Cloud Solution Architect

3 days ago


Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia Showtime Consulting Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Company Description

Showtime Consulting is a leading provider of Shielded Cloud Solutions. Based in Australia and New Zealand, we specialise in secure cloud deployments and extending the cloud to the intelligent edge. Our expertise spans Azure, Azure Stack, AWS, OpenStack, and Red Hat Linux, serving both commercial and government environments, including government-classified clouds. Our mission is to forge the future with secure, innovative technologies that protect and uplift communities, while our vision is to revolutionise seamless collaboration across domains on an ultra-secure platform.

We've delivered outcomes on programs such as Azure Stack Hub, Azure Protected, OpenStack Protected, Secret Cloud, and major national security system uplifts and continue to play a pivotal role in evolving sovereign cloud capability.

The Role

We're seeking a highly skilled Cloud Solution Architect with deep AWS expertise and a passion for hands-on engineering. This role supports a national security-aligned program focused on secure cloud architecture, deployment, and integration across classified environments. You'll lead solution design while actively contributing to build, automation, and delivery activities.

This is a high-impact, long-term role combining architectural leadership with hands-on technical execution in a secure, mission-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and engineer secure AWS-based cloud solutions for classified environments.
  • Lead technical design, cloud migration strategies, and infrastructure build-out.
  • Implement and automate cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools.
  • Ensure compliance with ISM, Essential Eight, and Defence security frameworks.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security into cloud services and platforms.
  • Support system accreditation, risk assessments, and control validation.
  • Develop and maintain architecture artefacts, deployment documentation, and security plans.
  • Provide technical leadership across cloud automation, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines.

What You'll Need

  • Proven experience architecting and engineering AWS solutions in secure or classified environments.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles and Defence security controls.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation, Lambda, and Terraform.
  • Familiarity with ISM, Essential Eight, and cloud accreditation processes.
  • Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CISSP, or equivalent highly regarded.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
  • Australian Citizenship with active
    NV2 clearance or above
    .

Why Join Us?

  • Work on sovereign cloud platforms that enable national security outcomes.
  • Join a delivery-focused consulting team that values purpose, trust, and technical excellence.
  • Long-term contract with flexible working arrangements and expert teammates.

Security Clearance Requirement

Due to the nature of this role, applicants must be Australian Citizens with an active
NV2 clearance or above.



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