Assistant Director of Platform and Infrastructure - Canberra, Australia - Australian Government Department of Defence

Description

The Role

We thrive on cross-functional team collaboration, we embrace experimenting and we work with modern methods and tools. This includes SAFe ways of working, learning from and applying Lean principles and keeping human-centred design thinking the focus of everything we do.

The Incubator Branch within Defence Digital Group (DDG) has been established to provide optionality to Defence Sponsors at speed and scale for best in class global platforms combined with sovereign capability. We are looking for highly experienced ICT Solutions Architect to manage the workflow/pipeline for the Branch. You will:

1. Manage all development and test technical environments
2. Build minimal viable product environments
3. Decommission environments once evaluated
4. Be a key member of the Incubator team and drive incubation activities

The Branch focuses on providing timely, responsive advice, and leverages rapid proven technology to showcase sub-scale working models. The team will manage requests from initiation to showcase using Scaled Agile methodology to provide technical agility, meeting customer needs of Defence. The Branch will provide enabling continuous exploration activities to inform and support Defence Continuous Delivery Pipelines.

The additional payment is a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP), which enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the rate of salary otherwise payable under the Enterprise Agreement (EA) to some or all of the jobs within a critical occupation(s) or discipline within a workplace. Applicants engaged into a BDCP position must consider the following:

BDCPs provide remuneration in addition to the Defence Enterprise Agreement (EA).

This arrangement is subject to meeting eligibility criteria and is subject to annual review. Should your performance fall beyond requirements or the eligibility criteria not be met, your eligibility for the BDCP may be reviewed and ceased. It may also be ceased should you change positions or the requirement for the BDCP is no longer necessary, as determined by Defence. Should the BDCP be ceased you will be advised and your BDCP additional payment will cease.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our successful candidate will have:

• Extensive experience in leading teams with Scaled Agile methodologies and delivering support for critical technology platforms
• Proven track record in managing IT multi-cloud environments using DevSecOps tools and processes
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with teams, stakeholders, and third parties
• Ability to manage multiple streams of work effectively within your team
• Ability to resolve complex issues and conflicts through effective communication and negotiation at the lowest level

Additional professionalization, training, and development will be offered to successful candidates.