Cloud Solutions Architect

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At Allens, our business teams are specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges. You'll be part of our Integration and Automation team based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. As the Cloud Solutions Architect, you'll be responsible for the end-to-end design, delivery, and optimisation of cloud-based solutions that enable business transformation. This includes selecting appropriate Azure and SaaS-based services, ensuring governance with security standards, and driving measurable outcomes through solution effectiveness, adoption rates, and cost optimisation.

• Manage the full lifecycle of cloud solutions from design to support.
  
• Deliver robust, scalable, and cost-effective architectural designs.
  
• Develop governance frameworks for risk assessment and compliance.
  
• Promote change within the firm and find innovative solutions.
  
• Translate strategy into architecture plans with clear value outcomes.
  
• Evaluate and recommend AI-driven cloud capabilities.
  
• Conduct reviews to track outcomes against KPIs.
  
• Communicate ideas clearly and balance different perspectives.
  
• Mentor and upskill engineers and IT teams.
  
• Contribute to the development of architecture standards.
  
• Produce clear documentation, including solution blueprints and security designs.
  

• Minimum 10 years in relevant technology roles.
  
• Background in consulting and/or large corporate environments preferred.
  
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure cloud solutions.
  
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
  
• Experience with Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps, API Management), Azure AD and B2C, web and function apps.
  
• Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and hybrid cloud environments.
  
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, SDLC, security frameworks, and governance models.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  
• Attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision.
  
• Desire to investigate, implement, and support new technologies.
  
• A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others.
  

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
  
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
  
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
  
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.
  
• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.
  

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

We'd love to hear from you so please click \"apply now\" If you would like to find out more, please visit \"This is Allens\" or listen to our Allens Confidential podcast to hear real stories from real people about life at Allens.

At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people's differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at careers@allens.com.au. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align, please express your interest by emailing us at careers@allens.com.au. The right role for you might be just around the corner