Versent hunts tech talent to fill 70-plus vacancies

Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud consulting partner Versent has embarked on a major hiring drive off the back of this year’s rapid rise in cloud services. 

According to the Melbourne-based company’s founder Thor Essman, it now has 70 jobs to fill going into 2021. 

Speaking during an AWS media briefing, Essman said the COVID-19 pandemic had led to a huge upswell in demand for cloud serivces and migrations from Australian customers. 

“In the last nine months, customers from insurance, healthcare and critical infrastructure have been aggressively moving into the cloud as a result of the pandemic,” he said. “They have used AWS’ technology to work remotely and achieve the skill and innovation needed to pivot.”