Lead Infrastructure Engineer, M&A

Intrepid Experience; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work: 2 days from home

Annual free Intrepid trip

Family discounts and travel benefits

Extra leave for trips

Parental leave (10 weeks)

Learning & mentoring programs

Volunteer leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Intrepid Travel is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer in Melbourne to guide a small team and integrate newly acquired businesses into the global tech environment. You will ensure secure, seamless, and confident day-one operations while shaping strategy and roadmaps for infrastructure across mergers and transitions.

Based in Melbourne head office with hybrid work (2 days from home), you will travel domestically and internationally as needed, manage enterprise infrastructure across cloud and

Qualifications

• Experience leading infrastructure activities across mergers, acquisitions, divestments or large-scale technology integration programmes.
• Strong experience managing enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, including Microsoft 365.
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, identity management, vulnerability management and modern workplace technologies.
• Experience developing infrastructure roadmaps, integration strategies and transition plans aligned to business objectives.
• Proven experience leading teams and third-party vendors through technical projects in global environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure activities across mergers, acquisitions, divestments or large-scale integration programmes.
• Oversee enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, including Microsoft 365.
• Develop roadmaps and transition plans aligned to business objectives.
• Lead teams and third-party vendors through global projects and ensure secure, scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate effectively to influence outcomes.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Cloud & on-prem infra

Microsoft 365 (M365)

Security & identity management

Vulnerability management

Roadmaps & integration strategies

Vendor and third-party management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

AWS

Microsoft 365

Job description

Application Close Date: 2nd October 2026

At Intrepid Travel we exist to inspire, create, share and lead the best travel experiences ever – for both people and the planet. We've been creating positive change through the joy of travel since 1989, and we’re proud to be a certified B Corp with 1000s of experiences in over 100 countries.

We are Intrepid

At Intrepid, growth is about more than expanding into new places. It’s about bringing people, ideas and opportunities together. As our Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you’lllead a teamtohelp connect newly acquired businesses into Intrepid's global technology environment, ensuring our people can work securely, seamlessly and confidently from day one.

You’ll lead technology integration activities across mergers, acquisitions and business transitions, shaping the strategy, standards and roadmaps that support Intrepids future growth. Working across Technology, business leaders and external partners, you’ll bring together people and systems, guiding complex integrations while leading a small team to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure solutions.

This role is based in our Melbourne head office, on a hybrid basis (2 days from home). If you are a confident people manager, who enjoys navigating change, solving complex technical challenges and building technology that helps a purpose-led business grow, this could be your next adventure. You will need to be comfortable with regular domestic and international travel as part of this new role!

Some of the experience and skills you’ll bring with you are:

Experience leading infrastructure activities across mergers, acquisitions, divestments or large-scale technology integration programmes.

Strong experience managing enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, including Microsoft 365.

Knowledge of infrastructure security, identity management, vulnerability management and modern workplace technologies.

Experience developing infrastructure roadmaps, integration strategies and transition plans aligned to business objectives.

Proven experience leading teams and third-party vendors through technical projects in global environments.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit:

Intrepid is made up of 71 nationalities in over 30 countries, and werecognisethat diversity makes us a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.

Rewarding and developing our people is important to us, some of our workperksinclude:

• Flexible work arrangements,work-from-home and the ability to 'work from anywhere' 4 weeks a year
• A free Intrepid trip every year, plus generous discounts for families, and close friends
• 5 extra days of leave a year for use on Intrepid trips
• A minimum of10 weekspaid parental leave for all parents, and other additional leave provisions.
• Access to e-learning platforms, professionaldevelopmentand mentor programs
• 20 hours of volunteer leave every year to use on causes most important to you
• Employee Assistance Program, a 24/7 service that offers counselling for you and your family

We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful.These are our values and to usthey'remore than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every dayit'sour people and the work they do thatbringthem to life.

We aim to ensurediversity, equity, and inclusion stay part of our recruitment process. If you require anyreasonableadjustmentto participate in therecruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail] your name, location, and what yourequire, we will then be in touch to support your application.

Application Close Date: 2nd October 2026