Infrastructure Architect
Country:
Australia
Cities:
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Area of expertise:
Infrastructure
Job Description
Want to feel valued and respected for who you are? So do we.
Why Avanade
At Avanade, we believe the rich fabric of who we are has been borne out of people bringing out the best in each other. By being generous with their time, by sharing experiences and taking the time to understand what’s important, we all benefit from that moment of lift. Together we go beyond.
About the opportunity
• The role sits within our Infrastructure Talent Community.
• You will be provided opportunities to help clients realise the true value of cloud whilst designing and implementing some of the most exciting cloud solutions being delivered within Australia and globally.
• With the agility and energy of a company backed by the resources of Accenture and Microsoft you’ll collaborate with a team of people who thrive on turning ideas and innovations into breakthrough results for leading organizations around the globe. Ultimately, we’re not just making business better. We’re making life better for our client partners and their customers.
What you will love doing
• You will enjoy working in a client facing and delivery focused role.
• You will be involved in the entire project cycle from analysing requirements to crafting tasks, facilitate designs, build, test and provide operational documentation.
• You will design Microsoft Azure solutions that meet customer’s technical, security, and business requirements for modern workloads.
• You will undertake professional and technical reviews to ensure that your client has the best solution for their technical, security and business needs.
• Travel as needed to client sites.
Who you will enjoy working with
As part of the infrastructure team, you’ll enjoy a collaborative and energetic culture whilst realising innovative and tangible solutions for our clients. Led by Andrew Wilkie who has a supportive leadership style and is all about empowering you to make the most out of your career. And in terms of the big picture, Avanade proudly celebrates the leadership of Global CEO, Pamela Maynard who has brought our purpose of making a genuine human impact to the forefront of the work we do for our clients, their employees, and their customers.
What technical skills are we interested in you having?
• You’ve experience with Azure architecture and implementation, including Azure Active Directory, IaaS and PaaS solutions, Network, Storage, Security, service availability and redundancy, etc.
• You’re an expert with Azure automation, IaC, templating of solutions using technologies such as ARM, Bicep and Terraform. Practical experience with DevOps would be highly beneficial.
• You’re experienced in application modernization, reducing dependencies on legacy architectures, modularizing systems, and maximizing value of cloud technologies.
• You’ve experience migrating large and complex workloads to Azure (e.g., SAP, Mainframe)
• You’ve good understanding of Kubernetes, Azure Container Services, and microservices architecture would be an advantage.
• You’ve experience with Office 365 implementation and migration (Optional)
What we’re interested in you having (non-technical)
• This is a client facing and delivery focussed role. You will be required to effectively communicate often complex concepts and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and in written form.
• Your passion for supporting team members to learn and your growth mindset is what is required for these roles.
We do not expect you tick every box. What is important is that you help us to understand what your core strengths are and, that you will be excited to learn and develop in areas if you need to.
What you can expect from us
• Take full advantage of 5 My Days off a year to relax, rebalance and focus on your health and wellbeing or honour your personal cultural beliefs.
• Love a gadget? Of course, you do! Go spoil yourself on us. Gadget allowances start from $1,000 pa.
• Your wellbeing matters to us. That’s why you’ll receive $2,000 pa to help you, take care of you.
• Empower others and be empowered through our employee networks: Women employees, PRISM for LGBTI+ employees and Veterans employees.
• Help yourself to an extensive menu of Microsoft and technology certifications and enjoy up to 80 paid training hours per year.
Apply now
Share this job:
About Avanade
Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital, cloud and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Every day, our 59,000 professionals in 26 countries make a genuine human impact for our clients, their employees and their customers.
We have been recognized as Microsoft’s Global SI Partner of the Year more than any other company. With the most Microsoft certifications (60,000+) and 18 (out of 18) Gold-level Microsoft competencies, we are uniquely positioned to help businesses grow and solve their toughest challenges.
We are a people first company, committed to providing an inclusive workplace where employees feel comfortable being their authentic selves. As a responsible business, we are building a sustainable world and helping young people from underrepresented communities fulfil their potential.
Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation. Learn more at www.avanade.com.
