Job Cloud Operations Manager, Sydney

Job Description:

Better and fairer care. Always.

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and nearly 30,000 people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australia’s health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts excellence, compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

The Cloud Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring the operational excellence, security, and performance of St Vincent’s enterprise cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure services. The role is a hands-on position that combines strategic influence with extensive technical expertise in hybrid cloud and Microsoft Azure environments. Reporting to the Head of Cloud, you will be a senior engineer and an escalation point while leading the implementation of cloud platform standards, automation, performance optimisation, and observability practices.

This role is a critical part of St Vincent's digital transformation, enabling continuous improvement through automation and telemetry, platform standardisation, and secure workload migrations. You will play a key part in maintaining the integrity, high availability, and operational readiness of critical Tier 0 systems that support aged care, clinical, and research operations across the organisation.

This is a Permanent Full-Time position based in any of our Group Head Offices in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne on a hybrid working arrangement – 3 days a week in office and 2 days working from home. In this role, there will be a requirement to work on-call as needed.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead a high-performing team of Infrastructure Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Systems Administrators

• Own the day-to-day operations of cloud-based compute, storage, backup, and integrated infrastructure services, ensuring systems are resilient, observable, secure, and optimised for performance

• Take end-to-end accountability for full-stack lifecycle management, platform observability, patching, backup compliance, and incident response

• Contribute to the strategic planning, design, and delivery of infrastructure projects, including new technology implementations, platform enhancements, and cloud migrations

• Provide subject matter expertise on Microsoft Azure cloud services, operational best practices, and hybrid cloud management

• Manage a D&T on-call roster, providing priority support and incident management outside of standard business hours on a rotating basis

Things that work for us:

• Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role with a strong background in cloud infrastructure operations

• Deep expertise in managing Microsoft Azure environments, including IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid cloud solutions

• Proven experience in enterprise-scale systems and infrastructure administration, with a focus on security, performance, and automation

• Strong understanding and experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., PowerShell, Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or qualified by equivalent experience and relevant professional certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure certifications)

Things that work for you:

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

• Competitive salary packaging options

• Discounted private health insurance

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, fair and impartial and invites people from all backgrounds to join us.

Pre-Employment Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How To Apply

Please submit your application via the Apply button, include your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability.

Please note - we will be progressing applications throughout the advertising period. Respectfully, no recruitment agencies.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at Write to the company

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