Strategic Platforms Infrastructure Architect (Secure Gov)

Client 1; Canberra; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleared is partnering with the Department of Home Affairs in Canberra to recruit a Platforms Infrastructure Architect. This role focuses on designing and evolving highly available ICT infrastructure for classified environments, aligning with security standards and governance.

You will lead architecture workshops, produce technical artifacts, and mentor staff across the department. You will work on critical national capabilities, reporting to the Classified Systems Delivery Section, with 100%

Qualifications

• Infrastructure and platform architecture.
• Secure systems and information security controls.
• Network architecture and design.
• Solution architecture governance.
• Stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation.
• Specialist technical advisory services.
• Risk assessment and mitigation.
• Complex enterprise or government ICT environments.

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 solutions.
• Provide expert advice on infrastructure architecture, security and operational best practice.
• Support capacity planning, availability management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical incidents and operational issues.
• Develop architecture artefacts, technical designs and security documentation.
• Produce high-level designs, detailed designs and as-built documentation.
• Develop operational procedures and standard operating procedures.
• Contribute to incident reporting and ICT security authorisation documentation.
• Support knowledge transfer activities and mentoring of departmental staff.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Security controls

Network architecture

Governance

Stakeholder facilitation

Technical advisory

Risk assessment

Government ICT environments

Tools

VMware platforms

Windows Server

Data centre technologies

Backup & DR

Monitoring & operations

Job description

Cleared is partnering with the Department of Home Affairs in Canberra to recruit a Platforms Infrastructure Architect. This role focuses on designing and evolving highly available ICT infrastructure for classified environments, aligning with security standards and governance.

You will lead architecture workshops, produce technical artifacts, and mentor staff across the department. You will work on critical national capabilities, reporting to the Classified Systems Delivery Section, with 100%