21st May, 2026
Principal Cloud / Platform Engineer / Sydney / Permanent / $200,000 + super
About the company
Our client is a large Australian organisation operating in the construction industry. The business is focused on growth, technology transformation and building secure, scalable and sustainable capabilities to support future performance and innovation.
About the role
Reporting to the Head of Cloud and leading a team of five, this role owns the technical direction, architecture and reliability of the cloud and platform environment. Working closely with engineering, data, delivery and vendor stakeholders, the role drives modernisation, platform excellence and stronger engineering outcomes.
Benefits
- Salary: up to $200,000 + super
- Senior leadership opportunity with broad influence across technology and transformation
- Opportunity to shape and execute a cloud and platform modernisation roadmap
- Lead engineering uplift across cloud, DevOps and platform capability
- Exposure to enterprise-scale environments and strategic technology initiatives
- Work across engineering, data, AI and architecture stakeholders
- Strong focus on capability development, technical leadership and innovation
Duties/Key responsibilities - Own end-to-end cloud platform strategy including architecture, reliability, security and cost optimisation
- Lead cloud modernisation initiatives and establish platform standards and operating models
- Drive DevOps maturity through Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation and self-service capabilities
- Provide technical leadership and mentor platform and engineering teams
- Partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to deliver secure, scalable solutions
Skills and experience - 10+ years’ experience across cloud engineering, infrastructure, platform engineering or DevOps
- Strong hands-on experience across Azure including networking, governance, identity and security
- Demonstrated experience designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms
- Deep capability across Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, automation and observability
- Experience leading technical teams and uplifting engineering standards
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability
- Proven experience balancing architecture, operational performance and cost outcomes
- Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications highly regarded
If you’re interested in this opportunity and feel you’re the right fit please click “apply”
About Allura Partners Allura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies. Today, in addition to our proven private equity specialisation, we’ve become a trusted partner for major ASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executive search, recruitment, and business transformation. Known for integrity, reliability, and results, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting & Finance, Transformation & Change, and Technology & Digital. We connect businesses and top-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact
Principal Cloud / Platform Engineer / Sydney / Permanent / $200,000 + super
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