Senior Cloud Architect Azure (Hands-on role)

NW Technology; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NW Technology seeks experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architects and Cloud Engineers to support major cloud and digital initiatives within a Federal Government environment in Canberra. The role combines architecture with hands-on Azure engineering to design, implement and continuously improve secure, scalable cloud platforms and applications.

You will provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary delivery teams, translate requirements into scalable designs, and ensure alignment with

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing Azure cloud platforms and solutions.
• Experience with identity, security and monitoring in Azure.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps and infrastructure as code.
• Strong architecture and governance skills for cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise cloud and solution architectures across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Provide technical leadership throughout design and delivery of secure cloud solutions.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable applications, integration, networking and identity designs.
• Support platform automation, testing, infrastructure as code and CI/CD deployment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary business, delivery, security and architecture teams.
• Ensure solutions align with Australian Government security standards and DTA Digital Service Standard.
• Promote reusable, configurable architectural patterns and mentor team members.

Skills

Azure Architecture

Azure DevOps

Terraform

CI/CD

Security governance

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Tools

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Job description

• Location: Canberra ACT (Federal Government client)
• Security clearance: Baseline or Above required
• Contract Tenure: Initial 12-month contract + 2 x 12-month extensions | Up to 40 hours per week

NW Technology is seeking experienced Senior Azure Cloud Architects and Cloud Engineers to support the delivery of major cloud and digital initiatives within a Federal Government environment.

We are looking for professionals who can combine strong architecture capability with hands-on Azure engineering experience. You will help design, implement and continuously improve secure, scalable cloud platforms and applications while providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop enterprise cloud and solution architectures across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the design and delivery of secure cloud solutions.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable application, integration, networking and identity designs.
• Support platform automation, testing, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD deployment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary business, delivery, security and architecture teams.
• Ensure solutions align with Australian Government security standards, target architectures and the DTA Digital Service Standard.
• Promote reusable, configurable and open architectural patterns.
• Mentor team members and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About you

You will have strong experience designing, implementing and managing Azure cloud platforms and solutions, including:

• Azure applications and integration: App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, Azure SQL and Dynamics 365 integrations.
• Identity, security and monitoring: Entra ID, Key Vault, RBAC, Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• DevOps and infrastructure: Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates, Virtual Networks and Private Endpoints.
• Architecture and governance: Enterprise/application architecture, cloud security and whole-of-government standards.

You will also bring experience working in Agile, geographically dispersed teams, along with strong stakeholder engagement, communication, mentoring and technical leadership skills.

Highly desirable

• Application, integration or cloud platform architecture experience.
• AWS or Google Cloud experience.
• Knowledge of the ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight and DTA standards.