About the Department for Correctional Services

The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.

Duties

The Infrastructure Lead is accountable to the Manager ICT Service Delivery for the provision, maintenance and support of DCS Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Active Directory (AD) systems and services to ensure that DCS ICT AD infrastructure reliably supports DCS business operations and service delivery.

The incumbent will work under broad parameters and undertake project activities, including the planning, design and implementation of project deliverables and identify risks and issues, ensuring solutions are compliant with DCS and SA Government policies and standards.

The Infrastructure Lead will undertake IT administration across a variety of service segments and work closely with external service providers to support disparate platforms and technologies in a range of environments.

The incumbent will significantly contribute to the secure operations of Azure cloud and on-premises infrastructure services by administering servers, developing automation, orchestration, monitoring and managing authentication mechanisms to deliver overall effective enterprise solutions.

Special Conditions

Section 47 of the Public Sector Act 2009 applies in conjunction with other provisions of the act and other applicable industrial entitlements.

The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check.

A current South Australian Driver’s Licence is essential.

May be required to work out-of-hours or be on-call to ensure 24 hours a day, 7 days-a-week information systems remain operational and able to meet critical business deadlines.

Some interstate and intrastate travel will be required which may necessitate overnight absences.

Requirements

Essential: Nil

Desirable: Tertiary qualifications in an ICT related discipline.

Specialised system administration certifications e.g., Microsoft MCP, MCSA, MCSE, Cisco CCNA, CCNP, HPE ASE.

Remuneration

ASO6 ($98,478 - $104,165pa)

Enquiries

Ms Linda Neighbour
A/Director, Information and Technology Services Branch
[email protected]

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA.

Applicants are required to attach additional information addressing the specific criteria outlined in the Advice to Applicants. Please note: Applicants that do not address the selection criteria may be disadvantaged during the shortlisting process.

Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.

Applicants are required to complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.

Additional Information

This is a temporary vacancy for up to 12months.

DCS is an equal opportunities employer, and our workplace reflects the diverse communities that we serve. Safety at Work is central to our mission — emphasising respectful relationships, psychological wellbeing, and the physical and cultural safety of all employees.

We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, people of African heritage, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+, neurodivergent people, people living with disability, people of all ages, and other diversity groups. We support flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements, wherever reasonably possible, and strive to ensure a fair, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment process. We encourage you to share any support or access needs when you apply.