• Information Technology, Sunshine Coast Campus, Sippy Downs
• Level 9, $130,104 - $136,267 p.a., plus up to 17% employer superannuation
• Full-time, ongoing appointment

The Opportunity

Join UniSC as a Digital Platforms Specialist, where you'll play a pivotal role in leading and supervising a team of on-prem infrastructure and cloud engineer professionals. You'll strategically manage and enhance our core infrastructure environment, driving operational excellence and service delivery. Collaborating closely with key stakeholders and vendors, you'll spearhead research initiatives and benchmarking efforts to identify system enhancements, ensuring optimised return on investment and streamlined business processes. Working alongside the Manager, Digital Platforms and IT colleagues, you'll contribute to the development of policies and standards, with a focus on business continuity, capacity planning, security, and availability management.

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You will

• drive innovative initiatives for UniSC’s Digital Platforms, collaborating with stakeholders to align with the university’s strategic goals;
• build a client-focused support culture, ensuring our digital infrastructure delivers reliable, high-quality services that meet institutional priorities;
• provide strategic guidance to enhance the design, delivery, and operations of UniSC’s core infrastructure, empowering university-wide efficiency and performance; and
• lead, mentor, and manage technical teams, fostering excellence in service delivery, achieving performance goals, and creating a supportive environment for success.

About you

You're a forward-thinking leader who thrives on turning complex challenges into opportunities for innovation. You bring a strategic mindset and a passion for collaboration, guiding your team to deliver impactful solutions that align with UniSC’s vision. Your expertise in infrastructure systems, project delivery, and problem-solving ensures our digital platforms remain reliable, secure, and ahead of the curve. With a natural ability to build meaningful relationships, you’ll work seamlessly with stakeholders, vendors, and partners, driving initiatives that optimise performance and enhance the university's operations. You're someone who inspires growth, fosters learning, and brings a fresh perspective to everything you do.

You will possess:

• Extensive leadership experience in complex service organisations, driving change, strategic planning, and delivering successful projects while managing budgets, vendors, and evidence-based business cases.
• Proven success in leading teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously within intricate organisational structures, delivering impactful results.
• Exceptional project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, using structured approaches to resolve technical challenges and implement innovative solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Deep expertise in supporting and managing core infrastructure systems, including network, server, storage, and cloud technologies in large-scale organisations.
• Extensive experience building and managing relationships, including leading negotiations with external vendors to develop, maintain, and support critical infrastructure and tools.
• Proven ability to develop and refine policies, procedures, standards, and documentation for network systems that support organisational goals.

UniSC is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, women in STEM, First Nations Peoples, and individuals of diverse cultures, genders, abilities, and experiences. We value achievement relative to opportunity and encourage your commentary on your achievements in this context. For additional support during the application process, please contact us at [email protected] or call +61 7 5430 2830.

Position description: 493032_position description.pdf

UniSC values a diverse and talented workforce and invites applications from candidates who already have legal work rights in Australia.

UniSC does not accept unsolicited applications. For agency inquiries, contact [email protected]

Applications for this position close midnight, Sunday 9 March 2025

Your completed application must include:

• a resume and a statement of suitability (not to exceed two pages), which be reviewed in alignment to the specified selection criteria as outlined within the position description.

Further information regarding how to prepare your application is available on our website: Join our team

We would love the opportunity to get to know you better, but we know it works both ways. To get to know a little more about us, visit us at: Welcome to UniSC and LinkedIn Life

Have questions or want to know more? For a confidential discussion, please contact:

John Toulantas
Manager, Data Integration and Digital Platforms
Telephone: 07 5456 3443
Email: [email protected]

Discover UniSC

We're all about doing work that matters, connecting with great people, and being part of an incredible journey. We’re not the biggest university. But we’re growing every day, and doing big things. Like ground-breaking research, championing sustainability, producing gold-winning athletes and award-winning alumni.

We're one of the fastest growing universities in Australia, growing to over 2,000 people across 5 campuses in South East Queensland.

Teaching excellence is at the heart of what we do, and our commitment to sustainability is integrated into our teaching, research, and daily operations. Our research tackles the most pressing challenges of our time, with 26 research fields ranked at or above world standard according to the Excellence in Research for Australia Rankings. At UniSC you will have the opportunity to contribute to the educational landscape for future generations.

We foster a collaborative and supportive environment, encouraging continuous professional development and providing resources to enhance your career. We recognise and value the contributions of each team member to our culture and success. We're not afraid to be different, and we're looking for people who share our values and want to be part of a team that is working together to improve our local and global challenges.

Our Culture & Benefits:

• Our collaborative, passionate and welcoming culture is what really sets us apart.
• Modern teaching & research facilities.
• Professional development and career pathway opportunities.
• We are a proud recipient of the prestigious Athena SWAN Bronze Award, granted as part of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative.
• Flexible work arrangements & generous leave options.
• Salary packing options + 17% Super.
• EAP, fitness passport & discounted private health.