The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) provides ICT services via a shared services model to Australian Parliament House (APH) and to more than 5000 people who work for the parliament. This includes supporting the ICT needs of all parliamentarians and their staff and the parliamentary office locations across Australia. Information Services Division (ISD) also provides ICT services to the other parliamentary departments: Department of the Senate, Department of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Budget Office, and the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service.

Our mission is to ensure the smooth operation of parliamentary activities through efficient and effective service delivery. We are committed to innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement.

Any merit pool created from this recruitment process may be used to fill ongoing or non-ongoing positions that may arise over the next 18 months.

Who we are looking for

Endpoint Administrator

We are seeking experienced Endpoint Administrators with a solid background in Intune, Configuration Manager, and mobile device management. Ideal candidates will bring advanced technical expertise in endpoint management, leveraging PowerShell scripting to streamline system administration, enhance efficiency, and support endpoint software packaging. Key responsibilities include actively monitoring and optimising scripts to ensure optimal system performance, enforcing patch management and security compliance, and managing application allowlists. This role requires skilled problem-solvers adept at diagnosing and resolving incidents. Successful candidates will also contribute to developing and updating technical SOPs to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.

Cloud and on-site Infrastructure Administrator

We are looking for Senior Infrastructure Administrators with extensive experience in deploying and maintaining both on-site and cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise with Azure Local (Stack HCI) environments and VMWare platforms, including vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi, as well as proficiency in leveraging Azure or AWS cloud services. They will be skilled in following best practices for architecture, security, and performance, incorporating infrastructure-as-code, and configuring storage and disaster recovery solutions. Additionally, the role involves developing and automating ICT infrastructure processes to enhance operational efficiency. This position requires problem-solvers who can investigate and resolve complex issues across on-site and cloud environments and is committed to sharing expertise and knowledge with team members to support collective growth and resilience.

M365 Cloud Administrator

We are looking to create a merit pool of M365 Cloud Administrators with extensive experience in ensuring the platform is meeting business and functional requirements. In this role you would be required coordinate and contribute to the work of a team consistent to a work plan and provide advice and assistance on methods of task completion to team members. You will work alongside a number of systems and cloud engineers and contribute to the successful delivery of platform solutions in support of the Australian Parliament. This position requires problem-solvers who can investigate and resolve complex issues across the M365 suite of products and is committed to sharing expertise and knowledge with team members to support collective growth and resilience.

Job Specific Requirements:

Experience in a least three of the following is highly desirable:

• Intune experience
• Azure and other cloud technology expertise
• Technical Skills in Scripting and Automation, particularly with PowerShell
• SharePoint
• M365
• Sound working knowledge with IT hardware and Device Management
• Exchange Online & email domain management
• MS Teams
• Microsoft Purview
• Azure IaaS and PlaaS environments
• VMware
• Networking
• Azure Entra ID & MFA
• Conditional Access Policies
• Privileged Identity Management
• SQL Server and administration