Senior Cloud Services Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer
SACE Board of South Australia

Job Reference: 856044

Location: Adelaide, SA 5000

Job Status: Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to everyone

About Us

The SACE Board of South Australia is a modern, progressive education body delivering the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) to schools across government, non-government and international sectors.

Our purpose is to shape education so that students thrive, empowering them to contribute to a sustainable and socially just world. We are proud to work with communities to innovate and deliver educational pathways that enable all students to construct successful futures.

The Impact you will drive at the SACE Board

As the Senior Cloud Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, management and continuous improvement of the SACE Board's cloud infrastructure and services.

You will play a critical role in ensuring our Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments remain secure, reliable, resilient and aligned with organisational requirements. You will contribute to technology roadmaps, develop and review technical designs, implement new and enhanced cloud services, and provide specialist advice that supports the SACE Board’s digital strategy.

Working collaboratively across ICT and with external service providers, you will lead the resolution of complex incidents, support recovery from system outages, strengthen cloud governance and security, and ensure compliance with relevant whole-of-government architecture and security standards.

This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise in a role that directly contributes to the reliability of essential business systems, the organisation’s digital capability and the delivery of improved services for the SACE Board.

What you will bring

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, administering and supporting cloud environments, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure.
• Extensive knowledge of Azure hosting infrastructure, identity services, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Windows Server and core infrastructure services.
• Demonstrated experience administering and supporting Microsoft 365 services, including Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and endpoint management.
• Experience designing, installing, deploying and supporting secure, resilient and scalable cloud infrastructure and services.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and resolve complex technical incidents, including system outages, recovery activities and escalations involving external service providers.
• Strong knowledge of cloud governance, security, architecture and change management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to provide specialist technical advice and translate complex issues into practical, business-focused solutions.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentoring to ICT colleagues, promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing and service excellence.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain a high degree of accuracy.
• An appropriate tertiary qualification in information technology or equivalent relevant experience.

Vendor-recognised cloud certifications, experience working in a DevSecOps environment, and experience supporting Linux virtual machines and relational databases in cloud environments will be highly regarded.

Special Conditions

• Some out-of-hours work may be required.
• Appointment is subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Check obtained through the Department of Human Services and renewed before expiry in accordance with applicable requirements.
• The role is governed by the SACE Board of South Australia Act 1983.
• The successful applicant must comply with SACE Board and South Australian Government policies, procedures and legislative obligations.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to work in a vibrant, innovative organisation that is passionate about education.
• A supportive and dynamic team environment that values the work you do.
• An annual calendar of learning, development and wellbeing events.
• The opportunity to join a fun and active social club.
• Mental Health First Aid training.
• Opportunities to develop your knowledge of Agile project management.
• Annual skin checks and influenza vaccinations.
• Staff recognition and service awards.
• Salary sacrifice benefits.
• Access to a free and confidential employee assistance program.

Remuneration

ASO7: $116,089 to $125,490 per annum

This is a 2-year term role with the possibility of extension.

Enquiries to

Sivasankari Palanivelu - [email protected]

Applying with us

If you are a highly skilled cloud professional who thrives on solving complex problems, collaborating with others and delivering secure, reliable technology services, we would love to hear from you.

Visit iworkforSA to access the Role Description, Pre-Employment Declaration and application instructions. All applications must be submitted online.

Applications close: Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 11:45 pm

Flexibility Statement

If you like the sound of this role and think you would do a great job, but are concerned that you do not meet every requirement, we encourage you to back yourself. We know that people from diverse backgrounds can be less likely to apply for roles unless they meet every requirement, despite having the capability to succeed.

We are committed to providing a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment where all team members feel that they belong. Diversity makes us stronger, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, identities and abilities.

If you have accessibility requirements, please let us know when applying so that reasonable adjustments can be made to support you throughout the recruitment process.