IT Commissioning & Deployment Engineer

For Purpose Aged Care; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Team lunches and team-building events

Work from home flexibility

Exclusive staff discounts

Salary sacrificing options with super

Novated leasing

Access to EAP

Job summary

For Purpose Aged Care in Melbourne is seeking an experienced IT Commissioning & Deployment Engineer to lead end-to-end IT infrastructure commissioning for new facilities and major site expansions. You will work with project teams, vendors and clinical staff, travel locally and interstate, and ensure environments are tested, ready, and transitioned to business as usual.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree and strong knowledge of networking, security, ITIL processes, and a proactive,

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IT infrastructure deployments for new sites, refurbishments or complex technology implementations.
• Hands-on experience with networking, servers, endpoints and peripheral technologies.
• Ability to read construction/CAD documentation and interpret it for IT deployments.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking including Wi‑Fi, switching, routing and firewalls.
• Knowledge of identity and access management and cyber security controls.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes, change and release management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical commissioning and deployment of IT infrastructure for new facilities and major technology initiatives.
• Coordinate deployment activities across infrastructure, applications, cyber security, service desk and operations teams.
• Review documentation, conduct site surveys and manage IT design requirements.
• Oversee equipment staging, configuration and deployment (networks, servers, devices, access control).
• Develop and execute commissioning, testing, migration and cutover plans.
• Manage technical readiness, risk, defects and acceptance activities.
• Support go-live and transition to operational support teams.
• Produce technical documentation, asset records and as-built diagrams.
• Coordinate external vendors, consultants and trades to ensure project outcomes.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Networking

Servers & endpoints

Identity & access

Cyber security

ITIL & releases

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS

Job description

At For Purpose Aged Care, our purpose is to deliver exceptional care for meaningful ageing. We are dedicated to creating communities that set the standard in aged care, guided by our C.A.R.E. values: Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Empathy.

Why this role matters:

We're seeking an experienced IT Commissioning & Deployment Engineer to play a critical role in the successful delivery of technology infrastructure across new aged care developments, major site expansions and strategic technology projects.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Head of PMO, you will be responsible for the end-to-end commissioning and deployment of IT infrastructure, systems and technology solutions for new and existing facilities. You'll work closely with project teams, operational stakeholders, clinical teams, vendors and construction partners to ensure technology environments are tested, operationally ready and successfully transitioned into business-as-usual operations. As part of your role, you will be required to travel locally and interstate.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the technical commissioning and deployment workstream for new facilities, site expansions and major technology initiatives.

Coordinate deployment activities across infrastructure, applications, cyber security, service desk and operational teams.

Review construction and technical documentation, conduct site surveys and manage IT design requirements.

Oversee equipment staging, configuration and deployment, including networks, servers, devices and access control systems.

Develop and execute commissioning, testing, migration and cutover plans.

Manage technical readiness, risk, defects and acceptance activities.

Support go-live, hypercare and transition to operational support teams.

Produce technical documentation, asset records, as-built diagrams and handover materials.

Coordinate external vendors, consultants and trades to ensure successful project outcomes.

About You

• Demonstrated experience delivering IT infrastructure deployments for new sites, refurbishments or complex technology implementations.

Hands-on experience with networking, servers, endpoints and peripheral technologies.

Experience working with builders, consultants, vendors and interpreting construction or CAD documentation.

Strong knowledge of:Enterprise networking and connectivity
Wi-Fi, switching, routing and firewalls

Structured cabling and rack design

Identity and access management

Cyber security controls

ITIL, change and release management

Excellent planning, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

The ability to travel to metropolitan and regional locations as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science or a related discipline
  Mandatory Requirements
• Current National Police Check or willing to obtain
• Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency or valid Australian work rights.

Benefits & Work Culture with For Purpose Aged Care

As a purpose‑led,not‑for‑profit organisation,our staff’s health and wellbeing are important to us.This is why we offer a growing range of benefits to support both work and life, including:

• Salary packaging up to $15,900, plus $2,650 for dining and holiday accommodation plus claim car parking.
• Team lunches and team‑building events
• Work from home flexibility
• Exclusive staff discounts with JB Hi‑Fi, Endota Spa and more
  CommBank Workplace Banking
• Salary sacrificing options with superannuation
• Novated leasing through Enlist
• Access to EAP – free, confidential counselling