiarity with ExpressRoute, VPN gateways and NextGen firewalls
Familiarity with Active Directory and Entra ID solutions. Experience with RBAC and MFA
Non-Technical Requirements:
Experience interacting with clients from diverse professional backgrounds
Experience working with teams to facilitate project work
Solid experience in communicating and presenting complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and in written form
Solid written and spoken English skills
Preferred Certifications:
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, or within 1 year of hire
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect is highly desirable
Preferred Education Background
You will likely have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, computer engineering, management information systems, information technology or a related area, and/or the equivalent of 5+ years of experience in the IT sector.
Additional Requirements:
Australian citizenship is required for this role and willingness to obtain security clearance
The role is open to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra candidates
You will be willing to travel interstate if required for project requirements.
Avanade(R) Is An Equal Opportunity Employer. Avanade prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, military or marital status, genetic information or any other protected status.