EL1 Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer

• Initial Contract Duration: 12 Months
• Extension term: 12 months
• Number of extensions: 2
• Location: ACT, Remote
• Security Requirements: Must be able to obtain Baseline
• Working Arrangements: Remote working arrangements may be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the supervising manager, subject to business needs. Please indicate clearly in your response the candidates desired work location if outside ACT/Canberra.
• Maximum hours: 40 hours per week

Job details

The Department strives to encourage the sustainable growth of Australian industries including the delivery of a national innovation system to drive knowledge creation, international competitiveness and greater productivity.

The CIO Group provides a range of enabling services and operations delivery to the department and to Australian businesses and are seeking experienced and motivated Cloud Engineers and/or Architects with a minimum of 5 years' experience to assist with the delivery of various ICT Projects across the CIO Group.

Key duties and responsibilities

Cloud Engineers and/or Architects will be required to:

• Develop enterprise level cloud platform architectures for MS Azure and M365;
• Develop high level solution architectures for cloud-based systems;
• Develop detailed architecture guidance for cloud engineers;
• Provide impact analysis of user/stakeholder requirements;
• Ensure that the enterprise and system solutions maintain adherence to whole-of-government standards;
• Provide technical guidance and input into the design and build of cloud-based systems;
• Liaise with a cross-functional teams including business owners, scrum masters, business analysts, developers, enterprise architects & testers to produce solutions in accordance with stakeholder requirements and project objectives;
• Liaise with the department’s Service Experience team to ensure architectural decisions incorporate user experience considerations.
• Liaise with ICT Engagement and Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment to target architectures and technology.
• Provide expertise and assistance in platform automation – testing, continuous integration and deployment.
• Promote key enterprise architecture principles as applicable to cloud platforms – re-use before buy/build, configure over customise, open data/access over siloed functionality.
• Promote and provide assistance to ensure solutions align with the DTA’s Digital Service Standard.
• Be strategic, a leader and influencer.
• Undertake additional duties as required.

Essential Criteria1. Cloud experience: Demonstrated experience in cloud-based solution implementation with technologies including:

• Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus and Azure API Management
• Azure DevOps for code development, management, repositories, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD deployments
• Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor and Application Insights
• Integrating cloud-based systems with third-party systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
• Azure networking, security and identity management capabilities including Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints and Role Based Access Control

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 workaligned 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.

Application Deadline: Friday, 25 September 2026

Expected Start Date: Monday, 19 October 2026

Job Type: Contract

If you wish to have a confidential discussion, call us on 02 6108 3980 or [0410 756 040](tel:0410 756 040) for more information.