Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $142,790 - $191,084
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/FPIS/1956724
Manager, Enterprise Platforms and Applications
Corporate Digital Services (CDS) | Information Management and Technology Division (IMTD) | Victorian Department of Education
Information Management and Technology Division (IMTD)
The Information Management and Technology Division (IMTD) provides secure, reliable and integrated information and technology platforms, systems, and services that transform education environments, and enable a great education for every child and young person.
IMTD aims to:
IMTD is responsible for supporting one of the largest technology networks in Victoria and leading the department's technology, digital capability, business systems and digital transformation. This network consists of Schools, Corporate and Early Childhood Education (ECE) including a school user base of nearly 1600 government schools, 100,000+ staff / educators and over 650,000 students and 200,000 children in early childhood education and care services.
IMTD provides leadership in the transformation and management of the department's digital capability through the implementation of solutions on the department's cloud environment (IaaS), enterprise cloud platforms (PaaS) and software (SaaS), using agile practices with a focus on user experience, security, and integration.
Corporate Digital Services (CDS) Branch
Corporate Digital Services (CDS) is responsible for enabling effective operation and transformation of the department through the delivery and management of corporate digital products, platforms and services. The branch partners with corporate business areas and portfolio entities to understand business needs, shape digital solutions and deliver connected, reliable and secure technology experiences for employees.
CDS provides strategic leadership across corporate technology, including enterprise business systems, business applications, digital workplace technologies and employee-facing platforms. It brings together business product management, enterprise architecture, demand and portfolio management to ensure technology investment is aligned with business priorities, delivers value and supports continuous improvement.
The branch is focused on strengthening the employee experience, improving business processes, enabling collaboration and productivity, and ensuring corporate technology is sustainable, well-governed and fit for the future. Through strong partnerships with business stakeholders, technology providers and other areas of the department, CDS enables better ways of working and contributes to improved outcomes for Victorian students.
Key platforms and applications include; Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform, Brief Connect, Canvas LMS, Atlassian, Lucid and Grammarly.
The Opportunity
The Manager, Enterprise Platforms and Applications provides strategic, technical and operational leadership across the department's enterprise platforms, corporate applications and digital workplace technologies. The role has carriage of the department's enterprise platform portfolio, including Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft SharePoint and Power Platform, and is accountable for their strategic direction, technical integrity, performance, sustainability and ongoing evolution.
As the senior enterprise platform leader within Corporate Digital Services, the role is expected to be an authority in enterprise platform strategy, architecture, technology management and service delivery. It provides expert advice and direction on platform capabilities, technology choices, architecture, modernisation and investment, ensuring the department maximises the value of its enterprise technology while maintaining secure, reliable and well-governed services.
The role leads platform managers and technical specialists, establishes platform management standards and drives a coordinated approach to platform strategy, lifecycle management, supplier accountability and operational performance. Working closely with business product owners, architects and other technology leaders, the Manager ensures enterprise platforms are aligned with business priorities, enable better ways of working and deliver sustainable value for the department.
The role has carriage of the department's enterprise platforms and associated corporate applications, including:
Other corporate applications: Atlassian, Canvas LMS, Lucid, Grammarly, Brief Connect and other corporate business applications.
What you'll do
What you'll bring
Why join us?
Join CDS and help shape the future of corporate technology at the Victorian Department of Education.
Lead a significant enterprise platform portfolio spanning Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Microsoft. Set technology direction, drive modernisation, build interna capability and strengthen how we manage and evolve critical enterprise platforms.
You will work with senior business and technology leaders, lead talented specialists and influence technology that supports a large and diverse workforce.
It is an opportunity to combine technical leadership, strategic influence and meaningful public sector impact.
If you want to make a genuine difference at enterprise scale, we'd love to hear from you.