Cloud Solutions Architect

Peoplebank; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplebank is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to lead enterprise cloud initiatives in a Canberra-based, hybrid environment. The role focuses on designing secure, scalable Azure-based solutions and guiding delivery across a portfolio of programs.

You will work with stakeholders to capture requirements, produce architecture artefacts, and align solutions with enterprise standards and governance. This is a 12-month contract with potential extension, NV1 clearance considerations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise cloud solutions.
• Strong capability in solution architecture, stakeholder engagement, and requirements analysis.
• Experience navigating formal architecture governance and review processes.
• Proven ability to lead technical delivery outcomes across complex programs of work.
• Strong understanding of security, risk, and compliance considerations within large organisations.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of cloud solution architectures from concept through implementation.
• Engage with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and define solution outcomes.
• Produce architecture artefacts including solution designs, standards, patterns, and implementation guidance.
• Design secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure services.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, data, integration, and operational frameworks.
• Present architecture proposals through governance and review processes.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture oversight across project teams.
• Assess risks, dependencies, and technical debt, recommending pragmatic solutions and improvements.
• Contribute to the development of architecture roadmaps, standards, and cloud best practices.

Skills

Enterprise cloud architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & reviews

Security & compliance

Delivery leadership

Azure architecture

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Cloud Solutions Architect | Location: Canberra ACT (Hybrid)

Contract: Initial 12 month contract with potential 12 month extension

Clearance: NV1 Clearace

• We are seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to join a large-scale federal government technology environment and play a key role in the ongoing evolution of enterprise cloud platforms.
• This position will provide strategic architecture leadership across a portfolio of digital and cloud initiatives, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards and business objectives.

About the Role

As the Cloud Solutions Architect, you will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and project delivery partners to design and guide the implementation of enterprise cloud solutions. You will lead architecture activities from discovery and planning through to delivery, ensuring outcomes align with security, governance, and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of cloud solution architectures from concept through implementation.
• Engage with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and define solution outcomes.
• Produce architecture artefacts including solution designs, standards, patterns, and implementation guidance.
• Design secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure services.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, data, integration, and operational frameworks.
• Present architecture proposals through governance and review processes.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture oversight across project teams.
• Assess risks, dependencies, and technical debt, recommending pragmatic solutions and improvements.
• Contribute to the development of architecture roadmaps, standards, and cloud best practices.

About You

You are a strategic thinker with strong technical depth and proven experience delivering cloud transformation initiatives within complex enterprise environments. You can engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels and translate business needs into practical, scalable technology solutions.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise cloud solutions.
• Strong capability in solution architecture, stakeholder engagement, and requirements analysis.
• Experience navigating formal architecture governance and review processes.
• Proven ability to lead technical delivery outcomes across complex programs of work.
• Strong understanding of security, risk, and compliance considerations within large organisations.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and documentation skills.

Highly Desirable

• Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture and cloud-native services.
• Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation programs.
• Exposure to data, integration, analytics, AI, or machine learning platforms in Azure environments.
• Previous experience working within government or highly regulated environments.

Peoplebank

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