Senior Cloud Platforms Lead - Multi-Cloud Architecture

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

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Job summary

CSIRO is seeking a Cloud Platforms Technical Lead to architect the cloud foundation across AWS, Azure and GCP for research and enterprise operations. You will be the senior technical authority for the Cloud Platforms Team, shaping multi-cloud roadmaps and driving DevOps automation with a practical hands-on approach.

Balancing strategic leadership with coding and mentoring, you will guide architecture reviews, security and resilience standards, and collaborate with researchers and stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience with senior technical leadership in cloud infrastructure.
• Expertise in two major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and enterprise-scale multi-cloud design.
• Ability to define strategy, standards, and engineering practices across teams.
• Proven mentorship and hands-on delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Strong cross-organisational relationship building with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Team Lead on vision, strategy, and roadmap for Cloud Platforms.
• Lead architecture design across AWS, GCP, and Azure; participate in architecture reviews.
• Define standards and drive DevOps automation and patterns.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical direction through dotted-line reporting.
• Maintain 30–40% hands-on work and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

CSIRO is seeking a Cloud Platforms Technical Lead to architect the cloud foundation across AWS, Azure and GCP for research and enterprise operations. You will be the senior technical authority for the Cloud Platforms Team, shaping multi-cloud roadmaps and driving DevOps automation with a practical hands-on approach.

Balancing strategic leadership with coding and mentoring, you will guide architecture reviews, security and resilience standards, and collaborate with researchers and stakeholders to