Election IT Delivery & Assurance Manager

Montagu Group Pty LTD; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Electoral Commission in Canberra, ACT, invites applications for an EL1-level managerial role within the CIO Division. The position focuses on delivery and assurance activities for election IT systems, including end-to-end testing, capacity/load testing, disaster recovery testing, and production verification.

You will lead day-to-day events work, coordinate resources, and provide crucial risk guidance to ensure continuity and protection of enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience managing ICT projects to time, cost, quality and scope.
• Experience planning and delivering test assurance activities to scheduled timelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to influence technical detail for varied audiences.
• Excellent stakeholder management across senior and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to manage high volumes of work under competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Comfortable working with limited direction as part of a collaborative team.
• Tertiary qualifications or industry certification in project or program management (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day running of implementation and assurance activities for critical IT events
• Coordinate resourcing to execute deliverables on time and to scope
• Provide timely, critical advice during events to support risk mitigation and business continuity
• Support the ongoing protection of AEC IT systems against internal and external threats
• Prioritise development effort so resources are allocated efficiently across events and business as usual
• Contribute to election preparation and delivery activity in line with the AEC's election readiness framework

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Test assurance

Communication

Prioritisation

Team collaboration

Education

Project management certification

Job description

Australian Electoral Commission in Canberra, ACT, invites applications for an EL1-level managerial role within the CIO Division. The position focuses on delivery and assurance activities for election IT systems, including end-to-end testing, capacity/load testing, disaster recovery testing, and production verification.

You will lead day-to-day events work, coordinate resources, and provide crucial risk guidance to ensure continuity and protection of enterprise systems.