Lead Architect (Technology)

Randstad Pty; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Udemy license for ongoing learning

Exclusive platform discounts

Private health fund discounts

3 payruns per week

Job summary

Randstad Pty is seeking an experienced Technology Architect in Brisbane to define target-state blueprints for enterprise-scale cloud, platforms, and infrastructure. You will govern architecture baselines, drive platform modernisation, and guide hybrid-cloud adoption with a focus on resilience, security, and lifecycle management.

The role emphasizes reusable patterns, architecture governance, and alignment with enterprise technology investments, including SAP-on-Azure dependencies.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise infra architecture experience.
• Azure, networks, compute, storage and hybrid-cloud expertise.
• TOGAF and Azure certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish current-state baselines and define target-state roadmaps across cloud and platforms.
• Develop architecture standards, reference architectures and a governed pattern catalogue.
• Implement a technology lifecycle management framework with debt registers and migration roadmaps.
• Deliver design assurance, architecture reviews and governance artefacts for security, operability, resilience, and cost.
• Guide hybrid-cloud adoption and platform modernisation, including SAP-on-Azure connections.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Azure cloud

Automation

FinOps

Migration planning

Governance

IaC

Container platforms

Vendor assessments

Education

TOGAF certification

Azure certifications

Tools

Azure Landing Zones

Private Link

Terraform

Management groups

Job description

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 benefits:

• 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.