Job Description
The Opportunity Newcastle Anglican is committed to establishing and upholding cost-effective, innovative, and well-governed digital Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems. Our key focus is to implement processes that continually enhance the safety, quality, and accessibility of our services.
We are seeking a highly skilled Manager IT Infrastructure & Security to ensure the digital services, ICT, and information systems in use across Newcastle Anglican are appropriately governed and managed throughout their lifecycle and support the organisation’s strategic and operational goals.
* Strategic IT Leadership: Shape and execute medium- to long-term IT strategies aligned with business goals.
* Technology Innovation: Lead planning and implementation of emerging technologies, including AI.
* Policy & Compliance Oversight: Ensure IT policies and procedures meet internal and external standards.
* Team Management: Lead the IT Infrastructure & Security team, fostering collaboration and managing priorities.
* Resource & Vendor Oversight: Manage infrastructure provisioning and third-party vendor performance.
* Budget Management: Oversee operational and capital IT budgets to ensure cost-effective delivery.
* Infrastructure & Security Operations: Design, maintain, and monitor IT infrastructure, including disaster recovery and service reliability.
* Cybersecurity Leadership: Execute cybersecurity strategy, monitor threats, and ensure regulatory compliance.
* Ai Infrastructure Readiness: Prepare infrastructure for scalable AI workloads and establish governance frameworks.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate performance, risks, and initiatives while promoting tech and cybersecurity awareness.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* Relevant Tertiary Qualifications: In business, information technology, or a similar field.
* Minimum 10 Years' Experience: In-depth understanding of current and emerging technologies preferably in the Aged Care, NDIS, community services, and education sectors.
* Specialised IT Management Competencies: IT infrastructure, networks, cloud computing, and architecture.
* Strong Collaboration Skills: Teamwork and relationship building skills across multiple levels and functions in the organisation.
* Negotiation and Problem-Solving Skills: People management and leadership skills, together with professional standards of planning and budgeting.
* Demonstrated Acumen and Passion for Technology: Thorough knowledge of best-practice IT governance e.g., ITIL.
About Us
Newcastle Anglican is a faith-based organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast. We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes, four schools, Anglican Care and Samaritans. Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do, inspired by the way of Jesus. We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications.