Senior Platforms Infrastructure Architect - Classified Govt

Cleared ICT; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleared is seeking a Platforms Infrastructure Architect in Canberra to lead design and delivery of highly available, secure ICT infrastructure for classified environments. You will drive architectural governance, collaborate with project teams and senior stakeholders, and ensure alignment with security and PSPF requirements.

The role is 100% onsite with up to 40 hours per week, starting September 2026, and contract term to 30 June 2027 with extensions. NV2 clearance or eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Infrastructure and platform architecture experience in large/complex environments.
• Secure systems and information security controls.
• Network architecture and design.
• Governance of solution architectures and decision records.
• Stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation.
• Risk assessment and mitigation in enterprise ICT.
• Experience with government or sensitive environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop ICT platform and server infrastructure solutions.
• Ensure solutions align with ISM, ASD Essential Eight and PSPF.
• Lead stakeholder workshops to gather requirements and define future-state infrastructure.
• Provide expert advice on infrastructure architecture, security and operational best practice.
• Support capacity planning, availability management and continuous improvement.
• Act as senior escalation point for complex incidents and architectural issues.
• Develop architecture artefacts, technical designs and security documentation.
• Produce high-level and detailed designs and as-built documentation.
• Develop operating procedures and standard operating procedures.
• Contribute to incident reporting and ICT security authorisation.
• Support knowledge transfer activities and mentoring of staff.

Skills

VMware platforms

Windows Server

Enterprise infrastructure

Data centre technologies

Backup & DR

Monitoring & operations

High availability

Security-minded design

Technical docs & governance

Job description

Cleared is seeking a Platforms Infrastructure Architect in Canberra to lead design and delivery of highly available, secure ICT infrastructure for classified environments. You will drive architectural governance, collaborate with project teams and senior stakeholders, and ensure alignment with security and PSPF requirements.

The role is 100% onsite with up to 40 hours per week, starting September 2026, and contract term to 30 June 2027 with extensions. NV2 clearance or eligibility is required.