Are you an experienced Technology Architect looking to shape enterprise-grade cloud, platform, and infrastructure solutions? We are seeking a high-calibre architecture specialist to establish and govern technology architecture baselines, define target-state blueprints, and drive critical platform modernisation initiatives. In this long-term contract role, you will be instrumental in developing reusable patterns, guiding hybrid-cloud adoption, and ensuring enterprise technology investments align with overarching resilience, security, and lifecycle objectives.

What You Will Do:

- Establish current-state technology architecture baselines and define target-state roadmaps across cloud, network, compute, storage, and enterprise platforms.

- Develop enterprise technology standards, reference architectures, and a governed pattern catalogue covering Azure landing zones, hybrid connectivity, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

- Implement a technology lifecycle management framework, incorporating technical-debt registers, remediation activities, and migration roadmaps.

- Deliver design assurance, architecture reviews, and governance artefacts to ensure alignment with security, operability, resilience, and cost requirements.

- Guide hybrid-cloud adoption, platform modernisation, and connectivity boundaries, including SAP on Azure and operational technology dependencies.

What You Need to Apply for This Role:





- Substantial architecture experience across enterprise infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, networks, compute, storage, platforms, and hybrid-cloud environments.

- Deep knowledge of Azure landing zones, management groups, policies, networking, Private Link, identity foundations, and disaster recovery.

- Demonstrated ability to define architectural practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container platforms, platform engineering, automation, and FinOps.

- Proven track record in technology lifecycle management, technical-debt reduction, migration planning, and vendor assessments.

- Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience, with TOGAF and Microsoft Azure certifications highly regarded.

You must be a Brisbane based candidate with unlimited working rights to be considered.

Randstad contractor advantages:

- Access to a Udemy license for ongoing learning and continuous professional development

- Access to exclusive discounts across various platforms

- Discounts on private health funds
- 3 payruns a week

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

- TOGAF desirable. Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in MS Azure
- infrastructure
- networking
- platform
- or SAP-on-Azure.

📌 Lead Architect (Brisbane)
🏢 Randstad Pty
📍 Brisbane