Mark

Australia
Sydney
Hybrid, Remote, OnSite
Contract, Permanent
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wallis-4544b04

At a glance

CountryAustralia
Preferred citiesSydney
Work arrangementsHybrid, Remote, OnSite
Role typesContract, Permanent
Work rights AU: Citizen or Permanent Resident
Available from31 Jul 2026

About

Specialising in designing and building scalable cloud-native systems. From the .NET C# that runs the services, to the IaC to create the resources and the CI/CD pipelines to deploy it all. Experienced using AI tools to augment my expertise, whether it be Codex, Claude Code or AI chat in VS Code.

Takes ownership of complex problems, ranging from modernising legacy platforms to building GraphRAG-powered AI assistants and multi-cloud infrastructure.

Focused on senior contract roles in scale-up or enterprise environments to own end-to-end architecture, drive AI-native development, and securely improve processes.

Core stack: Azure, GCP, .NET, Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform), CI/CD, and Agentic AI/LLM Orchestration.

Professional references

Confirmed professional relationships who added a public reference

“I have worked with Mark for over 11 years and have found him to be an honest, hardworking, and highly skilled technical professional. He is one of the most proficient and reliable individuals I have worked with. Mark consistently ensures systems operate efficiently, reliably, and with minimal disruption. He always follows company policies and procedures, demonstrates strong integrity, and is committed to delivering high-quality results.”

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MRI SoftwareConfirmed Jul 2026

“I’ve worked alongside Mark for almost five years and have tremendous respect for his capabilities. As a Solutions Architect specializing in DevOps / SecOps (primarily Azure), he was instrumental to our APAC Proptech solutions at MRI Software. He expertly handled pipeline deployments, infrastructure management, observability, and AI implementations. Mark is reliable, honest, and constantly pushing for the next level of technology. Any engineering team would be incredibly lucky to have him.”

Duncan

MRI SoftwareConfirmed Jul 2026

Direction

Startup preferences

I'm interested in startups: Pre-seed, Seed, Scale-up.

Where I'm heading

I am seeking a senior contract role within a scale-up or enterprise environment where I can drive AI-native accelerated development as my primary value proposition. I take immediate ownership of complex architectural challenges, using AI-integrated platform design to remove bottlenecks and deliver high-stakes outcomes with speed. Crucially, I operate through deep cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that as I build performant and secure systems, I am aligning technical architecture with team-wide capability and business outcomes.

Showcase

AI-Orchestrated Software Development

AI Cloud Resource Graph

Developed startup prototype and mock interviews

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