One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer (Azure) - EL1

Please check below all the job details:

1. Contract Duration: 03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
2. Work Location: Canberra (Hybrid Working available)
3. Eligibility: You must need to have Baseline Security Clearance or above (Citizen can be consider for the role)
4. Tentative Start Date: 19th Oct 2026
5. Working Hours: 8 hours a day/ 40 hours a week

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 Demonstrated experience 5 Years+ implementing and managing cloud systems and technologies.

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

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

The Next step is easy: If you are interested, you may send an email to [email protected] Referral incentive program: As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get $1000 for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates

📌 Cloud Architect (Canberra)
🏢 Strategic Partners Australia
📍 Canberra