Ready to take technical ownership of the platforms behind one of Australia's premier event venues?

We are looking for an experienced IT Platform Engineering Lead to take technical ownership of the platforms that underpin our corporate operations and the delivery of world‑class events. As the senior technical authority for our setting, you will own platform architecture, technical standards and lifecycle strategy across infrastructure, network, cloud, identity and venue technology, working closely with the IT Manager and broader IT team to shape a modern, standardised and resilient technology environment.

THE ROLE This is a broad technical leadership role combining architecture, engineering, governance and hands‑on technical expertise. Your key responsibilities will include:

Owning and evolving architecture across infrastructure, network, cloud, identity and endpoint platforms

Acting as the technical design authority for infrastructure and platform changes

Establishing standards, configuration baselines and repeatable design patterns across corporate and event technology environments

Developing platform lifecycle strategies and maintaining a forward‑looking technology roadmap

Leading infrastructure design and procurement decisions, ensuring new technologies align with GCCEC's architectural direction and standards

Driving platform resilience, availability, capacity and performance

Defining and maintaining high‑availability, backup and disaster recovery plans

Ensuring cybersecurity principles and controls are embedded into platform architecture and engineering

Leading technical root cause analysis following major incidents and driving improvements arising from those reviews

Acting as the senior escalation point for complex or high‑impact technical issues, including critical event scenarios

Providing technical leadership and mentoring across the IT team, promoting strong documentation,



knowledge sharing and engineering discipline

A particularly important part of the role will be helping us continue the evolution from environments dependent on individual technical knowledge towards standardised, documented and repeatable platforms that can scale with the needs of the business.

ABOUT YOU We are looking for an experienced infrastructure or platform engineer who has progressed beyond simply administering technology and can think at an architecture and design level. You'll bring strong experience designing and managing enterprise technology platforms and be comfortable taking technical ownership of decisions, standards and long‑term platform direction. Ideally, your technical background will include:

Microsoft Azure, with Azure Local (highly regarded)

Windows Server and desktop environments

Complex Cisco routing, switching and wireless environments

Palo Alto Networks security platforms

Microsoft 365 administration

Identity management including Active Directory and Entra ID

Enterprise backup and recovery

You'll also understand that technical leadership is about more than being the person with the answers. We want someone who documents well, shares knowledge, develops others and builds systems and standards that make the whole IT function stronger. Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or a related discipline are desirable, together with relevant architecture‑level or professional certifications across areas such as Azure, Cisco, cybersecurity or IT service management.





Full Australian working rights are required for this position in addition to a probity check.

WHY WORK WITH US? “It’s not what we do, it’s how we do it”!

We pride ourselves on our values of Community, Initiative, Respect, Teamwork and Welcoming. These values sit at the heart of how we work, how we treat our people, represent our business and deliver outstanding events.

Plus, we offer the following people perks:

Free undercover parking in the heart of Broadbeach

Discounted onsite team member café

Paid parental leave

Discounted food and beverage and accommodation at The Star Entertainment Group properties

Access to health & wellbeing programs

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Reward & Recognition Program

Reaching Earthcheck Master Certification status we are an environmentally conscious and sustainability focused organisation that seeks to continuously educate, support and ensure our team members foster and understand the importance of our environmental stewardship.

The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre is part of The Star Entertainment Group.

A premier Gold Coast venue where large‑scale conferences and exhibitions roll out seamlessly from beginning to end; a concert and sporting event destination; a place where every dish showcases the creativity and passion of its experienced team of award‑winning chefs.

Located in the heart of Broadbeach, 500 metres to the beach and walking distance to accommodation options, GCCEC is Australia’s largest regional convention centre.

GCCEC has a massive main arena, four exhibition halls, a range of meeting rooms and outdoor spaces that capture the warm, sub‑tropical Gold Coast climate. It’s the destination‑of‑choice for conferences, exhibitions, concerts, trade shows, and events.

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📌 Platform Engineer Lead (Gold Coast)
🏢 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
📍 Gold Coast