Principal Technologist (Presales)

We get the power of automating code. Our people innovate together in ways that disrupt the industry for our customers, partners and communities. LAB3 are growing and there’s no stopping us - maybe this might just be the opportunity for you.

Our offer to you

It is our purpose to unlock innovation in every team, and we know that teams perform best when they are diverse, and each individual belongs.

Our LAB³ vibe is one of a kind. We’re proud of the genuine company culture we’ve built as a place where every person can be their true self and enjoy the work they do.

We work flexibly and recognise the importance of your overall wellbeing - we are committed to finding the right balance and embrace a hybrid working model. You’ll find LAB3sters all over Australia and New Zealand!

We will support your learning and career aspirations from Day 1 so you too can be at the forefront of what you do best! Our pathways will guide you and Microsoft and Hashicorp certifications are on us #standout

The opportunity

We are on the hunt for a Principal Technologist based in Sydney to be a part of our pre-sales/client engagement team, working closely with our clients to architect solutions that best fulfil their cloud strategies.

• Lead the consultation with our clients to understand strategic business needs and design cloud infrastructure solutions to effectively meet those needs.
• Own the technical relationship with strategic customers, identifying and engaging with business and technical stakeholders at all levels to understand their strategy, motivators, business drivers, challenges and requirements.  
• Develop, communicate, and present solution options to senior management and enterprise stakeholders, including C-Suite & Directors. 
• Lead the formulation of the customer technical strategies and roadmaps, demonstrating client value over time through the assembly and integration of LAB3 products and services.
• Ensure customer technical strategy and roadmap remains current, well socialised and communicated. Work with LAB3 partners to drive strategic and technical alignment. 
• Provide technical leadership to the LAB3 sales and solutions teams, ensuring our solutions are well architected, of high quality and effective in meeting business needs.
• Actively participate in the pre-sales process, leading technical discussions, product demonstrations and proof of concepts; involve Lab3 SMEs where required. 
• Participate in and lead technical governance forums both internally and with LAB3’s customers. 
• Act as a technical escalation point during major and critical incidents, helping to drive service restoration, identify root cause, and identify preventive measures.
  
  

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Deep consulting & enterprise architecture experience, including that in a broad Azure infrastructure environment.
• Proven track record of understanding large, complex environments and navigating senior stake holders, both technical and non-technical.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, from technical teams to C-suite executives.
• Display a width and depth of technical skills to enable effectiveness in both high- and low-level architecting and solutioning

Here's a view of the technology requirements:

• Enterprise IT and common Architectural Patterns
• On-Prem and private cloud architectures and familiarity with migration and modernisation approaches.
• Microsoft Well Architected Framework
• M365 and associated services
• Common Application Architectures, particularly those that are cloud native.
• Azure Data and Cognitive Services
• Containerisation and Orchestration tooling and Microservices Architecture.
• Cloud Security Concepts, Posture Management (CSPM) and Azure Security Services and Baselines

Let’s get to know each other

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Ultimately, we will help you to fear less, achieve more in a fast moving, innovative and cool environment.

Are you ready to accept the challenge? #fearlessachievemore