Microsoft Cloud Engineering & Operations Manager at KPMGAustralia1

KPMGAustralia1

Canberra, ACT, au·17h ago

Mid LevelFull-timeRustAzureTerraformAgileCI/CDGitAIAPI

Salary Range

$69,360 - $93,840 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

Our Microsoft Cloud, Data & AI team designs, builds, and operates secure, scalable cloud platforms that enable rapid delivery of business value. We are seeking a Cloud Engineering & Operations Manager to lead a team of platform engineers and deliver cloud platform components.

Key Responsibilities

→Engineer Azure landing zones, networking, identity integrations, and platform services to enterprise standards.
→Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep, and CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
→Build secure-by-default patterns including policy as code, secrets management, private networking, and zero-trust controls.
→Lead a team of platform engineers with clear ownership and accountability, ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, well-architected cloud environments.
→Enable scalable runtime environments using AKS, App Service, and Functions, with automated scaling and blue-green or canary deployment strategies.
→Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
→Optimize cost and performance through tagging, budgets, rightsizing, and FinOps practices.
→Actively explore ways to accelerate delivery, including leveraging AI-assisted development tools and building reusable platform assets.
→Perform code reviews, provide technical coaching, and support junior engineers through pairing and clear feedback.
→Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and knowledge sharing across squads.

Requirements

✓Strong expertise across Azure core platform services: networking, VNets, Private Link, identity, Key Vault, Storage, App Service, AKS, Functions, API Management.
✓Strong IaC and CI/CD skills: Terraform or Bicep, reusable modules, pipelines, approvals, and environment promotion strategies.
✓Experience with DevSecOps and compliance automation: Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, role-based access control, package and container security.
✓Knowledge of platform reliability practices: SLIs and SLOs, autoscaling, resiliency patterns, chaos testing, and cost controls.
✓Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and supporting Agile delivery teams.
✓Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent industry experience.
✓Microsoft certifications in Azure Administrator, DevOps Engineer, or Solutions Architect are advantageous.
✓Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.