Technology Architect/Platform Technical Lead/DevOps Lead

One of our leading federal govt clients is seeking to engage
Technology Architect/Platform Lead/DevOps Lead
for
Canberra -Hybrid

Please note Candidate must have Baseline security clearance

Initial contract duration-
12 months

Extension term-6 months

Working arrangements -Hybrid

Job details

The Platform Technical Lead is required to work with the project team, liaise with the technical team and lead the development work to uplift the existing platform and deliver the requirements for enhancements and improvements.

Success for this role will rely on the individual's ability to deliver in a fast paced and highly dynamic environment, be a good cultural fit and an ability to challenge and drive thinking in new directions.

Key duties and responsibilities

Role will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Providing technical guidance and governance on solution development and integration.
• Identifying and evaluating proposed cloud and hybrid architectures and the trade-offs in cost, performance, and scalability.
• Producing specifications of cloud-based or on-premises components, tiers, and interfaces for translation into detailed designs using selected services and products.
• Managing and oversight of architecture decisions across BAU and projects, work streams or initiatives, ensuring architecturally significantly determinations and decisions are effectively documented.
• Ensuring relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices (including security) are applied correctly and consistently.
• Evaluating requests for changes and deviations from specifications and recommending actions to delegates and governance bodies for endorsement/decision or other appropriate actions
• As required develop automated application builds and deployment scripts using technologies such as Azure DevOps, PowerShell/Bicep/YAML;
• Liaise with technical and business area staff to facilitate the rapid resolution of issues and/or faults within fielded production systems and those still under development;
• Lead development team through workload allocation and mentoring and advising on agile development processes;
• Develop and regularly maintain system development schedule to ensure milestones and timelines are met;
• Ensure that outcomes are effectively communicated to the product owners, establishing the basis for future practice;
• Understand the product planning lifecycle and effectively manages the product backlog in collaboration with the Product Owner;
• Proactively (and reactively) identify and clear organisational roadblocks and interferences that may distract with the development;
• Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time to time;
• Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as required;
• Work as part of a BAU, Agile Delivery Teams or the System Team; and
• Perform additional responsibilities as required and directed by the relevant Director/Team Leader;

Essential criteria

1.

• Proven ability to lead, manage and mentor a development team.
• Proven hands-on technical lead, with experience working across Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and ability to act as a liaison between the tech and business team.

• Agile processes knowledge and experience, including estimation and planning.

• Strong experience in developing automated application build and deployment code using Powershell/.NET Core, YAML, Bicep/ARM across the Microsoft Azure technology stack.

• Backend development experience using web API and SQL technologies.

• Demonstrated experience with cloud-based applications development.

• Extensive experience with GIT version control and working across multiple repos.

• Demonstrated experience leading teams using an agile methodology.

• Experience in technical analysis and design.

• Ability to implement integration requirements to perform end to end solution designs.

• Knowledge and experience in successfully setting priorities and delivering quality results on time and on budget.

• Proven ability to communicate effectively whilst anticipating stakeholder needs and expectations across a geographically dispersed network.

2.
• Demonstrated ability to manage staff while developing capabilities, encouraging career development, and promoting professionalism.

• Demonstrated personal integrity whilst achieving results within legislative and policy parameters.

Desirable criteria

1.
• Relevant qualifications in IT, including cloud certification.

• Experience with Dynamics 365 and workflow integration development.

• Demonstrated knowledge of IT frameworks, such as ITIL and TOGAF.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Commonwealth frameworks, including ICT frameworks.

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