Team Lead, Nectar Secure Region Full-time, 24-month fixed term | Brisbane or Melbourne preferred, all locations considered

AARNet and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) are building the Nectar Secure Region, a recent part of Australia's national research cloud for research on sensitive data. We're looking for a Team Leader to build it, run it and lead the team behind it.

About AARNet Australia's Academic and Research Network (AARNet) was established in 1989 and is widely regarded as the founder of the Internet in Australia. As Australia's National Research and Education Network, we connect over one million users across Australia, including researchers, students, hospitals, schools and museums. We are an organisation of innovators, doers and courageous thinkers who anticipate the future needs of our customers and build solutions today.

About the role The Nectar Secure Region is a new region of the Nectar Research Cloud, Australia's national cloud service dedicated to research. It is part of the National Nectar Node hosted at AARNet, and it will support sensitive data research across disciplines and organisations. Reporting to the IT Operations Manager and leading a team of two, you will provide technical management and leadership for the region. You will work closely with the AARNet Research and Innovation Engagement team and the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud Services Team.

What you'll do

- Lead the development, deployment and ongoing operation of the Secure Region's cloud platforms
- Maintain compliance with ISO/IEC 27001 and other security standards, including supporting internal and external audits




- Be the main contact for the ARDC Nectar Research Cloud Services Team, working as a peer of the ARDC Nectar Technical Leads
- Lead, develop and manage the AARNet Nectar team
- Lead incident and problem management, vulnerability management, capacity planning and change management
- Oversee networking, storage integration and the safe rollout of OpenStack upgrades and security patches
- Represent the Secure Region in the Nectar federation, including the Nectar Technical Committee

What you'll bring

- Technical leadership experience in complex infrastructure, cloud or research computing environments
- Experience operating infrastructure under ISO/IEC 27001 or a similar regulated framework (such as the ISM, IRAP or APRA CPS 234)
- Extensive Linux administration experience in large-scale production environments
- Strong OpenStack or large-scale cloud experience
- Advanced automation and scripting skills (Bash, Python, Ansible or equivalent), plus experience with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD
- Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills

Experience with secure research environments, Canonical technologies (Ubuntu, MAAS, Juju, Ceph) or responsible use of AI-assisted tools in regulated environments is highly regarded.

A tertiary qualification in computer science or engineering, or an equivalent combination of experience and training, is required.

This is a full-time, 24-month fixed-term appointment. Appointment requires the right to work in Australia and successful pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and verification of employment history and qualifications.

📌 Team Lead Nectar Secure Region (Milton)
🏢 Aarnet
📍 Milton