EL1 Assistant Director Platform Compute and Hosting Foundations

Administrative Review Tribunal; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 122,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Salary packaging options

Health and wellbeing programs

Generous leave and office closure

Job summary

The Administrative Review Tribunal is seeking an EL1 Assistant Director Platform Compute and Hosting Foundations to lead the compute and hosting foundations across cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments. This role reports to the Enterprise Technology Group and offers a dynamic path to influence technology strategy and architecture in a government context.

You will oversee delivery, governance, and risk management for critical platforms, mentor a technical team, and collaborate with product

Qualifications

• Experience leading platform compute and hosting services across cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments.
• Ability to advise on governance, risk and lifecycle decisions for enterprise platforms.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop technical staff and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery and continual improvement of enterprise technology platforms.
• Work across cloud services, compute platforms, virtualization and supporting infrastructure.
• Provide specialist expertise on complex incidents and technology implementations.
• Influence platform strategy, standards, governance and lifecycle decisions.
• Lead, mentor and build the capability of technical staff and teams.
• Collaborate with product teams, security specialists, delivery teams and vendors.
• Improve reliability, security, sustainability and operational maturity of services.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Incident management

Mentoring staff

Tools

Cloud platforms

Virtualisation

Job description

EL1 Assistant Director Platform Compute and Hosting Foundations

Take a leading role in shaping and strengthening the Tribunal's critical compute and hosting services across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.

This ongoing full-time role within the Enterprise Technology Group can be located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney.

Remuneration: The annual salary range for the position is EL 1 - $121,755- $143,202 p.a., plus a generous employer superannuation contribution of 15.4%.

About the opportunity:

This is an opportunity to combine hands‑on technical expertise with leadership, service stewardship and strategic influence. Working closely with product teams, architecture, cyber security, project delivery areas, vendors and other technology specialists, the team ensures platform requirements are understood and delivered in line with organisational priorities and governance expectations.

As the Assistant Director Platform Compute and Hosting Foundations, you will provide authoritative technical leadership across the Tribunal's cloud, on-premises and hybrid hosting environments, ensuring risks, dependencies, lifecycle considerations and operational impacts are effectively identified, managed and communicated.

The role offers the opportunity to:

• lead the delivery and continual improvement of essential enterprise technology platforms,
• work across cloud services, compute platforms, virtualisation, endpoint management and supporting infrastructure,
• provide specialist expertise on complex incidents, operational challenges and technology implementations,
• influence platform strategy, technical standards, governance and lifecycle decisions,
• lead, mentor and build the capability of technical staff,
• collaborate with product teams, architects, security specialists, delivery teams and vendors,
• improve the reliability, security, sustainability and operational maturity of services that support the Tribunal’s work.

This position makes an important contribution by ensuring the technology foundations relied on across the Tribunal remain secure, reliable, supportable and fit for purpose. It would appeal to an experienced technology professional who enjoys solving complex problems, leading people and having a meaningful influence on the future direction of enterprise platforms.

About you:

In addition to the technical capabilities outlined in the position description, the ideal candidate will bring demonstrated experience managing platform compute and hosting services, providing authoritative advice, building productive stakeholder relationships, promoting sound governance and operational practices, and leading the development of technical teams. They will also:

• be a collaborative and visible leader who can set priorities, coordinate competing workloads and support staff to deliver high-quality outcomes
• take ownership of complex issues and remain calm, practical and solutions-focused when responding to incidents or operational challenges
• communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• exercise sound judgement and provide clear, evidence-based advice on technology risks, lifecycle issues and investment priorities
• build productive relationships across multidisciplinary teams and work constructively with vendors and delivery partners
• promote accountability, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• balance immediate operational demands with longer-term platform sustainability and strategic objectives
• demonstrate a strong commitment to secure, reliable and well‑governed technology services

Together, these capabilities support the delivery of secure, reliable and sustainable platform services that meet the operational needs of the Tribunal.

• Australian Federal Police Check
• Security Clearance and pre‑employment checks

More information about this position, the scope of the role, duties and required capabilities and experience, is contained within the Position Description, which is linked below and available on our Career Opportunities page.

About the Tribunal:

The Administrative Review Tribunal plays a crucial role in the Australian legal landscape, providing a process for individuals and organisations to seek an independent review of decisions made under a wide range of Commonwealth laws.

We believe in providing our employees with a work environment that is supportive and rewarding. Our culture is one that welcomes all and we embrace flexibility and diversity. We believe our people are our most valuable asset and we work to support the skills, knowledge and capability of our staff.

You can learn more about the Tribunal on our website, About us | Administrative Review Tribunal

What we offer:

We believe the little extras can make a big difference in supporting your success and some of our great incentives include:

• flexible working options, including remote working to support you with your commitments outside of work,
• salary packaging options,
• access to holistic health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport which provides discounted access to 350+ gyms, free annual influenza vaccinations and free eye tests,
• generous leave allowances including Christmas to New Year office closure with no deduction from your leave balance.

Read our Enterprise Agreement for more information about our terms and conditions of employment.

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Merit Pool Acknowledgement

A merit pool may be created to fill similar vacancies within the next 18 months. Suitable candidates in this merit pool may be contacted for roles at the Tribunal, or the broader APS.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

The Administrative Review Tribunal is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all genders, LGBTQIA+ community and mature age people. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us if invited to interview.

RecruitAbility Scheme

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Should you apply for this vacancy under the scheme, declare you have a disability, and meet the minimum requirements for the role, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

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