Azure Cloud Architect
Summary
Designs and governs secure, resilient Azure cloud foundations for a Federal Government initiative, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to join our team, ideally based in Canberra (with Melbourne or Sydney also considered for the right candidate).
Operating as part of a major Federal Government cloud initiative, you will serve as the principal authority for enterprise Azure architecture. In this role, you will take high-level strategic ownership of designing, governing, and evolving secure, resilient cloud foundations and landing zones across a complex multi-cloud landscape (Azure primary, alongside AWS).
Sitting at the intersection of enterprise architecture, cloud security, and platform delivery, you will bridge strict government security requirements with modern cloud capability—ensuring platform stability, seamless integration, and continuous evolution.
What You’ll Be Doing (Architectural Scope)
Enterprise Azure Architecture: Lead the end-to-end design, strategy, and governance of enterprise Azure environments, cloud landing zones, and platform core services.
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Topology: Architect secure integration frameworks connecting infrastructure, hybrid networking (ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, VPNs), multi-account/subscription topologies, and complex routing models across Azure and AWS.
Identity & Access Management: Design robust enterprise IAM, Entra ID (Azure AD), and RBAC frameworks to secure multi-cloud resources and enforce principle-of-least-privilege across all environments.
Security & Compliance Standards: Ensure all cloud architectures, landing zones, and platform services strictly align with Federal Government security and compliance baselines, specifically ISM and IRAP frameworks.
Platform Governance & Patterns: Define architectural standards, blueprints, and reusable patterns for platform deployment, guiding engineering squads on best practices across the full lifecycle (development, staging, production).
Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, application leads, and senior government stakeholders to guide solution decisions, resolve complex platform dependencies, and align technology with mission-critical outcomes.
Technical Mentorship: Provide high-level guidance, design reviews, and strategic mentorship to engineering and operational staff.