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Multiple Cloud Solutions Architect

TalantirAustralian Capital Territory🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 25 Oct 2026

Why this role stands out

Accelerate your career by architecting high-impact cloud solutions for the Australian Government, where you will gain invaluable experience working with cutting-edge Azure technologies and emerging AI tools. This role is perfect for a strategic thinker who thrives in collaborative environments and enjoys designing secure, scalable systems that influence national infrastructure. Apply today to leverage your expertise in a flexible, professional role that offers significant opportunities for technical leadership and long-term growth.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeRemote
LocationAustralian Capital Territory, Australia
Stakeholder ManagementMicrosoft OfficeOWASPAzureMachine LearningAgileCI/CDAzure DevOps

Job description

This is a remote position.

Location: ACT (Onsite; limited remote by agreement)

Security Clearance: Must have Baseline clearance

Working Hours: Up to 40 hours per week

The Solution Architect will play a key role in the design and delivery of complex ICT initiatives across the Department, including projects involving cloud platforms, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. The role focuses on designing secure, scalable and fit for purpose solutions aligned to Australian Government standards and enterprise architecture principles.

The Department's primary technology stack includes Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and Azure DevOps.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
  • Engage with business stakeholders to understand functional and non functional requirements and translate these into High Level Designs (HLDs) and Detailed Level Designs (DLDs) for Azure based solutions.
  • Design and document end to end cloud architectures covering application, integration, data, networking, identity and security domains.
  • Develop and apply reusable cloud and integration architecture patterns aligned with enterprise and whole of government standards.
  • Provide architectural oversight and guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle, from discovery through to implementation and handover.
  • Work closely with development teams and cloud engineers to support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborate with enterprise architecture, cyber security and cloud operations teams to progress solutions through architecture assurance and design approval processes.
  • Ensure all designs comply with Australian Government cyber security requirements, including the Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight maturity levels and OWASP principles.
  • Clearly communicate architectural decisions, risks and trade offs to technical and non technical stakeholders using diagrams, models and concise written documentation.
Essenial Skills and Experience
  • Demonstrated experience as a Senior Cloud Engineer or Solution Architect, preferably within a federal government environment.
  • Strong experience designing Azure based solutions and producing high quality HLD and DLD documentation.
  • Hands on experience implementing and administering Azure cloud services.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and Azure DevOps pipelines.
  • Knowledge of Azure networking, including virtual networks, hybrid connectivity and cloud native ingress patterns.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders, including enterprise architects, cyber security teams and cloud operations.
  • Sound understanding of information security frameworks, including the ISM, Essential Eight and secure by design principles.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
Desirable Skills and Experience
  • Experience across a broad range of cloud technologies, including Azure AI, Machine Learning and Cognitive Services, data platforms, integration services, APIs and service oriented architectures.
  • Experience working in Agile delivery environments with minimal supervision.
Requirements

Essential criteria

Weighting

  1. Experience facilitating workshops and analysing complex information from a range of sources to generate a clear understanding of business and user needs, identify inefficiencies and improvements and translate these into technical specifications (e.g. business requirements, process maps, data models, use cases, business scenarios) 25%
  2. Experience in developing User Stories and acceptance criteria that clearly and succinctly specifies the information developers and testers require to deliver and test solutions 25%
  3. Experience working on complex digital projects in an Agile environment to account for interdependencies and support team workflows 25%
  4. Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and presentation skills 25%

Desirable criteria

  • Relevant experience in implementing Information Technology Services
  • Experience documenting requirements for Sitecore
  • Experience using Azure DevOps for user story creation and tracking of acceptance criteria
  • Experience or knowledge of Dynamics 365 or Power Platform, Azure Cloud and Google Analytics.

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