Microsoft Azure Architect - Contract

Responsibilities

• Solution Design: Create robust Azure architectures across application, data, and integration layers, ensuring they are built for performance and scale.
• Hands-on Implementation: Build and deploy Azure environments utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automated DevOps pipelines .
• Security & Compliance: Embed security, identity management, and compliance standards into the DNA of every solution.
• Technical Guidance: Provide direct leadership and mentorship to delivery teams, ensuring best practices are followed during implementation.
• Collaboration: Partner with the Lead Architect to refine target-state designs and ensure technical alignment across the squad.
• Optimization: Proactively troubleshoot complex technical hurdles and optimize cloud performance to ensure cost-effectiveness and reliability.
• Key Skills & Experience
• Azure Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience across a broad range of Microsoft Azure services.
• Cloud-Native Design: Deep understanding of modern application and platform architecture.
• Automation & DevOps: Proficient in CI/CD workflows and IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Bicep, or Azure DevOps ).
• Security Mindset: Proven track record of implementing security-focused designs in a cloud environment.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues in production-grade environments.
• Desirable Skills
• AI Integration: Practical knowledge of Azure AI capabilities , including intelligent application design and AI model integration.
• Why join us:
• At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.
• Agencies:
• Work rights and background checks:
• To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks

Benefits

Additional Information

We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Architect to lead the design and delivery of high-performing, secure, and resilient cloud solutions. In this pivotal role, you will serve as the technical engine driving our Azure strategy forward, ensuring our platforms are built to handle the demands of a modern enterprise. You won't just be designing on a whiteboard; you will be deeply integrated with our engineering teams, translating complex architectural visions into tangible, production-ready reality. By leveraging cutting-edge DevOps methodologies and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) , you will help us eliminate manual overhead and build a culture of automated, repeatable excellence.

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