About us

We're proud to be Australia's #1 Technology Great Place to Work 2025 for the second year running! This is in addition to being Great Place to Work Certified 2024.

Macquarie Cloud Services are the Australian specialists in cloud services for business and government. Locally owned and operated, with an industry-leading customer service model, we're trusted by our customers to provide the services that enable their business success.

We have made it our challenge to make our people feel good and love the work they do. Because of this, our people are energised and motivated in their work.

We believe that collaboration & team connection is key for success. This role will be based in Sydney with a blended working arrangement of 3 days in our CBD offices & the remaining working from home. #LI-Hybrid

The Opportunity

Join a newly established and fast-growing capability at Macquarie Cloud Services, where you'll play a key role in shaping how we deliver data-driven cloud solutions from day one. This role is data-first, designed for engineers who are passionate about building modern data platforms, AI-enabled solutions, and scalable data architectures in Azure with automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) at the core. You'll work alongside a high-performing team focused on innovation, automation, and delivering exceptional outcomes for customers, while continuously learning and solving complex, real-world data challenges. In this role, you will design, build, and automate modern data platforms in Azure, ensuring solutions are scalable, repeatable, and aligned to best practices. You will also work in an agile environment, collaborating closely with customers and internal teams to continuously improve reliability, scalability, and performance.

Why This Role is Different

This is not a traditional infrastructure role. This role is for engineers who:

• Think data-first, not infrastructure-first
• Want to work on modern data platforms, analytics, and AI solutions
• Use infrastructure and automation as enablers for data outcomes

You'll be part of a team that:

• Delivers cutting-edge Data & AI solutions
• Invests heavily in your growth and development
• Encourages ownership, innovation, and real impact

Required Experience and Skills (Mandatory)

Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data platforms and services, including:

• Structured: Azure SQL Database, SQL Server (IaaS), PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Unstructured: Blob Storage
• SaaS: APIs

Proven experience delivering data platforms, data pipelines, or analytics solutions

Hands-on experience with Data & AI services, such as:

• Microsoft Fabric
• Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory
• Azure AI Foundry / Azure AI Services

Experience working with data pipelines and data processing (Python or similar)

Infrastructure as Code & Automation (Mandatory)

Strong experience building and managing environments using Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform (preferred)
• Bicep (or willingness to learn)

Experience with:

• Git
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or similar)
• Scripting skills (PowerShell and/or Python)

Desirable Experience and Skills (valued but secondary)

• Experience with Azure core infrastructure (VMs, networking, storage)
• Exposure to cloud migrations (especially data workloads)
• Understanding of Azure Well-Architected Framework
• Experience contributing to reusable templates, modules, or automation libraries

If this excites you, apply now, we'd love to hear from you!

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.