Posted Wednesday 3 June 2026 at 12:00 pm
LAB3 is one of the largest Azure engineering practices in the Australasia region with a focus on Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, Modern Apps & Integration, Security, and Network services.
We are on the hunt for a Principal Technologist based in Sydney to be a part of our pre‐sales/ client engagement team, working closely with our clients to architect solutions that best fulfil their requirements.
Responsibilities and Duties
* Lead the consultation with our clients to understand strategic business needs and design cloud infrastructure solutions to effectively meet those needs.
* Own the technical relationship with strategic customers, identifying and engaging with business and technical stakeholders at all levels to understand their strategy, motivators, business drivers, challenges and requirements.
* Develop, communicate, and present solution options to senior management and enterprise stakeholders, including C‐Suite & Directors.
* Lead the formulation of the customer technical strategies and roadmaps, demonstrating client value over time through the assembly and integration of LAB3 products and services.
* Ensure customer technical strategy and roadmap remains current, well socialised and communicated. Work with LAB3 partners to drive strategic and technical alignment.
* Provide technical leadership to the LAB3 sales and solutions teams, ensuring our solutions are well architected, of high quality and effective in meeting business needs.
* Actively participate in the pre‐sales process, leading technical discussions, product demonstrations and proof of concepts; involve Lab3 SMEs where required.
* Participate in and lead technical governance forums both internally and with LAB3's customers.
* Act as a technical escalation point during major and critical incidents, helping to drive service restoration, identify root cause, and identify preventive measures.
The right candidate
* Will have senior level consulting & enterprise architecture experience, including that in an Azure infrastructure environment.
* Proven track record of understanding large, complex environments and navigating senior stakeholders, both technical and non‐technical.
* Excellent analytical and problem‐solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, from technical teams to C‐suite executives.
* Display a width and depth of technical skills to enable effectiveness in both high‐ and low‐level architecting and solutioning
Broad knowledge of
* Enterprise IT and common Architectural Patterns
* On‐Prem and private cloud architectures and familiarity with migration and modernisation approaches.
* Microsoft Well Architected Framework
* M365 and associated services
* Common Application Architectures, particularly those that are cloud native.
* Azure Data and Cognitive Services
* Containerisation and Orchestration tooling and Microservices Architecture.
* Cloud Security Concepts, Posture Management (CSPM) and Azure Security Services and Baselines
Deep knowledge of
* Microsoft Azure and Associated Services
* Microsoft's CAF and Key Design Areas
* DevOps principles, concepts and tooling
* Hands on experience configuring GitHub Azure DevOps repositories, policies and pipelines
* Experience with IaC tooling, hands on experience with Terraform or similar.
* Familiarity and knowledge of Service Management (ITIL) processes
* Certifications related to Microsoft & Azure, DevOps, IaC and architecture
What's in it for you?
* Help organisations understand how they can modernise and optimise efficiencies utilising the latest cloud technologies to client.
* Be part of a company that is leading the way in technology & partnering with high profile clients.
* Work with a 13 time Gold, 6 time Microsoft Advanced Specialisation & 5 time Microsoft Solutions Partner.
* Thrive in a team that is always learning, always innovating and making waves on a global scale.
* Be part of a supportive working environment that values inclusion, flexibility, diversity and differences.
* We work flexibly and recognise the importance of your overall wellbeing.
* Ultimately, we will help you to fear less, achieve more in a fast paced, innovative and cool environment - are you ready to accept the challenge?
* Work hybrid based in Sydney, going in to visit clients as and when needed
Apply now, call or connect with the Talent team for further information.
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