A dedicated cloud team for Melbourne: migrate, modernise, and stay AI-ready
Cloud Teams in Melbourne
Typically start in 14 days
Why Cipher Projects
Built for how Melbourne actually operates
Perfect Time Zone Overlap
AEST (GMT+10 / AEDT GMT+11)
Melbourne afternoons (11am-4pm) overlap with our Vietnam and Singapore delivery hubs for daily standups
Daily standups that work for both teams. Same-day communication every business day.
Local Melbourne Understanding
Built for Melbourne's finance, retail and SaaS sectors, where data residency, governance and uptime are non-negotiable
We understand Australian business culture and Melbourne's unique requirements.
Australian Legal Framework
Australian contracts. Invoiced from Australia. Legal comfort for your CFO and board.
Full compliance with Australian business standards and expectations.
Cloud that's ready for AI from day one
We build the secure foundations AI workloads depend on, then connect them to the systems your business already runs.
AI-ready cloud foundations
Landing zones and data platforms built so AI and analytics workloads have secure, governed access from the start.
GPU & inference infrastructure
Cost-tuned compute for training and inference. We have run production pipelines from ~$0.40/hr GPU.
AI-assisted FinOps
Usage analytics and automated rightsizing that keep multi-cloud spend predictable as you scale.
Agent & API integration
Connect AI services to your CRM, ERP and internal tools over private networking with access control.
The old way
Multi-year vendor contracts. Multi-month hiring
The Cipher way
One team, scaling your cloud from week one
Your starting lineup
Cloud Teams starter pack: 5 members
Cloud Architect
×1Designs cloud architecture and migration strategy
Cloud Engineers
×2Implement infrastructure and services
DevOps Engineer
×1Handles automation and deployment
QA Engineer
×1Tests infrastructure and validates deployments
Seniority Mix
60% mid, 40% senior
Balanced team with the right mix of experience and cost efficiency
Scale Path
Add multi-cloud specialists, data engineers or a FinOps engineer for analytics and cost control
Real systems, in production
A sample of what dedicated Cipher teams have already shipped on production cloud infrastructure.
Financial services · Full platform · AI assistant
Insurance broker go-to-market platform
20 pages · lead funnel · AI client support
A complete launch platform for an Australian insurance broker: marketing website, lead qualification funnel, client portal backed by a database, and a secure AI assistant for first-line client questions.
Sports & membership · Platform build · Security hardened
Sports membership platform as embedded engineering team
8 months · scaled infrastructure · security closed
Eight months embedded with an Australian sports membership app: secure member accounts, scalable video delivery, fixes after independent security testing, and monitoring the internal team can run day to day.
Advertising · Video automation · Applied AI
AI ad-video production pipeline
Low-cost compute · 3 inputs to finished video
A repeatable video production workflow for an Australian advertising agency. Add a presenter, script, and voice description; get social-ready videos back. No studio, actors, or usage fees.
Research · Document automation · Private cloud
Secure analysis environment with AI agents
Private environment · automated triage · full audit trail
A private cloud workspace for an Australian research firm. AI reads incoming documents and email, pulls out structured findings, and hands them to the internal team. All data stays in the client's own environment.
Get your estimate
Compare costs for Melbourne vs dedicated teams
Local Melbourne Hiring
$1008k
per year (incl. overheads)
Dedicated Team
$475k
per year (all-inclusive)
Your Annual Savings
$533k
That's approximately 53% savings
* Calculation includes superannuation, payroll tax, leave loading, recruiter fees, and office overheads for local hiring
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Ready when you are
Build Your Cloud Teams in Melbourne
Join Australian businesses who've already made the switch. Typically start in 14 days with ~40% cost savings.
2-week replacement guarantee
Zero risk on team quality
Australian contracts & invoicing
Legal comfort for your CFO
99.9% uptime SLA
Reliability you can count on