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Who are we? 
 
Standards Australia (SA) is the peak standards development organisation in Australia, with a rich history that dates back to 1922. Currently, we are undergoing a significant transformation and growth phase. In recent years, our workforce has doubled, and we now proudly employ over 200 professionals dedicated to helping shape Australia’s future and fulfilling our mission of empowering communities. 
 
Our organisation brings experts together to create national and international standards that serve as essential guidelines for products and services, ultimately benefiting the Australian community. Our vision is to be a global leader in providing trusted solutions that improve life today and tomorrow. 
 
About the role 

You will provide core expertise in our IT infrastructure architecture and Azure cloud journey, to support the IT Strategy for Standards Australia's future business needs and processes.

The role manages Azure cloud services, system installations, security, as well as monitoring and maintaining the organisation’s IT servers and evaluating cloud technology, new server hardware and software.

This is a salaried, 12 month fixed-term contract. 
  
What you’ll do

• Build, design, deploy, maintain and lead the implementation of Microsoft Azure Cloud solutions
• Help implement the technology direction, vision, and strategy to enable Cloud technology adoption
• Implement and refine cloud future state architectures and roadmaps including architecture standards, guidelines, and industry best practices
• Act as project lead around further software defined services and offerings
• Develop, enhance, and maintain automation of cloud enablement tools
• Design, Build and Monitor the performance and availability of all IT infrastructure and Cloud based solutions to optimise efficiencies and security
• Maintain the security and integrity of the network so that security policies are applied, and recommendations are made
• Contribute to the planning and deployment of infrastructure security measures
• Investigate and determine business requirements and develop strategies to support IT infrastructure
• Management of performance, support, monitoring and maintenance of all existing Technology Infrastructure; Servers, Systems, Networking and Applications
• Resolve escalated support issues
• Support application development teams throughout project lifecycles
• Liaise with vendors and consultants
• Manage risk management and Change control
• Management of the internal and external Data Centre infrastructure
• Conduct research and make recommendations on products, services, protocols, and standards
• Provide guidance to junior members of the team
• Some after-hours and weekend work including monitoring is required

About you

• Relevant Bachelor’s or Master's degree
• ITIL foundations or Higher
• 10+ years of relevant IT experience
• 5+ years working with cloud platforms
• Experience with DevOps procedures and processes and with working in an Agile environment
• 5+ years of experience as an enterprise systems administrator in a client or server environment, including deployment automation tools
• Experience architecting cloud infrastructures on Microsoft Azure for medium-scale and enterprise-level applications
• Certifications on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, including Solutions Architect, Developer or Google Cloud
• Broad experience with cloud adoption, including application readiness assessment, prototyping of new environments, server builds, data migration, and performance tuning of cloud environments
• Skilled in scripting for automation and leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Strong negotiation skills with vendors
• Strong project costing skills

Culture & Benefits 
 
Standards Australia is proud to have been awarded the prestigious Employer of Choice Award for two consecutive years, 2023 and 2024. This recognition highlights our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace and fostering a culture of excellence. Our iCARE values form the basis of all we do - Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. 

Standards Australia proudly runs a Women in Technology program, acknowledging the importance of diversity in perspectives and thinking, and working to embed an inclusive and supportive environment for all.
 
Standards Australia offers many benefits such as flexibility with working from home, regular team events, additional personal/carer’s leave, continuous learning and career development opportunities. Our award-winning People Perks program includes the following great benefits: 

• Nine-day fortnight – enjoy every second Friday off
• Growing Family & Parental leave benefits – 16 weeks paid leave for primary carers, plus Superannuation contributions made on unpaid leave; 4 weeks paid leave for secondary carers
• Workiversary rewards – your commitment and loyalty won’t go unrecognised! 
• Global working – do you have working rights in another country? Enjoy a few weeks of international working every year
• Early access to long service leave – why wait 10 years for long service leave? 5 years sounds a lot better! 

What's next? 
 
If Standards Australia sounds like the place for you, please submit your CV outlining your experience and suitability to this role. Eligible applicants must be Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or have legal rights to work in Australia. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 15 business days of their application. 
 
At Standards Australia, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering a working environment that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our mission is to empower our communities, and in doing so, we strive to create an organisation that genuinely reflects and respects the diversity of the communities we serve; putting people at the heart of all we do. We welcome applications from people of all cultural and linguistic groups, people of all ages and genders, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Should you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please contact recruitment@standards.org.au

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