Head of Infrastructure

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.   

Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, the Head of Infrastructure is responsible for the strategic direction, design, and operational excellence of St Vincent’s enterprise IT infrastructure services. This role takes end-to-end accountability for shaping the future state of St Vincent's on-premises and hybrid infrastructure, ensuring it is secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives. You will lead a high-performing team of infrastructure specialists, driving innovation and best practices across the organisation. 

This role will have a voice and real impact in a strategic whole of business technology implementation and modernisation. A career defining opportunity to be part of a change that will save and improve lives. 

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 or after hours as needed and travel may be required. 

Key Responsibilities Of The Role:

• Lead the development and execution of St Vincent's on-premises and hybrid infrastructure strategy, overseeing the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient data centre infrastructure, networking, virtualisation, and storage solutions 
• Drive the adoption of automation, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code principles to lead the transformation from legacy infrastructure to modern, cloud-integrated architectures 
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of infrastructure specialists, including system engineers, administrators, and architects 
• Manage the infrastructure services budget, optimising spend and ensuring cost-effective utilisation of resources 
• Establish robust governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure compliance with security and regulatory obligations, including ISO27001, Essential Eight, and SOCI. 
• Ensure 24/7 availability and performance of Tier 0 infrastructure services, acting as an Incident Management Lead (IML) for critical incidents 
• Lead commercial, strategic, and vendor partnerships with providers for compute, storage, and data centre services 

Things That Work For Us:

• Extensive experience in a senior leadership role managing large-scale IT infrastructure operations within a large, complex organisation 
• Deep expertise in enterprise-level data centre infrastructure, networking, virtualisation technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V), and storage solutions 
• Proven track record of successfully leading major infrastructure projects and transformations 
• Strong understanding of IT security best practices, governance, and compliance frameworks 
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing technical teams 
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels 
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience and relevant professional certifications (e.g., ITIL, Cisco, VMware, Microsoft) 

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:

28 August 2025 11:59pm

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 indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

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