Principal Azure Architect

About the role

DXC Technology is seeking a Principal Azure Architect to lead cloud modernisation, data and AI strategy for a major Australian Government agency on an established, enterprise‑scale Azure platform.

Key responsibilities

• Lead architecture, modernisation and innovation across a mature Azure environment.
• Develop roadmaps covering applications, integration, data, AI, security and cost optimisation.
• Design secure‑by‑design solutions using Zero Trust, ISM/PSPF alignment and the Azure Well‑Architected Framework.
• Shape responsible adoption of data, analytics and AI capabilities including Microsoft Foundry and Copilot.
• Lead executive and technical workshops, present to architecture review boards and guide cross‑domain teams.
• Drive platform engineering, DevSecOps and reusable IaC patterns across the practice.

Required profile

• Extensive enterprise Azure architecture experience in complex, regulated environments.
• Proven track record delivering cloud modernisation from strategy through to production.
• Strong knowledge of Azure governance, security, networking and identity at scale.
• Experience with ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight and government assurance requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management, comfortable moving between executive outcomes and engineering detail.

Required skills

• Azure (governance, security, networking, identity)
• Zero Trust, ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight
• Azure Well‑Architected Framework
• DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Microsoft Foundry, Copilot
• AZ‑305 (strongly preferred), AZ‑500, AZ‑700, AZ‑400, TOGAF (advantageous)