El 2 (S&T6) - Discipline Lead Research Networks And

134,567 - $161,521 + up to 15.4% Superannuation

• Edinburgh - SA, Fishermans Bend - VIC
• The Role

As part of the Digital Research Infrastructure directorate leadership team, you will lead a team of IT professionals and work collaboratively to provide secure research networks, storage systems, solutions, systems support, and related technology required to meet researcher needs.

You will work closely with the other Discipline Leads in both Digital Research Infrastructure and Computational & Data Intensive Sciences directorates to ensure that there is strategic alignment in our planning, and day to day service alignment to ensure that the network and storage service offerings are fit for purpose and meet DSTG's strategic initiatives.

Key Duties :

The Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) team, as part of the wider Scientific Computing (SC) branch, enables and accelerates Defence science and technology research and protects assets in DSTG's digital research environments. SC does this by provisioning and supporting scientific computing infrastructure that is well-managed, sustainable and scalable; continuing to invest in innovative centralised digital research infrastructure and services, while divesting commodity distributed ICT infrastructure and services; and developing new Scientific Computing practices and technologies.

The DRI directorate provides secure, effective and efficient digital research and eResearch infrastructure and related systems where a sovereign capability is required for Defence's S&T capabilities.

The Discipline Leader Research Networks and Storage will ideally be a highly experienced leader able to develop, deliver and sustain a complex world-class portfolio of secure infrastructure systems.

We are looking for a communicator and collaborator who will be able to understand the needs of our varied customers and stakeholders and produce results according to their requirements. The right person for this role will show the flexibility to respond to the changing context and shifting priorities of stakeholders and have the agility to realign resourcing and infrastructure to meet that demand. They will be a leader who provides support and guidance to their team to ensure they are sensitive to Defence needs and direction.