Position Number: 0054085
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Department: Enterprise Technology
Salary: Senior Manager 1 - Attractive salary package p.a. including choice of 11.5% or 17% super
- Manage and support a large portfolio of diverse applications across the University, ensuring development, security, and service delivery align with business priorities
- Lead a team through change, optimise processes, and drive efficiency across a diverse and challenging application landscape
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!
About the Role
The Enterprise Applications Manager is responsible for overseeing a broad portfolio of applications and platforms across the organisation, ensuring they are developed, enhanced, and secured in line with business priorities. The role involves engaging with stakeholders, managing team demand, prioritising backlogs, and working with vendors, while ensuring service delivery, including development, support, and maintenance. Key areas include managing security, data integrity, service availability, and performance. The Manager also plays a crucial role in evolving team practices by identifying and implementing efficiencies and improvements.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing application demand by engaging stakeholders, prioritising backlogs, and ensuring alignment with roadmaps, while overseeing development, maintenance, and incident resolution
- Ensuring applications remain secure, current, and compliant by implementing effective patch management, upgrades, and collaboration with the Cybersecurity team
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders, manage vendor relationships, and maintain development standards, driving continuous improvement in demand management and application support practices
- Leading and motivating the team, set clear performance expectations, and manage workforce planning to achieve operational goals within budget and success outcomes
Who we are looking for
You will be an experienced leader with a proven track record in driving process improvements, building strong relationships, and delivering successful outcomes in a fast-paced, technology-focused environment. You will have a strong technical background and a deep understanding of Agile methodologies, DevOps, and continuous delivery.
You will also have:
- Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline(s) or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training
- 5+ years experience in leading application development and support teams
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and ITIL practices
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your new team – Enterprise Technology
Enterprise Technology is responsible for all aspects of enterprise & IT foundational technology including both change (project) and run (operational) aspects.
The Enterprise Services domain team, within Enterprise Technology, plans and delivers a diverse range of projects including IT enablement for new buildings on campus and other facilities / smart campus projects; IT infrastructure projects; integration / identity management / security projects; and application / digital projects in the enterprise services domain (finance, HR, procurement, service management, space management and other back-office Enterprise capabilities).
What we offer you!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Alex Spezza via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the contact details listed on the Position Description.
Position Description
