Associate Cloud Engineer - Hawthorn East

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

Our Technology team is the backbone of the business, building and maintaining the information technology infrastructure that support Coles Group. As a part of the Technology team, you get the opportunity to work through complex, challenging, meaningful problems using large data sets and new technologies to expand your skills and experience.

About the role:

The Associate Cloud Engineer – Cost Management’s primary objective is to enable the optimisation of cost across Coles’ public cloud tenancies, by working within the FinOps team to, broadly, analyse cloud spend, identify and deliver opportunities to raise awareness of and optimise cloud spend, build automation to limit manual work required to manage cloud spend by the FinOps team and the teams that consume its services, and to maintain the team’s software, services, and processes. 

They are all-rounders when it comes to the delivery of value, relishing in liaising directly with consuming teams to assist and to understand painpoints, analysing data and processes, and of course delivering and maintaining high-quality solutions valuable to meeting the team’s and organisation’s goals. 

About you and your skills:

To be successful, you will have demonstratable experience with: 

• Microsoft Azure, particularly the governance thereof and Azure Policy 

• Delivering high-quality solutions and features to customers or consuming teams 

• Working within large, complex organisations 

• Microsoft PowerShell, Python, and other scripting languages 

• Unit testing for scripting languages 

• Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, particularly for Azure and orchestrated by CI/CD tooling 

• Git-based source control flows (inc. Trunk-based and legacy flows like GitFlow) 

• Automation of shut-down, start-up and scaling of Cloud virtual machines and scalesets, particularly for Azure 

• Automation of the generation and presentation of cost-based insights and reporting 

• Producing clear and professional documentation and guides for consuming teams in both technical and non-technical voice 

• Managing and optimsing public cloud cost, particularly with Microsoft Azure 

• Implementing and managing a public cloud tagging standard 
• Working with agile and Extreme Programming practices 

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What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 159411

Employment Type: Full time