Join the Australian Electoral Commission's Chief Information Officer Division and play a key role in delivering election ready IT systems for one of Australia's most important democratic institutions.

About the role Working within the Platforms and Application Development Branch, you'll support the IT Event Director in managing the day to day delivery of event critical assurance activities across the AEC's enterprise and election systems. This is a hands on delivery role covering integration testing, end to end data flow testing, capacity and load testing, disaster recovery testing, business continuity testing and production verification testing.

Key responsibilities

Manage the day to day running of implementation and assurance activities for critical IT events

Coordinate resourcing to execute deliverables on time and to scope

Provide timely, critical advice during events to support risk mitigation and business continuity

Support the ongoing protection of AEC IT systems against internal and external threats

Prioritise development effort so resources are allocated efficiently across events and business as usual

Contribute to election preparation and delivery activity in line with the AEC's election readiness framework

About you





Minimum 5 years' experience managing ICT projects to time, cost, quality and scope

Demonstrated experience planning and delivering test assurance activities to scheduled timelines

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and translate technical detail for diverse audiences

Excellent stakeholder management skills across senior and diverse stakeholder groups

Ability to manage high volumes of work under competing priorities in a changing environment

Comfortable working with limited direction as part of a collaborative team

Tertiary qualifications or industry certification in project or program management (desirable)

The details

Location: Canberra, ACT (hybrid, National Office based)

Hours: up to 40 hours per week

Level: Manager, EL1 equivalent

Contract: ASAP start (approx. 5 October 2026) through to 30 June 2027, with a 12 month extension option

Clearance: candidates must hold or be able to obtain NV1 prior to commencement

Applications close: Friday 18th September 2026

*please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted

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