Cloud Engineer

About Datacom

Datacom is a major IT services provider in Australia and New Zealand, committed to improving lives and helping organisations innovate and expand through technology.

Role Overview

As an Azure Cloud Engineer based in Auckland, you will be accountable for managing and supporting clients' Azure cloud environments, advancing cloud transformation and optimization initiatives. This hands-on, client-facing position requires acting as a trusted advisor, promoting automation and DevOps/DevSecOps best practices, safeguarding secure and efficient operational environments, bridging applications and support teams, and enabling customers with modern workflows. The role involves onsite presence and participation in an on-call after-hours support roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide trusted guidance on cloud technologies and solutions.
• Encourage and lead clients in adopting cloud benefits, automation, and a DevOps/DevSecOps mindset.
• Maintain secure and optimized Azure cloud environments for customers.
• Serve as a liaison connecting application technologies with support groups.
• Deliver enablement and support to client teams.

Candidate Profile

• Strong enthusiasm for cloud transformation, automation, and resolving customer issues.
• Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities with an understanding of cloud business advantages.
• Proactive issue ownership and collaboration to achieve solutions.
• Preferably certified in Azure technologies (e.g., AZ400, AZ104, AZ204, AZ500).
• Experience in architecting, building, deploying, and managing Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, and PowerShell.
• Knowledge of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, covering multi-region resilience, security, and scalability.
• Expertise in tenancy/account organization, landing zones, policies, tagging, and cost management.
• Hands-on with VMs, Azure Functions/serverless computing, storage, backup, OS and database security hardening.
• Understanding of Azure network and security components including IAM, security groups, virtual networks, load balancers, web application firewalls, and DNS.
• Competence in monitoring, logging, and alerting configurations.
• Experience with cloud-native and digital technologies such as containers, serverless, data platforms, machine learning, AI, IoT, APIs, and microservices.
• Strong proficiency with core Azure services including Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Azure Active Directory, Networking, App Services, and Security.

Working at Datacom

Datacom blends the scale of a large IT firm with a dynamic, agile atmosphere reminiscent of smaller businesses, fostering a unique energizing culture. Employees benefit from social activities, chill-out zones, flexible work arrangements including remote and flexible hours, and access to professional development programs. The environment values diversity and inclusivity, supporting employees to bring their authentic selves to work in a collaborative and flat organisation structure. Opportunities abound to tackle leading-edge technology challenges serving major enterprise clients across Australia and New Zealand.