Senior Azure Cloud Architect – Enterprise Solutions

Strategic Partners Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Partners Australia in Canberra is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer (Azure) at EL1 to lead enterprise cloud initiatives for a Federal Government client. The role requires strong delivery of Azure/M365 architectures and hands-on engineering.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure alignment with WoG standards, and drive platform automation, CI/CD and security. Hybrid working is available with an initial contract of 3 years, starting mid-October 2026,

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering and operating cloud platforms in Azure environments.
• Experience implementing enterprise cloud architectures across MS Azure and M365.
• Proven ability to translate stakeholder requirements into scalable cloud designs.
• Strong knowledge of security, identity, and access management within cloud contexts.
• Experience aligning solutions with whole-of-government standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-level Azure/M365 cloud platform architectures.
• Create high-level solution architectures for cloud-based systems.
• Provide detailed architectural guidance to cloud engineers.
• Ensure designs conform to WoG standards and enterprise targets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Promote strategic cloud principles such as reuse and open data.

Skills

Azure

Azure DevOps

Cloud architecture

Security & IAM

CI/CD

Stakeholder leadership

Tools

Azure App Services

Azure SQL

Azure Monitor

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure Service Bus

Azure API Management

Job description

Strategic Partners Australia in Canberra is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer (Azure) at EL1 to lead enterprise cloud initiatives for a Federal Government client. The role requires strong delivery of Azure/M365 architectures and hands-on engineering.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure alignment with WoG standards, and drive platform automation, CI/CD and security. Hybrid working is available with an initial contract of 3 years, starting mid-October 2026,