Senior IT Architect

• We deliver the worlds most complex projects
• Work as part of a collaborative and inclusive team
• Enjoy a varied & challenging role

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now were bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources while helping our customers provide the energy chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

The Role

As a Senior IT Architect with Worley you will work closely with our existing team to deliver projects for our clients while continuing to develop your skills and experience etc.

• Design and optimize hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure AWS OCI) to support global enterprise workloads including high-performance and resilient AI workloads.
• Define and standardize architectural patterns for compute storage networking and platform services that enable efficient AI model training inference and data processing.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) automation and GitOps frameworks for consistent repeatable deployments and operations.
• Embed security and compliance controls into infrastructure designs including identity management encryption segmentation and policy enforcement.
• Ensure observability monitoring and resilience are integral to all platform architectures.
• Collaborate with data and AI platform teams to ensure alignment between infrastructure data pipelines and MLOps environments.
• Embedded Security and Resilience
• Partner with enterprise and security architects to align infrastructure designs with global security standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Support threat modeling risk assessments and architecture assurance reviews for infrastructure and AI deployments.
• Apply resilience-by-design principles incorporating redundancy failover and recovery mechanisms across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Champion a culture of secure-by-default and continuous improvement in infrastructure and cloud operations.
• Architecture Governance and Standards
• Contribute to the definition evolution and enforcement of global infrastructure and cloud standards including AI and data-specific requirements.
• Ensure architectural decisions are documented traceable and compliant with enterprise governance frameworks.
• Participate in architecture review boards and provide expert guidance to delivery and engineering teams.
• Establish lifecycle governance to ensure infrastructure architectures remain aligned with evolving business regulatory and technology needs.
• Collaboration and Enablement
  • Collaborate with application data and security architects to design and deliver integrated secure and scalable infrastructure solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and operations teams fostering a culture of architectural excellence and innovation.
  • Engage with business and technology stakeholders to translate strategic goals into actionable measurable infrastructure capabilities.
  • Promote cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing to accelerate the adoption of modern cloud AI and automation practices.

About You

To be considered for this role it is envisaged you will possess the following attributes:

• 15 years in infrastructure and cloud architecture roles within large-scale complex enterprise environments.
• Deep experience with multi-cloud platforms (Azure AWS OCI) hybrid networking and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform Ansible GitOps).
• Proficiency in container orchestration (Kubernetes AKS/EKS/OKE) and infrastructure observability (Prometheus Grafana ELK).
• Familiarity with embedded security practices IAM encryption secure connectivity and compliance automation.
• Working knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF Zachman) and cloud reference architectures.
• Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure GPU/accelerator environments and MLOps pipelines is highly desirable.
• Understanding of FinOps principles for cost optimization and governance in multi-cloud environments.
• Preferred Certifications
  • Azure or AWS Solutions Architect (Professional Level)
  • TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification
  • ITIL or COBIT for operational alignment
  • CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or HashiCorp Terraform Associate
    Security certifications (e.g. CISSP ISO 27001) are advantageous
• Key Attributes
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to balance long-term vision and pragmatic delivery.
  • Strong communicator who can translate complex technical concepts into clear business value.
  • Collaborative leader who builds trust across teams and drives architectural alignment.
  • Curious and adaptable with a passion for innovation in cloud automation and AI infrastructure.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation.

Were building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here. And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.

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