Principal Engineer – Cloud Self-Service Delivery (IDP/DevEx)

About the role

Lab3, one of the largest Azure engineering practices in Australasia, is looking for a Principal Engineer for its Cloud Self-Service Delivery (IDP/DevEx) team. The role is based in Sydney or Melbourne and is a 6-month contract at an attractive daily rate, supporting a major cloud service integration initiative within a highly regulated enterprise. It is a hybrid position requiring on-site presence a few days each week.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the technical enablement and integration of cloud services across development, DevOps, security, identity and governance platforms.
• Design and improve automated, code-driven cloud onboarding and provisioning services.
• Connect multiple development toolsets and delivery pipelines so cloud consumers get a seamless self-service experience.
• Troubleshoot complex platform and integration issues while keeping a strategic view of the wider service ecosystem.
• Shape secure, scalable and reliable cloud-enablement patterns for a highly regulated environment.
• Partner with specialist cloud, security, identity and platform teams to align technical solutions and delivery outcomes.
• Provide principal-level technical leadership while staying hands-on with engineering, automation and systems integration.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and influence stakeholders across the organisation.

Required profile

• Senior, hands-on technologist able to think strategically about service activation and platform integration and own complex technical outcomes.
• Experience delivering automated cloud resources and self-service technology to internal consumers.
• Experience in banking or another highly regulated environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to work across specialist technical teams.
• Hybrid availability, with on-site work a few days each week.

Required skills

• Principal-level capability in cloud enablement, DevOps, automation and systems integration.
• A strong background in development and code-driven automation.
• Strong knowledge of Azure; GCP and AWS experience preferred.
• Interconnected DevOps and platform tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins and Bamboo.
• Cloud deployment pipelines, identity-provider integration, cloud onboarding and provisioning.
• Exposure to internal developer platforms or similar service-enablement platforms.
• Desirable: fundamental knowledge of Azure, AWS and GCP, Prefect or Python frameworks, and experience building or supporting an IDP/DevEx infrastructure.

What we offer

• Work with a Microsoft Partner of the Year award winner covering multiple specialisations.
• Support from experienced peers and leaders with clear career pathways and ongoing learning.
• A supportive, inclusive workplace with a remote and hybrid workplace.