Multiple Cloud Architect

Gateway Synergy is looking for a highly experienced Cloud Architect contractor for a government agency who hold active NV1, NV2 or TSPV security clearances. An exciting opportunity is open for a rapidly growing project. Be part of a team that makes meaningful changes and improves Australian lives. 

The Role
The agency is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to join their team of innovators who are passionate for the creation, iteration, and maintenance of architecture within the key realm of Cloud embodying the key principles, methods and models that describe the organisation future state. They will interpret business goals and drivers; translate business strategy and objectives into an “operating model”; identify required changes in capabilities; and understand the inter-relationships between people, organisation, service, process, data, information, technology and the external environment. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop capability roadmaps, models and plans to drive forward the current Cyber Security strategy, taking advantage of opportunities to improve business performance
• Identify system, infrastructure and project interdependencies and balance competing demands to ensure project deliverables are achieved.
• Deliver capability utilising the systems engineering lifecycle, including the development of system designs and complex design documentation.
• Manage the target design, policies and standards, working proactively to maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensure consistency of design across projects within the program, and gaining endorsement by the program’s Design Authority.
• Develop high level designs for IT infrastructure, including network, storage and compute, along with contemporary cloud technologies and security (if applicable). 

The Candidate
Essential Criteria:

• ARCH 5 – Solution architecture: Level 5 (SFIA) Leads the development of solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas. Leads the preparation of technical plans and ensures that appropriate technical resources are made available. Ensures that appropriate tools and methods are available, understood and employed in architecture development. Provides technical guidance and governance on solution development and integration. Evaluates requests for changes and deviations from specifications and recommends actions. Ensures that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices (including security) are applied correctly.
• SCTY 5 – Information security: Level 5 (SFIA) Provides advice and guidance on security strategies to manage identified risks and ensure adoption and adherence to standards. Contributes to development of information security policy, standards and guidelines. Obtains and acts on vulnerability information and conducts security risk assessments, business impact analysis and accreditation on complex information systems. Investigates major breaches of security, and recommends appropriate control improvements. Develops new architectures that mitigate the risks posed by new technologies and business practices.
• DESN 5 – Systems design: Level 5 (SFIA) Designs large or complex systems and undertakes impact analysis on major design options and trade-offs. Ensures that the system design balances functional and non-functional requirements. Reviews systems designs and ensures that appropriate methods, tools and techniques are applied effectively. Makes recommendations and assesses and manages associated risks. Adopts and adapts system design methods, tools and techniques. Contributes to development of system design policies, standards and selection of architecture components.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Cloud Systems or related field. Detailed experience with Critical Infrastructure network security 
• You must provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Desire to be accountable for their actions
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours
• Willing to challenge the traditional ways of doing business
• Thrive in dynamic environments and comfortable with ambiguity
• Outcome-focused mindset
• Adaptability, resilience, flexibility and teamwork, including regionally dispersed teams, if applicable

Highly Desirable:

• Candidates must have an NV1, NV2 or TSPV security clearance. 
• EL1 equivalent Cloud Architects

Please provide a brief explanation of your experience covering these attributes. (Guide – 300 to 400 words.) 

Closing date vacancy:
Sunday, 09 March 2025 • 11:59pm, Canberra time 

If you would like to look at our other unlisted roles, you can find them at: https://gatewaysynergy.com.au/careers/ 
 
You must submit a CV on application prior to a phone call with Wiliana on 0482 074 845

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