Senior Cloud Engineer · Sydney

Enterprise cloud,
secured and scaled.

Eight years architecting, securing and migrating Azure and Microsoft 365 — across government, health and industry.

Azure Zero Trust Microsoft 365 Automation
8+
Years experience
Enterprise cloud
20+
Certifications
Microsoft & industry
50+
Projects delivered
Cloud, M365, security
100%
Commitment
Quality & security

Core expertise

What I actually do

Azure Architecture

Secure, scalable and cost-optimised Azure environments — landing zones to governance.

Cybersecurity

Zero-trust security, identity and compliance across the estate.

Microsoft 365

Managing and optimising M365 services for the modern workplace.

Azure Virtual Desktop

Deploying and optimising AVD environments for secure remote work.

Cloud Migration

Tenant-to-tenant migrations and workload modernisation.

Automation

PowerShell automation for efficiency, monitoring and governance.

Identity & Access

Entra ID, SSO, MFA and conditional access for zero-trust identity.

Endpoint Management

Intune and MDM for device compliance across the workplace.

Security Operations

Microsoft Sentinel SIEM for threat detection, hunting and response.

Backup & DR

Azure Backup and Site Recovery for resilience and continuity.

Networking

Virtual networks, firewalls and secure hybrid connectivity at scale.

Governance & Compliance

Azure Policy, cost management and standards for well-governed cloud.

2022 — Present

Senior Systems Engineer (Cloud)

Atturra

Leading cloud operations, architecture, migrations and security initiatives on Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms.

AzureM365SecurityGovernance
2021 — 2022

System Engineer

Sydney Local Health District (NSW Health)

Supporting enterprise systems, cloud services and secure infrastructure for NSW Health.

InfrastructureCloudSystems
2019 — 2021

Cloud Support Engineer

Transport for NSW

Provided cloud support, migration assistance and infrastructure management across transport systems.

CloudMigrationSupport

Certifications

All 20+ on LinkedIn
AZ-104
Azure Administrator Associate
SC-100
Cybersecurity Architect Expert
SC-200
Security Operations Analyst
AZ-140
Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
SC-300
Identity & Access Administrator
SC-400
Information Protection Admin
MD-102
Endpoint Administrator Associate

Featured projects

Selected delivery work

Tenant-to-Tenant Migration

Migrated Microsoft 365 tenants including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive.

Azure Virtual Desktop

Designed and deployed secure, scalable AVD environments for enterprise users.

Microsoft Defender

Implemented Defender for Cloud, Sentinel and DLP to strengthen security posture.

Intune & Endpoint

Managed enterprise devices, policies and compliance using Intune and MDM.

Entra ID & Zero Trust

Conditional access, MFA and identity protection across the enterprise.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Deployed Copilot at enterprise scale — licensing, data governance and Purview readiness.

Azure Landing Zone

Enterprise-scale landing zones on the Cloud Adoption Framework with guardrails.

PowerShell Automation

Reusable automation for onboarding, licensing and reporting.

Azure Cost Optimisation

Rightsized workloads, reservations and tagging governance to reduce spend.

Microsoft Sentinel SIEM

Custom analytics rules and playbooks for automated detection and response.

Microsoft Purview

Data classification, retention and DLP policies to meet obligations.

Exchange Online Protection

Anti-phishing, anti-spam and safe attachment policies across the tenant.

Tools & technologies

Day-to-day stack
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft 365
Azure AD / Entra ID
Intune
PowerShell
Windows Server
VMware / Hyper-V
Microsoft Defender
Sentinel
ServiceNow
SCCM
Zendesk
Airlock
SyncFish
Power Automate
Exchange Online
SharePoint
Microsoft Teams
Azure Monitor
Conditional Access
Microsoft Purview
Power BI
Windows 365
Log Analytics
Shihab Pavel

About me

I'm a Senior Cloud Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering secure, scalable and cost-effective cloud solutions.

I specialise in Azure, Microsoft 365, cybersecurity and automation — helping organisations achieve operational excellence and business growth.

More about me

Let's build something that holds up.

Open to enterprise cloud roles and projects in Sydney and remote.