Principal Consultant (Azure)

TL;DR

Principal Consultant (Azure): Designing, governing, and driving adoption of Microsoft Azure cloud solutions for Federal government agencies with an accent on Protected-level security compliance and enterprise architectures. Focus on developing reference architectures, ensuring alignment with ISM, PSPF, and ACSC Essential Eight, and leading IaC initiatives in IRAP-assessed regions.

Canberra based. Must be an Australian Citizen with active AGSVA Baseline Clearance (NV1 preferred or eligible to obtain).

Company

Fastest growing ASX-listed advisory and IT solutions company in Australia with 1100+ professionals across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Hong Kong, specializing in hybrid IT, private cloud, and connectivity services.

What you will do

• Lead design and documentation of enterprise-grade Azure architectures for Department of Defence ERP project using IRAP-assessed regions.
• Architect Protected-level secure solutions with encryption, identity governance, network segmentation, and data sovereignty.
• Ensure compliance with ISM, PSPF, ACSC Essential Eight via threat modelling, security reviews, Azure Policy, and RBAC.
• Provide technical leadership for IaC (Bicep, Terraform, ARM) and drive DevOps/CI/CD adoption.
• Engage senior government stakeholders, mentor engineers, and contribute to capability development.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years in enterprise IT architecture, 4+ years on Azure; Australian Federal Government experience.
• Australian Government security clearance at NV1 level minimum, eligibility for higher.
• Australian Citizen.
• Deep expertise in Azure IaaS/PaaS/hybrid, Entra ID, Networking, Policy, Defender for Cloud, Monitor.
• ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight, IRAP knowledge; IaC, CI/CD, DevOps experience.
• Excellent communication for architectural documentation and stakeholder influence.

Nice to have

• AGSVA NV1 Clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture of innovation, possibility, growth, collaboration, with values of camaraderie, dedication, respect, excellence.
• Career growth via succession planning, internal mobility, mentorship.
• Professional development with certifications; employee benefits, wellbeing platform, mental health support.
• Paid parental leave, family support, employee referral incentives.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and veteran employment.