Microsoft Azure Consultant

Job Description

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About the role :

We are seeking an experienced Azure Consultant with Cloud Transformation and Migration Solution experience to work within a secure project which will require the suitable candidate to hold Australian Citizenship with a minimum of Baseline Security Clearance.

Technical skills and experience required :

Cloud transformation and migration solutions, infrastructure solutions, cloud technologies, networking, data center operations, platform migration

Consulting focused on infrastructure modernisation and migration to Azure (IaaS / PaaS)

Infrastructure and data centre migration, including transitioning workloads from on-premises environments to cloud platforms using industry-standard tools and approaches

Cloud automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Bicep, and Ansible

Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash for automation and DevOps pipelines

Experience with containerisation and orchestration using Kubernetes and Docker

PaaS and container-as-a-service (CaaS) models

Cloud Operation management, including monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning

Multi-cloud experience (Azure, GCP, AWS) and relevant certifications are highly advantageous.

Desirable Criteria

5+ years’ experience in a similar cloud engineering role.

Ability to analyse and resolve technical incidents and problems efficiently.

Exposure to cloud-based AI services, including integrating AI capabilities into cloud solutions using platforms like Azure AI or other cognitive services

Experience in Agile delivery environments

Mandatory Requirement

Due to security clearance required on this project all candidates must have :

Australian Citizenship with a minimum of Baseline Security Clearance or higher

Location

Sydney / Melbourne / Canberra or Brisbane

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Locations

Sydney

Brisbane

Canberra

Melbourne

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At Accenture, we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.

Our unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.

We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require any accommodations or adjustments for interviews and / or at work, please reach out to

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