Job Description
About the Role
As part of the Digital Health Infrastructure Systems team, the Cloud Engineer will work within the team that provides system administration and support of the Grampains Health (GH) cloud environment primarily within Microsoft’s Azure and 365 platforms.
The Cloud Engineer will have a strong focus on supporting GH’s cloud infrastructure, services and platforms (SaaS & PaaS Services) along with providing project support to Electronic Medical Record (EMR) project. This role also involves working with the team to support some of the traditional on-premises systems by bringing existing cloud and automation skills to help manage that environment more effectively in a hybrid manner.
You will be an advocate for automation, the development of cloud operations skills within the organisation and support the team’s growing portfolio of critical applications which run from within Grampians Health’s cloud. Additionally, you will provide leadership on technologies and practices while working with vendors to ensure appropriate cloud implementations. Other activities include building and maintaining servers by means of installing and testing patches and upgrades to operating systems, configuration, performance monitoring, backups, developing and testing scripts, database administration, setting up test environments, and assisting with the diagnosis and rectification of faults across all Grampians Health sites.
About the Grampians Health (GH) Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Project
The GH EMR Project is a large-scale clinical transformation project across Grampians Health, and an opportunity to be part of the organisation’s digital transformation journey. The EMR project aims to deliver a comprehensive digital patient record across the ambulatory and inpatient areas of GH.The GH EMR project team will be responsible for designing, building and implementing the new EMR, drawing on clinical, health informatics, technology and change expertise. The target completion of the project is late 2026. The GH EMR project team will also work collaboratively with the EMR project team at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne as we partner to deliver a shared EMR.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership in the support and administration of the organisation’s public cloud platforms, SaaS, PaaS Integration, and application delivery.
Provide EMR Project team support in technical deliverables related to Azure security, Entra ID, Azure Active Directory sync and other Azure integration activities.
Continually improve the automation, security and system management of the cloud platforms and the software and tools used to run and maintain them.
Troubleshooting and fault rectification for Cloud and on-premise server-based operating systems, database management systems, and application/web servers.
Collaborate with the GH System Administration and Integration teams for cohesive system design and solutions.
Assist in ensuring GH IT security is kept at a high standard by ensuring that all work is completed by incorporating appropriate security controls when designing or updating any system.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
Tertiary degree in information technology, computer science or computer systems engineering discipline, or relevant Industry experience and / or Certifications such as MCSA/MCSE, Azure Engineer etc.
5+ years’ experience with delivering cloud and virtualisation technologies, and other IT services in medium to large organisations.
Proven experience in supporting production cloud environments in Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS
Experience and knowledge of virtualisation and hybrid cloud solutions, e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, Azure Local.
An in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server operating systems, services, and applications.
Understanding of the ITIL Framework.
Interested?
if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Paul Mibus, IT Systems Manager on 03 5320 4600 or [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat
Horsham Region
Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region. With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play. Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services.
With natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park nearby, there is plenty to see and explore.
If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, Horsham is the place for you. To learn more about Horsham please click – Visit Horsham
Dimboola region
Dimboola is a charming rural town surrounded by scenic rolling hills, farmland and the pink Salt Lake. Explore historic landmarks like the Dimboola Hotel or venture into the nearby Little Desert National Park to discover unique flora and fauna. Dimboola is the perfect escape from city life. To learn more about Dimboola please click – Visit Dimboola
Edenhope region
Grampians Health Edenhope is located in the Victorian country town of Edenhope. It is surrounded by nature reserves, wineries and beautiful walking and biking trails. Grampians Health Edenhope also provides a wide range of services such as acute nursing, aged care nursing, district nursing and community nursing to name a few. To learn more about Edenhope please click – Visit Edenhope
Stawell Region
Stawell is a small town, with a big heart. Life is lived here at a slower pace, it's perfect for people who are wanting to get away from big cities and unwind. We have beautiful wildlife and numerous hiking trails, you will never outgrow this place and its wonders. Stawell is only a 45-minute drive to Horsham, where you can have the opportunity to dine from restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia's best and most awarded venues.
If you are dreaming of a career change with stunning natural landscapes to enjoy, Stawell is the place for you. To learn more about Stawell please click – Visit Stawell
Ararat Region
Ararat has a population of over 11,000 and is situated 1+8km west of Melbourne on the Western Highway which connects the region to Adelaide. Ararat is the gateway to the Grampians Region and is characterised by stunning horizons, mountain scapes and a strong sense of community.
Advanced manufacturing, agriculture, food and wine production, construction, healthcare and tourism experiences underpin the economy. To learn more about Ararat please click – Visit Ararat
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
As part of the Digital Health Infrastructure Systems team, the Cloud Engineer will work within the team that provides system administration and support of the Grampains Health (GH) cloud environment primarily within Microsoft’s Azure and 365 platforms.
The Cloud Engineer will have a strong focus on supporting GH’s cloud infrastructure, services and platforms (SaaS & PaaS Services) along with providing project support to Electronic Medical Record (EMR) project. This role also involves working with the team to support some of the traditional on-premises systems by bringing existing cloud and automation skills to help manage that environment more effectively in a hybrid manner.
You will be an advocate for automation, the development of cloud operations skills within the organisation and support the team’s growing portfolio of critical applications which run from within Grampians Health’s cloud. Additionally, you will provide leadership on technologies and practices while working with vendors to ensure appropriate cloud implementations. Other activities include building and maintaining servers by means of installing and testing patches and upgrades to operating systems, configuration, performance monitoring, backups, developing and testing scripts, database administration, setting up test environments, and assisting with the diagnosis and rectification of faults across all Grampians Health sites.
About the Grampians Health (GH) Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Project
The GH EMR Project is a large-scale clinical transformation project across Grampians Health, and an opportunity to be part of the organisation’s digital transformation journey. The EMR project aims to deliver a comprehensive digital patient record across the ambulatory and inpatient areas of GH.The GH EMR project team will be responsible for designing, building and implementing the new EMR, drawing on clinical, health informatics, technology and change expertise. The target completion of the project is late 2026. The GH EMR project team will also work collaboratively with the EMR project team at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne as we partner to deliver a shared EMR.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership in the support and administration of the organisation’s public cloud platforms, SaaS, PaaS Integration, and application delivery.
Provide EMR Project team support in technical deliverables related to Azure security, Entra ID, Azure Active Directory sync and other Azure integration activities.
Continually improve the automation, security and system management of the cloud platforms and the software and tools used to run and maintain them.
Troubleshooting and fault rectification for Cloud and on-premise server-based operating systems, database management systems, and application/web servers.
Collaborate with the GH System Administration and Integration teams for cohesive system design and solutions.
Assist in ensuring GH IT security is kept at a high standard by ensuring that all work is completed by incorporating appropriate security controls when designing or updating any system.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
Tertiary degree in information technology, computer science or computer systems engineering discipline, or relevant Industry experience and / or Certifications such as MCSA/MCSE, Azure Engineer etc.
5+ years’ experience with delivering cloud and virtualisation technologies, and other IT services in medium to large organisations.
Proven experience in supporting production cloud environments in Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS
Experience and knowledge of virtualisation and hybrid cloud solutions, e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, Azure Local.
An in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server operating systems, services, and applications.
Understanding of the ITIL Framework.
Interested?
if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Paul Mibus, IT Systems Manager on 03 5320 4600 or [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Ballarat Region
Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat
Horsham Region
Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region. With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play. Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services.
With natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park nearby, there is plenty to see and explore.
If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, Horsham is the place for you. To learn more about Horsham please click – Visit Horsham
Dimboola region
Dimboola is a charming rural town surrounded by scenic rolling hills, farmland and the pink Salt Lake. Explore historic landmarks like the Dimboola Hotel or venture into the nearby Little Desert National Park to discover unique flora and fauna. Dimboola is the perfect escape from city life. To learn more about Dimboola please click – Visit Dimboola
Edenhope region
Grampians Health Edenhope is located in the Victorian country town of Edenhope. It is surrounded by nature reserves, wineries and beautiful walking and biking trails. Grampians Health Edenhope also provides a wide range of services such as acute nursing, aged care nursing, district nursing and community nursing to name a few. To learn more about Edenhope please click – Visit Edenhope
Stawell Region
Stawell is a small town, with a big heart. Life is lived here at a slower pace, it's perfect for people who are wanting to get away from big cities and unwind. We have beautiful wildlife and numerous hiking trails, you will never outgrow this place and its wonders. Stawell is only a 45-minute drive to Horsham, where you can have the opportunity to dine from restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia's best and most awarded venues.
If you are dreaming of a career change with stunning natural landscapes to enjoy, Stawell is the place for you. To learn more about Stawell please click – Visit Stawell
Ararat Region
Ararat has a population of over 11,000 and is situated 1+8km west of Melbourne on the Western Highway which connects the region to Adelaide. Ararat is the gateway to the Grampians Region and is characterised by stunning horizons, mountain scapes and a strong sense of community.
Advanced manufacturing, agriculture, food and wine production, construction, healthcare and tourism experiences underpin the economy. To learn more about Ararat please click – Visit Ararat
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Cloud Engineer position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in Ballarat offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
