Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer
Contract: Initial 12-month contract, with two planned 12-month extensions
Location: ACT or Remote, with occasional travel to the ACT (a few days per quarter)
Security Clearance: Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain Baseline clearance

Job details
Our client is a fast-growing Australian Federal Government agency. Its CIO Group provides a range of enabling services and operational delivery to the department and Australian businesses.
They are seeking experienced Cloud Engineers and/or Architects with a minimum of 5 years’ experience to support the delivery of a range of 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 criteria

• 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
• 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.

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.

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