D365 Platform Architect – Azure & Power Platform | Location - Flexible

Pinaka Technology Solutions Pty Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinaka Technology Solutions Pty Ltd seeks an experienced D365 Platform Architect to design and maintain scalable, secure platforms that support multiple products and services. The role is hybrid and requires the ability to work from multiple offices across Australia.

The incumbent will bridge strategy, program architecture, and platform engineering to deliver TGA/ODC digital transformations. Key duties include leading platform architecture decisions, transitioning legacy systems to Azure, and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation on Azure platforms.
• Desirable: experience in government or highly regulated environments.
• Certifications in TOGAF 9, COBIT 5 Foundation, SAFe, Scrum and/or ITIL v3 Foundation are desirable.
• Experience designing complex ICT solutions in large federal environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain platform architecture aligned to enterprise standards.
• Establish and enforce platform design standards and best practices.
• Ensure platforms meet performance, scalability, security and reliability requirements.
• Identify and manage platform-level risks and technical debt.

Skills

Azure data suite

Power Platform & Dynamics 365

Azure architecture

Cloud networking & security

Job description

D365 Platform Architect

Australian citizenship required. Must be able to obtain Baseline security clearance.

Location: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA or TAS (Hybrid).

What to Submit

1. A tailored resume in docx format
2. Individual responses to each criterion (maximum 3000 characters per criterion)

RFQ Details

• RFQ ID: LH-08013
• Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
• Closing Date: Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 11:59pm Canberra time
• Estimated Start Date: Sunday, 1 November 2026
• Initial Contract Duration: 12 months
• Extension Term: 12 months
• Number of Extensions: 1
• Experience Level: EL1 equivalent
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline
• Location of Work: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS
• Working Arrangements: Hybrid - required to work from the applicable office at least 2 days per week. A Working from Home Agreement must be formalised with the Buyer representative before commencing flexible work arrangements.
• Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week LH-08013 LH-08013

Job Details

Design and maintain scalable, secure, and reusable technology platforms that support multiple products and services, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, design principles, and organisational strategy. Enable efficient, reliable, and sustainable platform capabilities while minimising technical debt and supporting delivery at scale.

HPRG Digital Branch leads the modernisation of Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Office of Drug Control's (ODC) digital systems for the HPRG. This includes building a modern intuitive digital platform for the TGA and the ODC that aims to make interactions with us easy, seamless, secure and efficient for industry, and that supports HPRG staff to enable faster and smoother processing of applications and provides better support for our compliance and regulatory functions.

The Department is seeking to add a D365 platform architect to assist in driving the digital transformation. Working within BTSS's Program Architecture capability, the Platform Architect acts as the architectural bridge between strategy, program architecture, product delivery teams, enterprise architecture and platform engineering teams. The role supports platform roadmap development, transition planning, dependency management, architecture assurance and the progressive delivery of the TGA future state architecture. LH-08013

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain platform architecture aligned to enterprise standards and design principles.
• Establish and enforce design standards, patterns, and best practices for platform implementation and adoption.
• Ensure platforms meet performance, scalability, security, and reliability requirements.
• Identify and manage platform-level risks and technical debt, including maintaining asset metadata.
• Develop strategies to improve platform efficiency, reduce risk, and support modernisation.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to platform and delivery teams.
• Support integration and reuse of platform services across multiple products and initiatives.
• Contribute to architecture governance, including design reviews and alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Ensure platform roadmaps support the Department's target operating model and future state architecture(s).
• Identify opportunities to retire legacy technologies and reduce technical debt.
• Define platform transition strategies and migration pathways.
• Ensure platform design decisions support long-term transformation objectives.
• Provide architecture assurance across initiatives entering the transformation pipeline.
• Assess proposals, discoveries and delivery activities against platform standards and target-state architecture.
• Resolve platform-level dependencies impacting the transformation.
• Other duties as required and advised by the Architecture Hub and Directors.
• Facilitate an effective transfer of skills and knowledge to the buyer to enable full use of services and deliverables and associated documents. LH-08013

Technical Skills

• Azure data suite including but limited too - Azure Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Logic app, Azure APIM, Azure Entra ID
• Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamic 365
• Microsoft Azure architecture
• Cloud networking and security LH-08013

Selection Criteria

1. - Experience in delivering large scale digital transformation including transitioning from legacy technology onto Azure platforms

2. - Experience working within government or highly regulated environments (desirable).

3. - Certifications in TOGAF 9, COBIT 5 Foundation, SAFe, Scrum and/or ITIL v3 Foundation are desirable.

4. - Demonstrated experience designing complex ICT solutions in large, federal environments. LH-08013

Why choose Pinaka

We know the government ICT market and we keep things straightforward. We take time to understand your background, your goals and the type of role that suits you. We believe transparency is about more than rates and our margins are fair and always disclosed.

What you can expect from us...

1. Fair, disclosed margins
2. Clear communication at every stage
3. Honest advice on fit and competitiveness
4. Visibility on submissions and process status
5. A professional and respectful experience

How you are paid...

You choose what's best for you.

1. PAYG through Pinaka
2. Third-party payroll
3. Self-employed (own ABN)
   With a single, transparent and fixed margin, we ensure compliance to all state and payroll laws. So that is one less thing for you to worry about.