Senior Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer

Application closing date: Thurday, 24 September 2026 • 11:59pm, Canberra time

Estimated start date: Monday, 26 October 2026

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: Remote working arrangements may be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the supervising manager, subject to business needs.

Length of contract: 12 months

Contract extensions: 2x 12 months

Security clearance: Must have Baseline security clearance

Rates: $120 - $150 per hour (inc. super)

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) strives to encourage the sustainable growth of Australian industries including the delivery of a national innovation system to drive knowledge creation, international competitiveness and greater productivity.

The CIO Group provides a range of enabling services and operations delivery to the department and to Australian businesses and are seeking experienced and motivated Cloud Engineers and/or Architects with a minimum of 5 years' experience to assist with the delivery of various ICT Projects across the CIO Group.

Cloud Engineers and/or Architects will be required to:

• Develop enterprise level cloud platform architectures for MS Azure and M365;
• Develop high level solution architectures for cloud-based systems;
• Develop detailed architecture guidance for cloud engineers;
• Provide impact analysis of user/stakeholder requirements;
• Ensure that the enterprise and system solutions maintain adherence to whole-of-government standards;
• Provide technical guidance and input into the design and build of cloud-based systems;
• Liaise with a cross-functional teams including business owners, scrum masters, business analysts, developers, enterprise architects & testers to produce solutions in accordance with stakeholder requirements and project objectives;
• Liaise with the department’s Service Experience team to ensure architectural decisions incorporate user experience considerations
• Liaise with ICT Engagement and Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment to target architectures and technology.
• Provide expertise and assistance in platform automation – testing, continuous integration and deployment
• Promote key enterprise architecture principles as applicable to cloud platforms – re-use before buy/build, configure over customise, open data/access over siloed functionality
• Promote and provide assistance to ensure solutions align with the DTA’s Digital Service Standard
• Be strategic, a leader and influencer.
• Undertake additional duties as required.

Essential criteria

• Cloud experience: Demonstrated experience in cloud-based solution implementation with technologies including:

o Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus and Azure API Management

o Azure DevOps for code development, management, repositories, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD deployments

o Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor and Application Insights

o Integrating cloud-based systems with third-party systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM

o Azure networking, security and identity management capabilities including Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints and Role Based Access Control

• Cultural fit:

o Ability to work with geographically dispersed teams o Ability to work with technical and non-technical staff at all levels. o Ability to collaborate and mentor team members to promote team harmony

• Agile:

o Experience working with Agile Multi-disciplinary teams to deliver secure, user friendly and reliable solutions that meet stakeholder, citizen, and business expectations. o Ability to pragmatically change direction and scope as new information is discovered and challenges or opportunities present themselves

• Technical Skills: Demonstrated experience 5yrs+ implementing and managing cloud systems and technologies.

The Cloud Architect/Engineer will: o Liaise with cross-functional teams to develop and manage enterprise and application-level architectures for MS-Azure. o Provide impact analysis and technical guidance in design and development of project work aligned with WoG Standards

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrated track record of technical leadership across project and operational tasks
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of cloud-based technologies and architectures
• Demonstrated experience in application and integration, or infrastructure platform architecture.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience designing and documenting architectures for large, complex enterprise systems.
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP is desirable but not essential.

HOW TO APPLY

Please provide an updated CV (a maximum of 3-5 pages) to reflect your suitability to the role based on the job description. You will also need to complete a one page pitch (no more than 5000 characters) to address all criteria specified. Your application will be reviewed based on ability to demonstrate, or potential to develop, the capabilities required.