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Lachlan Faleolo

Senior Cloud Engineer

Canberra · Canberra, ACT · lachlan.faleolo@data3.com.au

Senior Cloud Engineer specialising in Azure landing zones and VMware migrations

DefenceManufacturingRetailTelco

About

Lachlan Faleolo is a Senior Cloud Engineer in Data#3's Hybrid Cloud practice with over 16 years of IT experience. He specialises in the design and delivery of secure Azure landing zones using Terraform and has led multiple successful migrations of VMware workloads from on-premises environments to Azure for mid-market clients across manufacturing, telco, retail and defence sectors. Known for his pragmatic, hands-on approach, Lachlan ensures cloud platforms are scalable, governed and cost-optimised from day one.

Experience

  1. 2022-03 — Present
    Current
    Senior Cloud Engineer
    Data#3

    Leading Hybrid Cloud delivery engagements with a focus on Azure platform build and workload migration.

    • Designed and deployed enterprise-scale Azure landing zones for multiple Australian clients
    • Led VMware to Azure migrations delivering improved performance and cost savings
    • Mentor junior engineers on IaC and cloud governance best practices
  2. 2019-06 — 2022-02
    Cloud Solutions Architect
    Telstra

    Architected and delivered cloud solutions primarily on Azure and VMware-based platforms for enterprise telco customers.

    • Delivered Azure foundations and migration programs for large retail and manufacturing clients
    • Developed automated deployment pipelines reducing provisioning time by 70%
  3. 2016-02 — 2019-05
    Senior Cloud Consultant
    Deloitte Australia

    Provided cloud advisory and implementation services across Azure, AWS and hybrid environments.

    • Led landing zone and migration projects for defence and public sector clients
    • Authored cloud adoption frameworks adopted internally and by key clients
  4. 2012-09 — 2016-01
    Infrastructure Engineer
    Thales Australia

    Managed on-premise VMware infrastructure and early cloud initiatives within the defence manufacturing business unit.

    • Maintained secure classified environments supporting defence projects
    • Introduced initial IaaS concepts that evolved into full Azure adoption
  5. 2008-05 — 2012-08
    Systems Administrator
    Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    Supported large-scale Windows and VMware server estates within the bank's data centres.

    • Managed 5000+ virtual machines across multiple sites
    • Participated in early private cloud pilot programs

Projects

  1. VMware to Azure Migration Program
    2024-02 — 2024-07
    Wesfarmers Industrial · Manufacturing · as Migration Lead

    Migrated 95 virtual machines for critical manufacturing systems with zero unplanned downtime, resulting in 35% lower TCO and improved disaster recovery capability.

    Azure MigrateAzure VMware SolutionTerraformAzure Site RecoveryPowerShell
  2. Retail Workload Modernisation to Azure
    2023-09 — 2024-01
    JB Hi-Fi · Retail · as Senior Cloud Engineer

    Modernised 3 core retail applications, reducing monthly cloud spend by $18k and improving application performance by 60%.

    Azure IaaSTerraformAzure Kubernetes ServiceAzure SQLApplication Insights
  3. Defence Azure Landing Zone & Migration
    2023-04 — 2023-11
    Thales Australia · Defence Manufacturing · as Technical Lead

    Successfully migrated 180 production workloads from on-prem VMware to Azure in 5 months, achieving 42% reduction in infrastructure costs and full IRAP compliance.

    AzureTerraformAzure Landing ZonesAzure MigrateVMware vSphereAzure Sentinel
  4. Azure Foundation Platform Build
    2022-05 — 2022-12
    Telstra Enterprise · Telco · as Cloud Engineer

    Delivered a reusable multi-subscription landing zone adopted by 12 business units, reducing deployment lead time from 8 weeks to 4 days.

    TerraformAzure DevOpsAzure PolicyAzure ADNetwork Watcher
  5. Secure Azure Environment Establishment
    2021-11 — 2022-04
    Department of Defence · Defence · as Lead Engineer

    Built a protected Azure landing zone meeting NV2 and IRAP requirements; enabled first production defence workloads to move to public cloud.

    Azure GovernmentTerraformAzure PolicyAzure SentinelVMware NSX

Beyond the day job

Skills and experience from outside the day job — community, volunteering, hobbies and more.

  1. STEM Career Mentor
    Volunteering
    Australian Computer Society

    Provides career guidance to Pacific Islander and Māori students interested in technology careers.

    CommunicationDiversity & InclusionMentoring
  2. Canberra Raiders Junior Rugby League Coach
    Sport / coaching
    Canberra Raiders

    Coaches under-12 boys rugby league team, focusing on skill development and teamwork.

    Leadership DevelopmentMentoringTeam Building

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