Portal Architect

  • Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

  • 6 month initial contract + 2 x 6 month extension options
  • Baseline security clearance required (NV1 desirable)

Position Overview
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Portal Architect to lead the design and architecture of a large-scale developer portal within a complex government digital environment. This role will drive the end-to-end technical design of a modern API and developer experience platform, supporting secure onboarding, API discovery, subscription management, and integration services for both internal and external users.
Working across frontend architecture, backend service design, cloud-native hosting, and integration patterns, you will play a key role in shaping a scalable and secure portal solution built using React, Docusaurus, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB technologies. The position offers the opportunity to influence strategic platform direction while contributing to modern digital service delivery practices.

Key Duties

  • Lead the technical architecture and design of a new developer portal platform
  • Produce logical and physical architecture documentation and architecture decision records
  • Define frontend, backend, integration, identity, and workflow architecture components
  • Design secure cloud-native hosting and deployment approaches across AWS environments
  • Define API integration patterns, onboarding workflows, and credential management processes
  • Develop backend service architecture using AWS Lambda and DynamoDB
  • Design integration approaches for API management, workflow, and registration systems
  • Establish observability, resilience, monitoring, and operational support models
  • Define content structures, metadata standards, and documentation publishing approaches
  • Support transition planning and coexistence strategies for legacy and future portal capabilities

Skills and Experience Required

  • Strong frontend architecture experience across modern SPA frameworks including React, Angular, or Vue
  • Demonstrated experience designing developer portals, API platforms, or digital experience solutions
  • Strong understanding of AWS hosting patterns including CloudFront, S3 static hosting, ECS Fargate, and serverless architectures
  • Experience designing backend REST APIs and secure authentication/authorisation patterns including OAuth2
  • Knowledge of OpenAPI specifications and developer-facing API documentation solutions
  • Experience producing architecture artefacts suitable for government assurance and governance processes
  • Experience designing serverless applications using AWS Lambda and related cloud-native services
  • Understanding of API onboarding, credential lifecycle management, and developer self-service patterns
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards including WCAG 2.1 AA
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and technical communication skills
  • Current Baseline security clearance required (NV1 highly regarded)

Application Process
If you would like to apply, please contact Emma on 0480 804 408 or email emma.gibbons@talentinternational.com

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