Senior Manager Technology Continuity and Resilience

Avant Mutual; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Avant Mutual seeks a Senior Manager Technology Continuity & Resilience to lead the strategy, governance, delivery and improvement of Technology Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Management frameworks.

This hybrid role based in Sydney or Melbourne reports to senior leadership and collaborates across Technology, Security, Risk and Operations to ensure resilient technology services and vendor dependencies.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Technology Disaster Recovery and resilience leadership.
• Strong knowledge of APRA CPS 230 in regulated environments.
• Proven ability to design and execute DR testing across multi-cloud environments.
• Experience leading incidents, cyber events or outages with recovery focus.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with executives, auditors and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve enterprise Technology Disaster Recovery and Continuity frameworks.
• Lead DR strategy, architecture, planning, testing and readiness across cloud/hybrid environments.
• Drive CPS 230 compliance and resilience governance; translate requirements into tech outcomes.
• Lead business impact analyses and define recovery objectives for critical services.
• Oversee resilience, continuity and operational risk across Platform Operations.
• Manage third-party and cloud-provider resilience obligations and testing.
• Prepare executive, Board and regulatory reporting on resilience performance and remediation.

Skills

Technology disaster recovery

Technology resilience

Leadership

APRA CPS 230

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Hybrid working | Sydney or Melbourne based | Leadership opportunity | APRA-regulated environment At Avant, technology resilience is critical to protecting our members, supporting our business, and meeting evolving regulatory obligations. As the Senior Manager Technology Continuity & Resilience, you will lead the strategy, governance, delivery and continuous improvement of our Technology Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) frameworks. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for ensuring critical technology services, cloud platforms, applications and third-party dependencies can withstand major disruptions, cyber incidents and infrastructure failures. Working across Technology, Security, Risk and Operations, you will shape recovery strategies, strengthen operational resilience and drive compliance with APRA CPS 230.

Key accountabilities:

• Own and evolve Avant's enterprise Technology Disaster Recovery and Continuity frameworks
• Lead disaster recovery strategy, architecture, planning, testing and recovery readiness across complex cloud and hybrid environments
• Drive CPS 230 compliance and resilience governance, translating regulatory requirements into practical technology outcomes
• Lead business impact analysis activities and define recovery objectives for critical technology services
• Oversee resilience, continuity and operational risk management across Platform Operations
• Manage third‑party and cloud provider resilience obligations, testing and assurance activities
• Prepare executive, Board and regulatory reporting on resilience performance, risks and remediation activities
• Act as the Technology DR Lead during major incidents, cyber events and recovery activations

Skills and experience required:

• Extensive experience in Technology Disaster Recovery, Technology Resilience, Infrastructure or Platform Operations leadership
• Strong knowledge of APRA CPS 230 and experience operating within a regulated environment
• Proven capability designing and executing disaster recovery testing across complex multi‑cloud environments
• Experience managing technology recovery during significant incidents, cyber events or outages
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence executives, auditors, regulators and technical teams
• A strategic mindset combined with the ability to lead a small team, drive operational outcomes and continuous improvement

Why join Avant?

Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation, proudly supporting medical professionals for over 130 years. With more than 90,000 members, including health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, we provide trusted, market‑leading products and services tailored to their professional, personal, and practice needs. This is an opportunity to build and mature resilience capability across a complex technology landscape while playing a pivotal role in protecting critical operations. You will work with senior leaders across the business, help shape the organisation's resilience strategy, and make a genuine impact in an organisation that supports healthcare professionals across Australia. For more information, please contact Sue Allen, Talent Acquisition Business Partner on 0429 404 856.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities. Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities. Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.

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