Cloud Solution Architect

Strategic Partners Australia Pty; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral incentive program

Job summary

Strategic Partners Australia Pty in Canberra is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to lead cloud architecture from requirements to implementation for a major federal portfolio. The role demands governance-driven delivery, strong collaboration with business and technical teams, and a proven track record in enterprise cloud solutions within government environments.

The successful candidate will design secure, scalable cloud platforms in Microsoft Azure, align with enterprise standards, and guide

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading the design and delivery of a significant cloud/digital transformation.
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders to define requirements and secure governance endorsement.
• Led complex technology implementations with delivery accountability and independent decision-making.
• Experience delivering architecture in Australian Government contexts and governance/security requirements.
• Recent lead-architect experience on a major cloud/digital transformation project.
• Azure-based cloud platform design for data, integration, analytics, AI/ML.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of cloud solution architectures from requirements through to implementation.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements, constraints and expected outcomes.
• Assess solution options and produce architecture artefacts, including solution designs, patterns, standards and implementation guidance.
• Design secure, resilient, scalable and supportable solutions using approved cloud services and platforms.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, data, integration and operational requirements.
• Present solution proposals through architecture and technology governance processes and address issues raised during review.
• Provide architecture oversight and technical guidance to delivery teams during implementation.
• Identify architecture risks, dependencies and technical debt, and recommend practical treatments.
• Contribute to the development of cloud architecture standards, patterns and roadmaps.
• Work independently, manage competing priorities and provide clear advice to stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Governance awareness

Stakeholder engagement

Independent judgment

Job description

Strategic Partners Australia – Canberra ACT

One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Cloud Solutions Architect.

One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Cloud Solutions Architect.

Please check below all the job details

• Contract Duration: 12 Months initially + 12 months extension
• Work Location: Canberra
• Eligibility: You must need to be an Australian Citizen with NV1 security clearance
• Working Hours: 08 hours a day/ 40 hours a week

The successful candidate will have substantial experience delivering cloud solutions in complex enterprise environments and a practical understanding of Commonwealth governance, security and assurance requirements. They will provide clear technical direction and work across business,

architecture and delivery teams to develop solutions that can be implemented and supported

effectively.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Lead the development of cloud solution architectures from requirements through to implementation.
• Work with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements, constraints and expected outcomes.
• Assess solution options and produce architecture artefacts, including solution designs, patterns,
• standards and implementation guidance.
• Design secure, resilient, scalable and supportable solutions using approved cloud services and
• platforms.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, data, integration and operational
• requirements.
• Present solution proposals through architecture and technology governance processes and
• address issues raised during review.
• Provide architecture oversight and technical guidance to delivery teams during implementation.
• Identify architecture risks, dependencies and technical debt, and recommend practical
• treatments.
• Contribute to the development of cloud architecture standards, patterns and roadmaps.
• Work independently, manage competing priorities and provide clear advice to stakeholders.

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated experience an architect for the design and delivery of a significant cloud or digital
• transformation initiative, with responsibility for key architecture decisions and delivery outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience working with business stakeholders to define and validate
• requirements, translate them into practical solution designs, and secure executive support and
• endorsement through formal architecture and technology governance processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation of complex technology solutions, with
• accountability for delivery outcomes and the ability to work independently, exercise sound
• judgement and resolve issues without close supervision.
• Demonstrated experience delivering architecture outcomes within an Australian Government
• department or Commonwealth entity, with a sound understanding of Commonwealth governance,
• security, assurance and procurement requirements.
• Recent experience as the lead architect or technical lead for a significant cloud or digital
• transformation project, with direct responsibility for architecture decisions and delivery outcomes.
• Experience designing cloud platforms that support enterprise data, integration, analytics, artificial intelligence or machine learning capabilities in Microsoft Azure.

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