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:

1. MANDATORY, all candidates must be an Australian citizen and hold a current Baseline clearance OR be able to obtain Baseline clearance,
2. All candidates must have the skills and experience listed below, and
3. 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:

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

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