We are seeking a technically strong, strategically minded person to join our team as an Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect. This role is ideal for someone with prior experience in banking, superannuation, and insurance, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about empowering customers through cloud transformation.
Responsibilities
You will operate with precision and accountability across all sales stages and tools of record, including pipeline hygiene and time tracking. Your delivery will be grounded in proven practices and governance principles, ensuring compliance with Microsoft and industry standards.
You will proactively manage business and technical risks, adapting methodologies to minimise disruption and accelerate value realisation. Your work will align with Microsoft's solution offerings—such as value-based deliverables (VBDs), technical validation, and training—ensuring customers are prepared for operational readiness and long-term success.
You will guide customers towards well-architected, secure, resilient, and AI-enabled solutions that are cost- and performance-optimised. Your insights will help shape future VBD content and drive consumption and usage at scale.
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
Additional Or Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 6+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).4+ years experience working on technical projects.Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
As a Cloud Solution Architect, You Will Lead The Design And Delivery Of Secure, Resilient, And Scalable Infrastructure Solutions On Microsoft Azure. You Will Work Closely With Customers, Partners, And Internal Teams To Drive Business Outcomes, Accelerate Cloud Adoption, And Ensure Operational Excellence. We're Looking For Someone With Deep Expertise Across The Following Areas
Azure Infrastructure Services: Compute, storage, networking, identity, and cost optimisationAzure Landing Zones: Design and implementation aligned with the Cloud Adoption FrameworkSecurity Architecture: Identity management, network security, compliance, and operational controlsInfrastructure as Code (IaC): ARM templates, Terraform, BicepMonitoring & Management: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application InsightsAutomation & Scripting: PowerShell, CLI, GitHub ActionsDevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps pipelines, release managementContainers & Kubernetes: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), DockerHybrid Integration: VMware on Azure, SAP on Azure, hybrid identityNetworking Fundamentals: Virtual networks, DNS, ExpressRoute, Private LinkCertifications: AZ-104, AZ-305 (recommended)
What You'll Bring
Proven experience delivering infrastructure solutions in banking, superannuation, or insuranceStrong customer-centric mindset with the ability to build trusted relationships across technical and business stakeholdersAbility to manage risks, drive operational readiness, and influence product and delivery teamsPassion for mentoring, sharing knowledge, and contributing to technical communitiesCommitment to diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning.
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