Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer

Our Federal Government client, is looking for a Multiple Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer for a contract role with an initial 12-month engagement and a likely further extensions. They are looking for someone, preferably based in Canberra, ACT in a hybrid capacity but will also consider, for a suitable candidate, someone from an Australian capital city, also working in a hybrid capacity from their state-based office. For this latter engagement ad-hoc travel will be required to Canberra from time to time.

Note

• MANDATORY, all candidates must be an Australian citizen and hold a current Baseline clearance OR be able to obtain Baseline clearance,
• All candidates must have the skills and experience listed below, and
• Have at least 5 year's relevant local working experience in the field.

Essential criteria

• Cloud experience: Demonstrated experience in cloud-based solution implementation with technologies including:

o Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus and Azure API Management

o Azure DevOps for code development, management, repositories, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD deployments

o Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor and Application Insights

o Integrating cloud-based systems with third-party systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM o Azure networking, security and identity management capabilities including Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints and Role Based Access Control

• Cultural fit: · Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams · Ability to work with technical and non-technical staff at all levels. · Ability to collaborate and mentor team members to promote team harmony
• Agile: · Experience working with Agile Multi-disciplinary teams to deliver secure, user friendly and reliable solutions that meet stakeholder, citizen, and business expectations. · Ability to pragmatically change direction and scope as new information is discovered and challenges or opportunities present themselves
• Technical Skills: Demonstrated experience 5yrs+ implementing and managing cloud systems and technologies. The Cloud Architect/Engineer will: · Liaise with cross-functional teams to develop and manage enterprise and application-level architectures for MS-Azure. · Provide impact analysis and technical guidance in design and development of project work aligned with WoG Standards

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrated track record of technical leadership across project and operational tasks
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of cloud-based technologies and architectures
• Demonstrated experience in application and integration, or infrastructure platform architecture.
• Minimum 3 years' experience designing and documenting architectures for large, complex enterprise systems. Experience with AWS and/or GCP is desirable but not essential.

Notes

• Detailed job description is available upon request.
• Your daily rate will depend on skills, experience.
• Start date for this assignment is anticipated to be mid October 2026.
• Full time requirement, standard 8 hours per day (40 hours per week) and flexible/hybrid working arrangements provided will be considered.
• The successful candidate must provide a one page summary of their alignment with the key criteria specified above (up to 5000 characters).
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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