Azure Cloud Engineer Platform

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The Azure Cloud Engineer supports and enhances BDOs Azure environment to keep it secure reliable and scalable. Working with the Manager of Cloud Engineering youll balance hands-on platform operations and forward-looking improvements helping shape cloud solutions with Service Lines. This role is suited to an engineer with strong foundational capability and the right mindset. We are looking for someone curious pragmatic and confident in their thinking and able to contribute to discussions to help uplift cloud maturity across the organisation.

About the Team

Youll join a collaborative Cloud Engineering function working closely with Architects SREs Developers and Cloud Run teams. The team is focused on modern engineering practices automation-first delivery and continuous improvement with a strong emphasis on learning and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Build maintain and optimise Azure services for performance security and availability

• Support landing zones governance RBAC networking and enterprise controls

• Drive cost optimisation through FinOps practices (tagging budgets optimisation)

• Develop reusable IaC (Bicep Terraform) and automation for consistent delivery

• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and platform templates

• Enable integration services (API Management Logic Apps Service Bus)

• Partner with Service Lines to shape secure scalable cloud solutions early in the lifecycle

• Support platform operations including incidents monitoring and troubleshooting

• Implement observability and security tooling (Azure Monitor Sentinel Defender)

• Maintain documentation runbooks and platform standards

• Support networking (VNets VPN ExpressRoute DNS firewalls private endpoints)

• Contribute to continuous improvement knowledge sharing and platform uplift initiatives

Qualifications Experience & Skills

• Degree in IT Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Azure certifications (AZ-900 AZ-104 desirable; AZ-305 AZ-700 advantageous) and/or DevOps/IaC certifications (e.g. AZ-400 Terraform) preferred; ITIL v4 desirable

• Hands-on experience supporting Azure cloud environments with exposure to IaC (Bicep Terraform ARM) governance RBAC and landing zones

• Experience or exposure to CI/CD automation modern engineering practices and platform operations (incident response monitoring troubleshooting)

• Familiarity with networking and hybrid connectivity plus security and monitoring tooling (e.g. Defender for Cloud Azure Monitor)

• Strong foundational Azure networking and automation knowledge

• Analytical curious and innovative mindset with confidence to challenge and contribute ideas

• Collaborative approach with strong communication skills and willingness to learn and compromise

• High attention to detail with a focus on reliability governance continuous improvement and platform uplift

Why BDO

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.

Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements across diverse industry sectors and services.

Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors to guide and accelerate your professional career across a wide array of career pathways.

We provide our people with various health and wellbeing social financial and professional development benefits to help realise whats possible.

Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks retail discounts employee referral rewards study and professional development support.

Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support cultural and religious leave and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.

With a strong focus on learning and growth we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.

Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One Bold Human Heart and Strive).

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

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