We are partnering with an established Gold Coast technology business to recruit a Principal Architect who will become the senior technical authority within its growing AI and business solutions practice.
This is not a role where you create a diagram, hand it to the delivery team and disappear into another meeting.
You will design the architecture, contribute directly to complex development, solve high-level technical challenges and work alongside business leaders to turn client problems into commercially viable solutions.
What’s in it for you… - Gold Coast or Sydney based hybrid position
- Competitive salary $150K - $180K + Super (based on experience)
- Work from office two days per week
- Awesome company culture
- Occasional travel to client and prospect sites across Brisbane and the Gold Coast
- Interstate travel is expected to be rare
What you’ll be doing… - Designing and actively building enterprise solutions across Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and Azure
- Developing complex automation solutions using Power Automate Cloud, Power Automate Desktop and RPA
- Creating custom integrations, connectors and data pipelines across Microsoft and third-party platforms
- Working with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, Azure AI Search and modern authentication frameworks
- Developing custom components using technologies such as C#, JavaScript, Liquid and PCF controls
- Architecting secure AI and Copilot solutions, including grounded AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation
- Establishing strong application lifecycle management, environment separation and solution-layering practices
- Leading technical discovery workshops with prospective and existing clients
- Translating business challenges into solution architectures, estimates and Statements of Work
- Presenting technical recommendations, commercial value and expected ROI to senior stakeholders
- Resolving complex technical escalations by working directly within code, integrations and automation workflows
- Reviewing architecture and code to reduce technical debt and improve long-term maintainability
- Mentoring senior and mid-level developers in engineering standards and advanced solution design
What we’re looking for…
You will bring strong hands-on experience across the Microsoft business applications and cloud ecosystem, including:
- Expert-level experience with Microsoft Power Platform
- Advanced Power Automate Cloud and Desktop development
- Dynamics 365 architecture and extension experience
- Dataverse relational data modelling and schema design
- Power Pages configuration and development
- Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management and Azure AI services
- Custom API integration and authentication, including OAuth 2.0
- C# plugins, JavaScript, Liquid and custom component development
- Application lifecycle management across development, test and production environments
- Experience designing secure enterprise automation and AI solutions
- The ability to diagnose and permanently resolve complex delivery issues
Experience integrating disconnected platforms such as CRM, finance, document management and other SaaS systems will be highly regarded.
What will work well…
Technical depth is essential, but this role also needs someone who can operate commercially.
You should be comfortable:
- Leading client discovery conversations
- Challenging unclear or unrealistic requirements
- Producing accurate estimates and technical scopes
- Explaining complex architecture in straightforward business language
- Presenting to executives and financial decision-makers
- Demonstrating the commercial value of a proposed solution
- Working through unfamiliar APIs and legacy environments
- Mentoring developers without needing formal people-management responsibility
You will naturally bring curiosity, lateral thinking and a bit of a “hacker mindset” when faced with a difficult integration or automation challenge.
Highly Regarded Certifications - Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert, PL-600
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate, PL-400
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AZ-305
Certifications are valued, but they will not replace genuine hands-on architecture and development capability.
How to get involved…
Ready to take your career to the next level? APPLY NOW! Submit your CV or contact Dean from rec4tech.jobs for a confidential chat at
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