Description

A Federal Gov’t Client is seeking to hire has an ongoing requirement for DevOp Architects to work in support of various Cyber projects within an integrated workforce.

In the role, you will be responsible for the creation, iteration, and maintenance of architecture within the key realm of Application and DevOps embodying the key principles, methods and models that describe the organization’s future state, and that enable its evolution across the department. This typically involves the interpretation of business goals and drivers; the translation of business strategy and objectives into an “operating model”; the strategic assessment of current capabilities; the identification of required changes in capabilities; and the description of inter-relationships between people, organization, service, process, data, information, technology and the external environment.

The architecture development process supports the formation of the constraints, standards and guiding principles necessary to define assure and govern the required evolution; this facilitates change in the organization’s structure, business processes, systems and infrastructure in order to achieve predictable transition to the intended state.

Key knowledge or experience areas include:

• Demonstrated experience in a DevOps Architect or similar role developing capability roadmaps, models and plans to drive forward an organization’s cloud adoption.
• Managing compliance with architectural governance, including Design Authority endorsement, to ensure design consistency and application of architectural standards across the program and planned solutions.
• Demonstrated architectural experience delivering capability in an organization utilizing structured technical and delivery methodologies such systems engineering lifecycle or SAFE Agile framework;
• Experience defining and creating supporting artefacts for the adoption of Micro Services and DevSecOps Architecture.
• Strong administrative and time management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize work, allocate tasks and to work independently when required.

Estimated start date: Monday, 01 May 2023

Initial contract duration: 12 months

Extension term:12 months

Location of work: ACT and offsite

Security clearance: Australian Citizen and must have NV1 Security Clearance

Working arrangements

Successful candidates will normally work 5 days per week (estimated 40 hour week). All roles for this RFQ are Canberra based, however interstate applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered. The Agency will consider and negotiate remote (work from anywhere) working arrangements on a case by case basis.

Essential criteria

• Demonstrated experience in a DevOps Architect or similar role including:
  • Developing capability roadmaps, models and plans to drive forward an organization’s cloud adoption
  • Identifying opportunities to improve business capability and performance through the adoption of new industry products and emerging Cloud technologies
  • Creation of patterns and techniques used to design and build an application
  • Managing compliance with architectural governance, including Design Authority endorsement, to ensure design consistency and application of architectural standards across the program and planned solutions
  • Providing architecture guidance in build, migration, test and deployment of applications on Cloud Platforms (public, private or hybrid)
• Demonstrated architectural experience delivering capability in an organization utilizing structured technical and delivery methodologies such systems engineering lifecycle or SAFE Agile framework
• Experience defining and creating supporting artefacts for the adoption of Micro Services and DevSecOps Architecture
• Strong administrative and time management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize work, allocate tasks and to work independently when required.

Desirable criteria

• Excellent understanding and demonstrated application of current architectural design patterns, standards, technologies and techniques including Architectural frameworks such as DoDAF, ToGAF or similar models.
• Demonstrated experience in programming languages such as Java and Python.