IT Service Management - Configuration Manager

The IT Service Management (ITSM) team provides governance, processes and expertise to ensure reliable, productive, and customer-focused IT services across the organisation. We manage core ITIL practices including Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Knowledge, and Configuration Management, enabling service stability, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.

We are seeking an experienced ITSM Configuration Manager to lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of the Service Asset & Configuration Management (SACM) capability, ensuring accurate and trusted configuration information to support change enablement, incident/problem management, service continuity, risk, and audit. The successful candidate will own the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) strategy, data model, integrations, and controls to deliver service visibility, risk reduction, and faster recovery across the agency’s technology landscape.

The key duties of the position include:

- Establish and maintain Service Asset & Configuration Management (SACM) policies, standards, and procedures aligned with ITIL best practices.
- Design, implement, and manage the Configuration Management Database (CMDB), ensuring accurate and trusted configuration data.
- Develop and maintain service maps and dependency models to support change risk assessment and incident/problem resolution.
- Oversee integration of CMDB with discovery tools, cloud platforms, and ITSM processes for real-time accuracy.
- Drive process optimisation, automation, and maturity uplift for SACM and related ITSM practices.





We encourage applicants with the following skills and attributes to apply:

- Deep understanding of SACM, Change Enablement, and Service Transition practices.
- Ability to design, implement, and maintain a robust CMDB aligned with organisational needs and compliance requirements.
- Proficient in mapping business services to infrastructure components for impact analysis and risk assessment.
- Experience with ITSM and discovery tools to automate CI population and maintain data accuracy.
- Strong ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to embed SACM practices across the organisation.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a role you must:

- Be an Australian citizen
- Be assessed as suitable to hold and maintain a TOP SECRET-Privileged Access security clearance
- For more information on eligibility please see the Protective Security Policy Framework which is publicly accessible at protectivesecurity.gov.au, section 12 provides information on Eligibility and suitability

Notes

Please note: ASIS does not provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants

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📌 IT Service Management - Configuration Manager (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Secret Intelligence Service
📍 Canberra