This EL2 role has direct accountability and leadership responsibility for the integrated delivery,performance and governance of enterprise ICT infrastructure across Platform Engineering,Enterprise Connectivity, Cloud Services, High Performance Computing and End User Services. Itapplies contemporary infrastructure leadership practices to deliver resilient, secure, scalable andcustomer-focused outcomes for the Bureau.

Operating with a high degree of independence, the role provides strategic and operationalleadership across these service domains, with direct accountability for service lifecyclemanagement, cyber resilience, automation, observability, vendor performance and operationalreliability, delivered through multidisciplinary teams, vendors and partners.

The role is accountable for portfolio health, financial management, governance, risk, assuranceand continuous improvement, and provides clear, evidence based advice to senior executives oninfrastructure performance, investment, resilience and service risk.

This EL2 role has direct accountability and leadership responsibility for the integrated delivery,performance and governance of enterprise ICT infrastructure across Platform Engineering,Enterprise Connectivity, Cloud Services, High Performance Computing and End User Services. Itapplies contemporary infrastructure leadership practices to deliver resilient, secure, scalable andcustomer-focused outcomes for the Bureau.

Operating with a high degree of independence, the role provides strategic and operationalleadership across these service domains, with direct accountability for service lifecyclemanagement, cyber resilience, automation, observability, vendor performance and operationalreliability, delivered through multidisciplinary teams, vendors and partners.

The role is accountable for portfolio health, financial management, governance, risk, assuranceand continuous improvement, and provides clear, evidence based advice to senior executives oninfrastructure performance, investment, resilience and service risk.

The key duties of the position include:

Enterprise infrastructure strategy and service integration

- Setting integrated ICT infrastructure strategies, service roadmaps and technology lifecycleplans aligned to Bureau priorities, whole-of-government requirements and contemporaryindustry practice.
- Providing direct leadership and accountability across Platform Engineering, EnterpriseConnectivity, Cloud Services, High Performance Computing and End User Services as acohesive enterprise infrastructure capability.
- Directing service design, transition,



operation and improvement to ensure infrastructureservices are reliable, secure, scalable and fit for purpose.

Operational leadership and accountable delivery

- Overseeing operational reliability, resilience and recoverability of enterprise infrastructureservices, including incident response, service continuity and executive escalation.
- Making sound, risk-based decisions in complex and ambiguous service environments.
- Driving modern service management practices, including observability, change discipline,problem management, service level performance and continual improvement.

Portfolio planning, prioritisation and investment stewardship

- Leading portfolio planning and prioritisation across operations, lifecycle management, cloudadoption, cyber resilience, automation and project delivery.
- Allocating people, funding, vendors and technology assets across the full span of control tobalance value, risk, affordability and service outcomes.
- Managing major cross-domain dependencies, constraints, advantages, risks and changeimpacts.

Governance, risk, assurance and financial accountability

- Maintaining executive visibility of infrastructure performance, operational risk, compliance,financial position, cyber exposure and service maturity.
- Ensuring services meet Bureau policy, security, audit, contract, accessibility and whole-of government digital and cyber requirements.
- Managing the IT Infrastructure portfolio budget, including forecasting, cost control andvalue-based decision-making.
- Governing major contracts and vendor performance, including commercial, service anddelivery issues.

People leadership and organisational capability

- Leading and developing multidisciplinary teams across Platform Engineering, EnterpriseConnectivity, Cloud Services, High Performance Computing and End User Services,building leadership depth, technical capability and accountability.
- Shaping an inclusive, values-led culture that supports collaboration, engineering discipline,automation, service ownership and continuous improvement.
- Strengthening workforce resilience through succession, knowledge sharing and capabilityuplift.





Senior stakeholder engagement and communication with influence

- Providing clear, evidence-based advice to senior executives on performance, risk, priorities,investment trade-offs and service impacts.
- Influencing senior stakeholders, vendors and delivery partners to resolve issues and secureshared outcomes.
- Representing infrastructure in executive forums and enterprise planning.

Service maturity, reform and continuous improvement

- Setting the direction for infrastructure service maturity, including automation,standardisation, observability, self-service, resilience engineering and lifecyclemanagement.
- Leading reform that improves customer experience, strengthens controls, reducesoperational risk and simplifies delivery across infrastructure domains.
- Using performance insights and stakeholder feedback to improve service quality andefficiency.

Complying with all Bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures, and taking reasonable

care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors who may be

affected by your conduct.

Getting to know the Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology is one of the few organisations that touches the lives of all Australians and all Australia, every day. The Bureau works across Australia and remote islands, providing services from the Antarctic to beyond the equator, and from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific.We are Australia's national weather, climate and water agency, in the Agriculture, Water and Environment portfolio of the Australian Government, operating under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We provide data, information, knowledge, insight and wisdom to help Australians prepare and respond to the realities of their natural environment, including droughts, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones.Our products and services include observations, forecasts, analysis and advice covering Australia's atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments. We undertake focused scientific research in support of our operations and services. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring and advice, we provide one of Australia's most fundamental and widely used public services.We have strong relationships with our customers, partners and stakeholders in Australia, including the Australian Community and the emergency services sectors, all-levels of Government, and focus sectors including aviation, agriculture, energy and resources, national security and water.

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📌 IT Infrastructure Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Bureau Of Meteorology
📍 Melbourne