Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer

Job summary

The role focuses on developing enterprise-level cloud platform architectures using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, while providing technical leadership to cloud engineering teams. Key responsibilities include designing solution architectures, supporting automation and continuous integration, and ensuring compliance with government standards, utilizing technologies such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure DevOps.

Qualifications

• Must be an Australian Citizen & Must be able to obtain Baseline clearance.
• At least five years’ experience implementing and managing cloud systems and technologies.
• Strong experience designing and implementing Microsoft Azure solutions.
• Experience using Azure DevOps for code development and management, source-code repositories, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines and deployments.
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking, security and identity capabilities.
• Experience integrating cloud solutions with third-party platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage enterprise-level and application-level Azure architectures.
• Experience providing technical impact assessments and architectural guidance aligned with whole-of-government standards.
• Experience working with geographically dispersed teams.
• The ability to collaborate with and mentor colleagues while supporting a positive team culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-level cloud platform architectures across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Design high-level solution architectures for cloud-based systems.
• Produce detailed architectural guidance and technical direction for cloud engineering teams.
• Analyse business and stakeholder requirements and assess their impact on existing and proposed solutions.
• Provide technical input into the design, development and implementation of cloud-based systems.
• Support platform automation, testing, Infrastructure as Code and continuous integration and deployment.
• Ensure enterprise and system solutions comply with whole-of-government standards.
• Work closely with business owners, Scrum Masters, business analysts, developers, enterprise architects and testers.
• Collaborate with user experience, ICT engagement and enterprise architecture teams to ensure solutions align with target architectures and user needs.
• Promote enterprise architecture principles, including reuse before buying or building, configuration over customisation and open access to data over siloed functionality.
• Support alignment with the Digital Transformation Agency’s Digital Service Standard.
• Provide technical leadership, strategic guidance and influence across projects and operational activities.
• Mentor team members and contribute to a collaborative, supportive team environment.

Skills

Security clearance

Relocation