Senior Cloud Platforms Lead & Architect (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CSIRO; Darwin; On-site; AUD 136,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

CSIRO is seeking a Cloud Platforms Technical Lead to architect the cloud foundation powering world-class research and enterprise operations across Australia. You will be the senior technical authority for the Cloud Platforms Team, shaping multi-cloud strategy and ensuring secure, resilient infrastructure.

Balancing strategy with hands-on engineering, you will mentor engineers, drive DevOps automation, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to accelerate scientific discovery while maintaining

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in tech leadership roles.
• Deep technical expertise in at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Ability to define technical strategy, architecture standards, and engineering practices.
• Experience providing technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Hands-on delivery alongside strategic leadership with cross-organisational collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for Cloud Platforms Team.
• Lead architecture design for complex cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure; participate in organisational architecture review boards.
• Provide guidance on technical standards, patterns, and best practices across platforms; drive adoption of DevOps principles and automation.
• Provide technical direction to team members through a dotted‑line reporting relationship; mentor senior and principal engineers on complex challenges.
• Maintain 30-40% hands‑on technical work on critical projects; lead by example through direct contribution to infrastructure code, automation, and tooling.

Skills

Senior technical leadership

Multi-cloud architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Mentorship

DevOps automation

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

CSIRO is seeking a Cloud Platforms Technical Lead to architect the cloud foundation powering world-class research and enterprise operations across Australia. You will be the senior technical authority for the Cloud Platforms Team, shaping multi-cloud strategy and ensuring secure, resilient infrastructure.

Balancing strategy with hands-on engineering, you will mentor engineers, drive DevOps automation, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to accelerate scientific discovery while maintaining