At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do.

- Permanent Full Time
- New Position in our Organisational Technology Department

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our organisation focus on:

- Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
- Great Organisational Culture
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Good Governance and Integrity

The role

This position leads the delivery, operation and modernisation of Council's core technology infrastructure and security workplace, including on-premises infrastructure, private cloud, public cloud services, networks, communications, identity and access management, email and collaboration infrastructure backup, disaster recovery and cyber security controls.

The role provides technical leadership and professional advice to ensure Council's infrastructure is secure, resilient, scalable and aligned with organisational needs.

A key focus of the position is to lead the transition from traditional on-premises infrastructure to modern private cloud and public cloud services, including Azure and Google Cloud Platform, while maintaining service continuity, risk management and value from technology investment.

About you

To be considered for this position you will have:

- Tertiary qualification in information technology, information systems, computer science, cyber security, cloud infrastructure,



networking, business systems or a related discipline, and/or significant equivalent experience in a senior technology role.
- Minimum seven years' relevant experience in technology leadership, infrastructure, cyber security, platform management or IT operations, preferably in a complex multi-service or local government environment.
- Extensive knowledge of IT trends, issues and opportunities across storage, compute, backup, security, network, cloud and communications services.
- Demonstrated capability in leading teams, managing competing priorities, delivering operational and project outcomes, and applying sound judgement in a high-demand environment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage technology risk, service continuity, cyber security controls and infrastructure resilience in a complex organisation.
- Strong competency in stakeholder engagement, written and verbal communication, problem solving, planning and continuous improvement.
- Commitment to professional practice, collaboration, service excellence and accountability in the delivery of technology services.
- Demonstrated ability to develop operational technology plans that support business objectives, future system needs and continuous improvement.

In return, we will offer





- The ability to make a difference - Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.
- Great working conditions - a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.
- An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering - Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges).
- Career opportunities - engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.
- Reward & Recognition - extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

Download the Position Description:

Coordinator Infrastructure and Cyber Security

City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all.

Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.

ABOUT US

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📌 Coordinator Infrastructure and Cyber Security (Melbourne)
🏢 Whitehorse City Council
📍 Melbourne