Senior Cloud Architect

Nes Global Talent; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect for Australia or New Zealand to define and maintain cloud architecture standards and translate business requirements into secure, scalable Azure-based solutions. You will guide deployments, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive automation and efficiency across complex multi-vendor environments.

Applicants should have 5–7+ years in cloud architecture, strong Azure skills, IaC/automation experience, and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of hands-on cloud architecture and design in large, distributed enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain cloud architecture standards and design strategies.
• Capture business requirements from stakeholders and translate into secure, scalable cloud solutions.
• Assess current cloud technologies and ensure alignment with business goals and efficiency targets.
• Lead deployment of complex cloud solutions with hands-on ownership as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and managed partners to deliver standardized cloud services.
• Produce architecture documents, standards, policies, and handover materials.
• Identify opportunities for automation and cost-efficiency improvements.

Skills

Azure

Cloud architecture

IaC

Automation

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Azure CLI

Git

GitHub Actions

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives, enabling you to do the best work of your life. You can experience a world of opportunities to shape a career as unique as you. WSP is one of the world's top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe. We exist to shape communities and advance humanity. We see the world through a Future Ready® lens, fuelled by a shared commitment to making a positive impact—one project and community at a time.

Senior Cloud Architect (Australia or New Zealand)

• Contribute towards defining and maintaining cloud architecture standards and design strategies.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to capture business requirements, translating them into secure, scalable, cost‐efficient cloud solutions.
• Assess current cloud technologies and ensure alignment with business goals and efficiency targets.
• Facilitate smooth transition of Digital/GTM solutions from sandbox or development environments into production, ensuring proper governance, deployment practices, and handoff to operations.
• Lead or guide deployment of complex cloud solutions with hands‐on ownership where needed and ensure smooth operational transition.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and managed partners to deliver consistent, standardized cloud services.
• Produce architecture documents, standards, policies, and operational handover materials.
• Participate in governance forums (architecture review, change review).
• Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements and implement them in accordance with existing enterprise automation framework & tooling.
• Interface with operation teams to ensure seamless transition of cloud services into operations.
• Oversee cloud migration projects, including planning, execution, and optimization.
• Review new cloud offerings of interest for organizational alignment.

About You

• Extensive experience with a wide range of Cloud (Azure) services, such as Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Batch, Container App Environments, etc.
• Strong background in cloud architecture best practices, including high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery.
• Experience with cloud migration strategies and tools, such as Cloud Migrate and database migration services.
• Expertise in Azure architecture, automation (IaC, CI/CD), identity, networking, and security best practices.
• Extensive experience in IaC and automation tooling including Terraform, Ansible, Cloud init, Azure CLI, Python/Powershell, Git, GitHub Action Workflows, Docker.
• Understanding of general & cloud‑specific networking stack.
• Experience in building and implementing Azure Policies.
• Experience integrating cost‑governance (FinOps) considerations into architecture decisions.
• Strong background in producing high‑and low‑level designs across multi‑vendor cloud ecosystems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams.
• 5–7+ years of hands‑on cloud architecture and design experience in large, distributed enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or experience in a related field.
• Proven experience as a Senior Cloud Architect or a similar role.
• Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

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