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A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job. It’s a chance to join a group of people dedicated to supporting Australia’s evolving energy and convenience needs. We’re a leading retail, industrial and energy business, and we’ve been helping Australians reach their destination for more than 120 years.  

Our plans for the future support Australia’s energy transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions. And our recent acquisitions of Coles Express and OTR, we provide Australians with outstanding convenience. 

At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to grow and evolve with us. People with new perspectives, energy and passion to drive Viva Energy and their careers forward.  

About Viva Energy 

Join a team that values diversity. Viva Energy is a great place to be yourself. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, and empower everyone to amplify their voice across the business. We value inclusion because that’s how we get the best outcomes. 

Awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for the past five years highlights that we are driven by our people and continuing our focus on making Viva Energy reflect the ever-changing face of Australia.  

Viva Energy Australia are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will focus on building and maintaining scalable, resilient, and high-performing Azure infrastructure services. Leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, and cloud-native services, you will help shape and modernize our infrastructure through green-fields implementations.

While you will ensure our cloud usage aligns with organizational efficiency goals, your primary focus is on the design, implementation, and automation of the components necessary for managing applications on the Azure platform.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for all aspects of Azure Cost Management + Billing, including analysing usage patterns, identifying cost drivers, and interpreting Enterprise Agreement (EA) or Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) data. 
• Design, build, and maintain automated cost dashboards, reports, and forecasts using tools like Azure Cost Management, Azure Log Analytics, and Power BI, ensuring clear visibility and accountability across engineering teams. 
• Establish and manage Azure Budgets and cost-based alerts on subscriptions, management groups, and resource groups to provide proactive warning of spending anomalies or overruns. 
• Utilize and automate the recommendations from Azure Advisor to identify and implement right-sizing opportunities for over-provisioned resources (VMs, Databases, Storage) without impacting performance. 
• Drive the strategy and execution of Azure Reservations and Azure Savings Plans for Compute, including analysis of commitment vs. usage, and optimization of purchases to maximize discount coverage. 
• Lead technical optimization efforts across specific Azure services, Storage, ASE, AKS etc. 
• Architect and enforce a consistent, mandatory resource tagging strategy using Azure Policy and/or Azure Blueprints to accurately categorize costs by business unit, environment, and application for chargeback purposes. 
• Implement technical governance policies using Azure Policy to restrict the deployment of expensive or unapproved high-cost SKUs (Service Tiers/Sizes). 
• Develop and deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts (e.g., using Terraform or Bicep) specifically designed to automate cost-saving measures, such as scheduled shutdown/startup of non-production environments. 
• Embed FinOps principles and practices directly into the CI/CD pipeline (e.g., in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions) by adding cost impact as a mandatory review gate for new resource deployments. 

• Expert-level proficiency in leveraging the Azure Cost Management + Billing portal for deep usage analysis, report generation, and anomaly detection. 
• Deep understanding of all Azure cost levers, including the operational mechanics of Azure Reservations and Azure Savings Plans for Compute, and proficiency in their management and lifecycle. 
• Demonstrated ability to act upon and automate recommendations provided by Azure Advisor related to cost and utilization. 
• Strong proficiency in using Terraform or Bicep to deploy, manage, and govern Azure resources with a focus on implementing cost guardrails and proper resource tagging from the start. 
• Expert experience designing, implementing, and monitoring custom and built-in Azure Policies to enforce resource tagging, restrict high-cost SKUs, and mandate specific configurations for cost control. 
• In-depth knowledge of resource tagging best practices, including design for financial reporting and automation of tag compliance. 
• Familiarity with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics for analysing utilization and performance metrics to identify and justify right-sizing opportunities. 
• Practical working knowledge of how cost is incurred and optimized across key high-cost services, including: AKS, SQL MI, VMs, Storage etc. 
• Proven ability to connect to Azure usage data sources and develop visually compelling, insightful Power BI or similar dashboards for financial reporting and forecasting. 
• Strong analytical skills for trend analysis, forecasting model development, and identifying sudden spending spikes (anomalies). 

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.

Please note: This role is being sourced through Viva Energy Australia, therefore we will not be accepting applications via external recruitment agencies