Technical Lead

nttlimited; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to steer secure cloud platforms for a Federal Government client in Canberra. This full-time role requires AGSVA NV1 clearance and expert cloud engineering leadership.

You will guide engineering standards, manage risk, and drive automation while coordinating with delivery, operations, and client stakeholders to sustain high availability and security across the platform.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical leader with cloud expertise and strong people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a Cloud Engineers team and a Java Developer, providing technical direction.
• Own reliability, availability, performance, and security of cloud platforms ensuring SLAs and compliance.
• Design scalable, resilient Azure cloud solutions including PROTECTED environments.
• Drive automation using IaC and CI/CD pipelines across deployments and operations.
• Identify and remediate platform risks to prevent incidents and support incident response.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Oversee monitoring and observability using cloud-native tools.
• Collaborate with delivery and operations to improve capability and cost efficiency.

Skills

Cloud leadership

People leadership

Azure cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting PowerShell

Java applications

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

ElasticSearch

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

ARM templates

Bicep

Kafka

NiFi

Kibana

Logstash

GraphQL

WSO2 API Server

Azure AD

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Your day at NTT DATA

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to provide technical leadership for cloud platforms supporting a Federal Government client . This is a permanent position and requires an AGSVA NV1 security clearance .

The Role

As the Technical Lead, you will be accountable for the delivery, and operation of secure cloud platforms. You will guide engineering standards, manage technical risk, and lead automation and resilience initiatives while working closely with delivery, operations, and client stakeholders.

• Lead and manage a team of Cloud Engineers, a Java Developer and System Analyst providing technical direction, mentoring, and day‑to‑day guidance.
• Own the reliability, availability, performance, and security of cloud platforms, ensuring services meet SLAs and compliance requirements.
• Design and deliver scalable, resilient cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure, including PROTECTED environments .
• Lead complex solution and platform design, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and best practices.
• Drive automation across infrastructure, deployments, and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proactively identify and remediate platform risks, bottlenecks, and recurring issues to prevent repeat incidents.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents, including root cause analysis and implementation of long‑term corrective actions.
• Oversee monitoring, metrics, and platform health using cloud‑native observability tools.
• Act as the senior technical point of contact for client engagement, onsite collaboration, and solution shaping.
• Maintain high‑quality technical documentation, design artefacts, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with delivery and operations teams to continuously improve platform capability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Maintain currency in cloud technologies, platform engineering practices, and government security requirements.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• You are a hands‑on technical leader who combines deep cloud expertise with strong people leadership.
• Proven experience designing, delivering, and operating cloud platforms in Microsoft Azure PROTECTED environments .
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing or leading cloud or platform engineering teams.
• Strong experience with ElasticSearch in production environments.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation, particularly PowerShell .
• Experience supporting or developing Java applications on Linux , including performance tuning.
• Proven experience with automated deployments and CI/CD pipelines .
• Strong working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code , preferably Ansible and ARM templates .
• Ability to work full time from client premises in Canberra .

Desirable

• Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering standards and best practices.
• Experience with elements of the following technology stack: Infrastructure & Platform: Azure Bicep, Terraform Data & Streaming: HBase/HDFS (HDInsight), Kafka, NiFi, Azure Big Data services Databases: Neo4j, PostgreSQL, Redis, Azure Cosmos DB Observability & Search: Kibana, Logstash APIs & Integration: GraphQL, WSO2 Identity Server / API Manager (or equivalents), Azure API Manager Identity & Access: Azure AD, ADFS Applications: Java Spring Boot, React (or equivalent)
• ITQSB certification highly desirable.

Workplace type :

On-site Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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