Environment Specialist

RACQ; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free RACQ roadside assistance

Exclusive employee discounts

Wellbeing programs

Flexible work options

Job summary

RACQ is seeking an Environment Specialist to coordinate and govern non-production technology environments across diverse teams, driving readiness for testing, releases and operations. You will align demand, dependencies, risks and capacity to improve reliability and value, partnering with delivery, technical and business units to ensure environments support successful delivery outcomes.

You’ll play a central role in planning, governance and lifecycle management, with exposure to cloud platforms,

Qualifications

• Experience managing technology environments in a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of environment governance and lifecycle management.
• Experience coordinating demand, schedules, configurations and dependencies.
• Working knowledge of IT service management, release, change and configuration management practices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and automation concepts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate environment demand, scheduling and utilisation across Technology teams.
• Manage environment lifecycles, configurations, versions and dependencies.
• Maintain environment inventories, roadmaps and forward schedules.
• Coordinate readiness activities for testing, releases and operational outcomes.
• Identify and resolve environment risks, conflicts and capacity constraints.
• Improve environment governance, automation, reporting and service quality.
• Support secure, compliant management of environment data, integrations and supporting services.
• Identify opportunities to optimise environment utilisation and related technology costs.

Skills

Environment management

Governance & lifecycle

Demand & capacity planning

IT service management

Cloud/DevOps familiarity

Tools

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

As an Environment Specialist, you’ll coordinate and govern RACQ’s non-production technology environments, supporting development, testing, release and operational readiness. You’ll bring teams together to manage demand, dependencies, risks and capacity while improving environment reliability, efficiency and value.

At RACQ,we’regood people doing good things, making a positive impact every day, with opportunities to learn, grow, and be more.

About the role

You’ll be the central point of coordination for environment planning, governance and readiness across Technology. Working with delivery, technical and business teams, you’ll help ensure environments are available, well managed and ready to support successful delivery outcomes.

• Coordinate environment demand, scheduling and utilisation across Technology teams.
• Manage environment lifecycles, configurations, versions and dependencies.
• Maintain environment inventories, roadmaps and forward schedules.
• Coordinate readiness activities for testing, releases and operational outcomes.
• Identify and resolve environment risks, conflicts and capacity constraints.
• Improve environment governance, automation, reporting and service quality.
• Support secure, compliant management of environment data, integrations and supporting services.
• Identify opportunities to optimise environment utilisation and related technology costs.

About you

You’re a collaborative and organised technology professional who can bring clarity to complex environments and competing priorities. You build trusted relationships, communicate clearly and use sound judgement to deliver practical, sustainable outcomes.

• Experience managing technology environments in a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of environment governance and lifecycle management.
• Experience coordinating demand, schedules, configurations and dependencies.
• Working knowledge of IT service management, release, change and configuration management practices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and automation concepts.
• Strong planning, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.

Why join RACQ?

RACQ is here to drive a better future for all Queenslanders. With more than 1.7 million members, we’re built on helping people when they need it most. Join our team and play a part in supporting our members to move and live safely, securely and sustainably. We’re evolving with smarter, more sustainable solutions that make a real difference across Queensland. And while our reach is big, we stay small enough to support your career with care. At RACQ, you’ll find a flexible, inclusive workplace where everyone is valued, supported and empowered to thrive. Learn more about our culture and our commitment to diversity and inclusion at About us | RACQ https://www.racq.com.au/about-us

Why you’ll love working at RACQ

At RACQ, we support your work, wellbeing and career through benefits that matter.

• Free RACQ roadside assistance from day one
  Enjoy complimentary RACQ Everyday Roadside Assistance, renewed annually.
• Exclusive employee discounts
  Access discounts across RACQ products and partner offers including banking, insurance, solar, vehicle care, retail and travel.
• Wellbeing that goes beyond the basics
  Take advantage of onsite health checks, flu vaccinations, wellbeing rooms, digital wellbeing resources and discounted private health insurance.
• Flexibility that works for real life
  Our weFLEX approach supports balance, performance and collaboration—whether you’re working from home, the office, or a mix of both.

Explore all our employee benefits athttps://www.racq.com.au/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

Successful candidates will be asked to complete background checks to progress their application.

Adjustments & Support

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