Cloud Engineer

About the Company At FMG, we have been dedicated to safeguarding the interests of rural New Zealand since 1905. Over 120 years later, we proudly remain 100% New Zealand owned and recognized as the country's leading rural insurance specialist. As a mutual organization, we reinvest our profits back into the business to ensure our premiums stay competitive for our clients. We value our employees and strive to create a working environment that encourages achievement and celebrates success. About the Role We are currently seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to join our Cloud and Security team. This position can be based in either Palmerston North or Wellington, with occasional travel expected between the two locations. As a Cloud Engineer at FMG, you will be responsible for guiding, implementing, optimizing, securing, and maintaining cloud-based solutions in collaboration with both internal teams and external partners. We are looking for individuals with a proactive, security-first mindset, as well as strong communication skills who thrive in a collaborative environment. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: - Creating, auditing, and enforcing platform standards and policies - High-level infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Maintenance and optimization of core services - Providing platform engineering support and general advice to requestors - Managing and reporting on costs - Integrating solutions with other workloads, platforms, or services - Providing feedback and technical design for proposed architectural solutions Requirements The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas: - Microsoft Azure and related services (including Entra, Policy, IaaS, Automation, AI Foundry, etc.) - Governance and identity management - Cloud security and related standards - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform - GitHub and GitHub Actions - Networking concepts (such as DNS, VNET, NSGs, etc.) - General cloud concepts and use cases (including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, CI/CD, etc.) - Creating and maintaining documentation - Application development practices - Agile working methodology Benefits At FMG, we recognize that our success is attributable to our people. Therefore, when you join our team, we prioritize your well-being and integration into the FMG family. In addition to opportunities for career progression, we offer a range of attractive benefits, including: - Free life insurance and income protection - A 4% company contribution to superannuation - Flexible working practices - Five paid professional development days - Two paid wellbeing days - Annual salary reviews - A paid give back day each year If you believe you are a good fit for this role, we encourage you to apply now. Applications will close at 5 PM on Friday, July 4, 2025. Please note that we are not accepting agency candidates at this time.