INIT Australia is delivering next-generation smart transport technology as part of the Opal Next Generation Program, and we're looking for an experienced Test Environment Manager to join our growing team.

This landmark program will modernise NSW's ticketing infrastructure and enhance the passenger experience across the public transport network for years to come. The ONG Account Based Ticketing program seeks to upgrade the existing gates, poles and bus validator infrastructure, integrate advanced back-office technologies, and significantly enhance user experience across various modes of NSW public transport.

This program is set to run over 13 years, with an initial design and build phase of 3 years through to the operation and maintenance phase which will continue for another 10 years.

THE ROLE The Test Environment Manager is responsible for the performance, stability, and overall management of our non-production environments across the organisation.

This role ensures environments are reliable, well-governed, and aligned to the needs of delivery teams, supporting efficient development, testing, integration, and release cycles. The role requires a strong technical background, deep understanding of application architecture and interdependencies, and the ability to coordinate complex environment changes.

The Test Environment Manager will serve as the central point of ownership for non-production environment operations, ensuring optimal performance, proactive issue resolution, and clear communication with stakeholders across technology and the business.

More specifically, you'll be tasked with:

- Operational Performance
- Owning the operational performance of all non-production environments across on-premises systems, Azure, cloud platforms, and hybrid integrated solutions.
- Monitoring environment health
- Managing proactive detection and remediation of errors
- Coordinating upgrades, patches, data refreshes, and configuration changes across environments.

- Technical Oversight & Interconnectivity





- Maintaining a deep understanding of application architecture, data flows, APIs, and system interdependencies.
- Working closely with operations, delivery, DevOps, infrastructure, and external vendors to resolve complex technical issues.

- Change Coordination & Governance

- Overseeing scheduling and tracking of all changes to non-production environments
- Ensure environment usage aligns with release cycles, testing requirements, and project timelines.

- DevOps, CI/CD & Lifecycle Alignment

- Working with DevOps and platform teams to optimise deployment pipelines and environment readiness.
- Ensuring environments support the software development lifecycle (SDLC), automation, and continuous integration/deployment practices.

- Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

- Acting as the single point of contact for non-production environment-related queries, incidents, and planning.
- Reporting on environment status, incidents, changes, constraints, and risks clearly and proactively.

- Governance & Documentation

- Maintaining environment documentation, runbooks, configuration standards, and architecture references.
- Defining and enforcing workplace management policies, access controls, and operational procedures.
- Supporting audits, compliance requirements, and traceability of changes across environments.

ABOUT YOUWe are looking for a highly organised Test Environment Manager with strong planning and coordination skills who takes a highly collaborative approach to problem solving. We are also targeting the following skills and experience:

- Proven experience managing environments, application operations,



or technical environments in a complex organisation as a Test Environment Manager.
- Strong technical understanding of application architectures, APIs, integrations, databases, and supporting infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and environment configuration management.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with a technical mindset.
- Background working with cloud‑based environments (Azure) and hybrid integrations. Essential.
- Experience in governance, documentation, best practice frameworks, and environment lifecycle management.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Experience with environment virtualisation, containerisation, and infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC). Desirable
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. App Insights, Dynatrace, Grafana etc..). Desirable
- Exposure to release management and QA/testing processes.
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- Technical certifications relevant to application or platform management (e.g., Microsoft, Azure, ITIL).

Why INIT? This is an opportunity to have a genuine impact from the outset. Rather than stepping into an established. You'll have the opportunity to build, influence and shape the Test Environment framework from its early stages through to 2037.

If you're an experienced Environment Management professional who enjoys building robust test environments, solving complex challenges and taking genuine ownership, we'd like to hear from you.

INIT are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and encourage people with disability to apply. We will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and, where required, in the workplace to support accessibility and enable all candidates to participate and perform at their best.

📌 Test Environment Manager (Sydney)
🏢 INIT Group
📍 Sydney