Role Disaster Recovery Lead Group/Division/Branch FPIS/ IMTD/ Information Security Services Classification VPS6 About the Department The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society. About the Division The Information Security Services division plays a crucial role in ensuring the department's technology systems are resilient and secure. Our team oversees disaster recovery, business continuity, and technology resilience initiatives to protect critical applications and IT services. About the Role The Disaster Recovery Lead will oversee the disaster recovery program, ensuring the development, review, and testing of disaster recovery plans and associated procedures. This role is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the department's technology resilience capability, ensuring recovery expectations are met, and leading the validation of recovery plans across both internal data centers and contracted cloud platforms. You will work closely with operational and technical teams to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster, and will also provide advisory support for IT projects and vendor management. Attributes To be successful in this role, you will have: Demonstrate extensive experience in design, governance and compliance of disaster recovery frameworks and capabilities. Demonstrate experience in drafting, managing and coordinating technical processes as well as reviewing operational policies and procedures that support disaster recovery. Proven experience in managing a portfolio of applications and IT services Demonstrate experience in the ability to liaise with internal customers, external partners (vendors), project teams and senior leaders across the organisation to align with and support the implementation of DR expectations Excellent oranisational skills as well as written and verbal communication skills. Certification in IT DR and/or BCP, CISSP, CISM Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Project Management, Risk Management or related field Desirable Qualifications and Experience Experience in disaster recovery planning and business continuity in a large, complex environment. Knowledge of recovery testing and exercises. Relevant qualifications in IT, business continuity, or related fields. How to apply To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) addressing the responsibilities and attributes from the role statement Further Information The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person. Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au. For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Robert Munoz, Chief Information Security Officer via (03) 7008 8241 or Robert.Munoz@education.vic.gov.au. Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements. Applications close 11:59pm on Sunday 20th of April 2025.