Principal Architect - Enterprise Platforms

• Define and govern reference architectures, standards and guardrails across cloud, SaaS, integration, identity, networking, observability and automation platforms


• Provide strategic architecture leadership across Azure, AWS and broader enterprise platform ecosystems


• Partner with engineering teams to uplift platform engineering capabilities, automation practices and AI-assisted design and delivery approaches


• Strengthen governance across cloud and SaaS platforms, including security, resilience, compliance, lifecycle management and vendor oversight


• Drive platform roadmap and investment decisions to maximise business value, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency


• Lead architecture outcomes across complex transformation programs, ensuring scalable and secure solutions aligned to enterprise standards


• Engage with senior executives and business stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations


• Coach and mentor architects, engineers and delivery teams


• Promote infrastructure as code, DevOps, observability and service reliability engineering


• Identify emerging technologies and opportunities to enhance AGL's platform capabilities and architecture landscape


• Report to the Manager, Integration, Data and AI/ML Architecture

Requirements

• Extensive experience in platform, cloud or enterprise architecture roles within large and complex organisations


• Deep expertise across Azure and multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Kubernetes, platform engineering, automation and infrastructure as code


• Strong knowledge of SaaS and integration architectures, including API led integration, identity federation, enterprise platforms and lifecycle management


• Proven ability to define architecture strategies, reference architectures, standards and governance frameworks


• Strong understanding of cloud security, resilience, compliance, risk management, zero trust principles and FinOps practices


• Hands on experience designing and operating enterprise scale platforms, with a focus on reliability, performance and scalability


• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled engineering and design practices


• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills


• Strong leadership capability with experience coaching architects, engineers and delivery teams


• Proven success leading architecture outcomes across large transformation programs


• Experience within the energy sector or other highly regulated, asset intensive industries highly regarded


• Relevant Azure, AWS and cloud architecture certifications advantageous


• Successful completion of a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and medical assessment if necessary

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in platform and cloud architecture, particularly in Azure and AWS environments, with a strong focus on governance, security, and compliance. Proven ability to lead transformation programs and mentor teams while leveraging automation and AI-enabled practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Platform Architecture


• Cloud Security


• Azure Expertise


• SaaS Architecture


• Leadership in Transformation

ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills

• Platform Engineering


• Infrastructure as Code


• Automation Practices


• API Led Integration


• Kubernetes


• Risk Management


• Zero Trust Principles


• AI Enabled Engineering


• Lifecycle Management


• Governance Frameworks

Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Management


• Communication Skills


• Coaching and Mentoring

Certifications & Qualifications

• Azure Certifications


• AWS Certifications


• Cloud Architecture Certifications

Industry Keywords

• Energy Sector


• Regulated Industries


• Asset-Intensive Industries

Tools & Technologies

• Azure


• AWS


• DevOps


• Observability


• Service Reliability Engineering