Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineers – Azure & M365

ZSoft Technologies; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ZSoft Technologies is actively seeking Senior Cloud Architects and Cloud Engineers to drive the delivery of Federal Government cloud and digital transformation initiatives in Canberra. You will design, implement, and guide enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure and M365 solutions, collaborating with architecture, engineering, security, applications and business delivery teams.

Responsibilities include designing enterprise cloud architectures, implementing Azure solutions, guiding identity and security

Qualifications

• 5+ years Azure cloud architecture/engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure & M365 services.
• Experience with App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Service Bus, API Management.
• Knowledge of Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault and monitoring tools.
• Experience with IaC, CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps.
• Ability to design integrations with Dynamics 365 and enterprise-scale architectures.
• Familiarity with Agile teams and enterprise security requirements.
• Ability to obtain Baseline security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise and solution-level cloud architectures on Azure and M365.
• Implement Azure solutions using App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, and related services.
• Provide architecture guidance on Azure networking, security, and identity.
• Develop cloud automation, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Design integrations between Azure services and Dynamics 365 with monitoring.
• Lead multidisciplinary Agile teams and mentor engineers while aligning to enterprise standards.

Skills

Azure cloud architecture

Microsoft Azure & M365

Azure App Services

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

Azure Service Bus

Azure SQL

Entra ID

Azure Key Vault

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

Azure Networking

RBAC / Identity Management

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Dynamics 365 integration

Architecture leadership

Agile team collaboration

Baseline security clearance

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineers - Azure & M365 with Baseline Clearance-Canberra/Hybrid

We are seeking experienced Senior Cloud Architects and Cloud Engineers to support the delivery of major Federal Government cloud and digital transformation initiatives.

The successful candidates will design, implement and guide enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure and M365 solutions, working with multidisciplinary teams across architecture, engineering, security, applications and business delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design enterprise and solution-level cloud architectures across Microsoft Azure and M365, translating business requirements into secure, scalable technical solutions.
• Design and implement Azure solutions using App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Service Bus, API Management and related cloud services.
• Provide architecture and engineering guidance across Azure networking, security and identity, including Entra ID, Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints, RBAC and Key Vault.
• Develop and support cloud automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure DevOps repositories, CI/CD pipelines, testing and deployment practices.
• Design integrations between Azure services, third-party platforms and Microsoft Dynamics 365, supported by monitoring through Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• Work across multidisciplinary Agile teams, providing technical leadership, architecture guidance and mentoring while ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and Whole-of-Government standards.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years Azure cloud architecture / engineering experience
• Microsoft Azure & M365
• Azure App Services / Azure Functions
• Logic Apps / Azure Service Bus
• Azure SQL / API Management
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Monitor / Application Insights
• Azure Networking / Virtual Networks / Private Endpoints
• RBAC / Cloud Security / Identity Management
• Azure DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• CI/CD and deployment automation
• Dynamics 365 integration
• Enterprise and Solution Architecture
• Strong Agile and multidisciplinary team experience
• Ability to obtain Baseline security clearance

Highly Desirable

• Technical leadership across complex enterprise environments
• 3+ years designing and documenting architecture for large enterprise systems
• Application, integration or infrastructure platform architecture experience
• AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform experience
• Federal Government / Whole-of-Government architecture experience

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