Job no: 572326
Work type: Full-time
Location: Flexible

Categories: Information Technology

• Based at our Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 10 $147,757 + 17% Superannuation

The Senior Manager, Systems is a leadership role responsible for driving the university’s transition to cloud-based infrastructure services. This position oversees the development and implementation of cloud strategies, architectures, and governance models to support the university’s future-state digital ecosystem. The role requires deep technical expertise in cloud technologies, combined with strong leadership and strategic planning capabilities.

As the Senior Manager, Systems, you will:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive cloud adoption and migration strategy aligned with the university’s digital transformation goals
• Lead the planning, design, and implementation of cloud infrastructure (IaC, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), ensuring integration with existing on-premise systems where appropriate
• Establish cloud governance frameworks including cost management (FinOps), security, identity management, and compliance
• Work collaboratively with Enterprise Architects, Application Owners, and Cyber Security and Resilience teams to support the modernisation of workloads and migration of legacy systems to cloud environments
• Manage a multidisciplinary team of Systems Managers, Systems Administrators and Cloud Specialists responsible for cloud platform operations, monitoring, and optimisation