An established Canberra-based organisation with a strong reputation for delivering complex projects and essential services across the built environment is continuing to invest heavily in technology, automation and innovation. As part of a broader digital transformation strategy, they are building next-generation cloud and AI capabilities to enhance operational efficiency, data-driven decision-making and business performance.
Hays has been engaged exclusively to appoint a Cloud Engineer who will play a critical role in shaping and supporting the organisation's cloud and AI platform roadmap.
Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Strategy, you'll join a growing technology function and work closely with an AI Specialist to design, build and support secure cloud platforms, automation capabilities and emerging AI solutions. This is a genuinely hands-on engineering position where you'll be actively building and supporting Azure environments rather than simply governing or overseeing them.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building, maintaining and supporting Azure cloud environments
- Developing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
- Deploying and supporting AI and automation solutions
- Building cloud infrastructure to support AI agents and internal automation platforms
- Developing and maintaining scripts using Python, Bash and Azure CLI
- Managing containerised applications and services
- Supporting PostgreSQL databases and cloud integrations
- Supporting SharePoint integrations and cloud services
- Deploying and maintaining cloud-hosted web applications
- Collaborating with internal technology teams and external partners
- Supporting solutions through the full lifecycle from development to production operations
To be successful, you'll bring strong cloud engineering experience and enjoy solving technical challenges in a fast-moving environment where innovation is encouraged.
You'll demonstrate:
- Strong Azure Cloud Engineering experience
- Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline expertise
- Strong Python scripting skills
- Experience with Bash, Azure CLI and infrastructure automation
- Experience with containerisation technologies
- A proven track record supporting production cloud environments
- Strong troubleshooting, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- PostgreSQL
- AI, machine learning or agentic AI solutions
- Cloud security and authentication frameworks
- Modern AI application deployment
- SharePoint integrations
- Cloud-hosted web application support
- Azure certifications such as AZ-104 or AZ-400
- Permanent full-time position
- Attractive salary package of $170,000 - $190,000 + 12% super
- Opportunity to help build an enterprise AI and automation capability from the ground up
- Work directly alongside senior technology leaders and AI specialists
- Flexible start and finish times
- Supportive, collaborative and innovative culture
- Modern Azure technology stack
- Long-term career growth within a successful and growing Australian organisation
- An exclusive opportunity only available through Hays
This opportunity is being managed exclusively by Hays. If you're an experienced Cloud Engineer looking to work at the forefront of Azure, automation and AI innovation, we'd love to hear from you. Please email your updated CV and availability for a further conversation to Michael.Minns@hays.com.au
As this is an exclusive engagement, applications will be reviewed directly by Hays and shortlisted candidates will be contacted in a prompt manner.
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