Remote Principal Cloud & Enterprise Architect

Norwest Recruitment Pty; Sydney; Remote; AUD 220,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwest Recruitment Pty is seeking a Principal Cloud & Enterprise Architecture Lead to drive secure, scalable cloud-first solutions across a complex enterprise. This remote role requires leadership across cloud platforms, security architecture, and governance.

You will define future-state architectures, produce HLDs and DLDs, lead cloud migrations, and advance DevSecOps, IAM, and API security. Close collaboration with executives, cyber security, and delivery teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years ICT experience with at least 8 years in architecture leadership.
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise and cloud architectures in large regulated environments.
• Strong experience producing architecture artefacts and governance documentation.
• Cloud deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and AWS; migration & hybrid-cloud
• API-first and enterprise integration; middleware platforms.
• Zero Trust and government security controls knowledge.
• DevOps tooling: Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins; IaC.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise, solution, and cloud architectures; produce HLDs, DLDs, reference architectures.
• Define future-state architectures and roadmaps; govern standards and governance frameworks.
• Design secure Azure and AWS cloud solutions; drive migration and hybrid-cloud initiatives.
• Define architecture patterns for digital services and data ecosystems; drive IaC adoption.
• Embed Secure-by-Design and Zero Trust; ensure adherence to security controls and compliance.
• Lead API-first integration and event-driven architectures; collaborate with security and risk teams.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Architecture Leadership

Cloud Architecture

Azure

AWS

Hybrid Cloud

Enterprise Integration

Security Architecture

DevSecOps

CI/CD

IaC

API Security

Zero Trust

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in ICT

TOGAF / SABSA

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Norwest Recruitment Pty is seeking a Principal Cloud & Enterprise Architecture Lead to drive secure, scalable cloud-first solutions across a complex enterprise. This remote role requires leadership across cloud platforms, security architecture, and governance.

You will define future-state architectures, produce HLDs and DLDs, lead cloud migrations, and advance DevSecOps, IAM, and API security. Close collaboration with executives, cyber security, and delivery teams is essential.