Azure Cloud Architect

Candidate Description

A versatile Azure Solutions Architect and cloud transformation leader with 19+ years steering enterprise, government and defence organisations through complex migrations, hybrid-cloud enablement and governance uplift. Adept at collaborating with C-suite stakeholders from a Major Bank, a Major Bank, the Australian Taxation Office and a Government Agency, they couple deep Microsoft Azure expertise with solid multi-cloud experience across AWS and GCP to craft secure, scalable and compliance-ready platforms aligned to frameworks such as Microsoft CAF, Well-Architected Framework, IRAP and Essential Eight.

Their technical acumen is evidenced by the delivery of 20+ zero-downtime Azure migrations, the construction of IRAP-certified landing zones and the automation of IaC and CI/CD pipelines using Bicep, Terraform, Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions. Skilled in identity, Zero-Trust security, disaster-recovery design and SRE tooling, this professional has repeatedly reduced provisioning effort by up to 70 %, accelerated deployment cycles by 40 % and achieved annual cloud-cost savings exceeding 25 % for clients including a Major Bank, a Major Retailer and a Government Agency.

Known for strategic leadership and knowledge-sharing, they mentor cross-functional CloudOps teams, facilitate Agile and SAFe ceremonies, and provide executive-ready roadmaps and blueprints using ArchiMate and Visio. Their blend of technical depth, governance rigour and business insight enables organisations to de-risk transformation initiatives, achieve audit success and realise lasting value from secure, well-governed cloud platforms.