About our client
This Randstad digital client is seeking a dedicated and experienced professional to join their Information Technology Services group. This team supports operational efficiency and ensures the people, financial, and infrastructure needs of the organisation are met. This organisation is a leading player in the university sector, based within the Melbourne CBD.
Position Summary
As the Lead Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for the strategic direction, design, and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. This is a high-impact role operating at a broad scope, influencing technical architecture, engineering practices, and the overall technical strategy for organizations heavily invested in the Azure ecosystem.
You will be a deep technical expert and a pragmatic visionary, translating complex business needs into effective and efficient cloud solutions. You are expected to be hands-on while providing crucial technical leadership and mentorship to multiple engineering teams.
Key Accountabilities
... - Architectural Leadership: Define and drive the technical architecture and evolution of Azure-based platforms, ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-optimized. You will be responsible for making critical design decisions and setting technical standards following the Azure Well Architected Framework.
- System Design and Implementation: Lead the design and implementation of complex systems and services on Azure, leveraging a wide range of Azure services. This includes employing best practices in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or Bicep, and building and optimising DevSecOps pipelines and branching policies. You will also implement "shift left" semantic and functional security testing of IaC.
- Technical Guidance and Mentorship: Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams to raise the technical bar and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, operations, security, and other engineering teams, to ensure successful platform delivery and adoption.
- Problem Solving: Address and resolve the most challenging and ambiguous technical roadblocks, especially those requiring collaboration across organizational boundaries.
- Driving Innovation: Identify and evaluate new technologies and approaches to improve the platform and introduce innovative solutions.
- Operational Excellence: Focus on building platforms that are highly operable, featuring Robust monitoring, logging, and incident response capabilities.
- Security and Compliance: Embed security best practices throughout the platform lifecycle and ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.
Key Selection Criteria
- Deep Expertise in Azure: Proven expertise in designing, deploying, and managing systems on Azure, with a strong understanding of core services, including Azure Policy, Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, Key Vault, Function, Logic Apps, VM, SQL Server, Storage Account, and Firewall.
- IaC Proficiency: Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Bicep.
- DevSecOps: Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and IaC code security and quality scanning tools.
- Programming Skills: Proficiency in one or more programming languages relevant to cloud development (e.g., Python, Java, Go).
- System Design: Demonstrated ability to design and build secure, reliable, and scalable systems.
- Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
- Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Influence: Ability to influence technical direction and drive alignment across multiple teams.
Qualifications
A relevant tertiary degree and Microsoft Azure accreditations are required.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
