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There’s never been a better time to join the energy industry! At Western Power we’re working towards our vision for a clean energy future and we’re looking for diverse, passionate people to join our team of world leading experts.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cloud and Infrastructure Specialist at Perth Office CBD, on a Permanent Full-Time basis.
About this role
As the Senior Cloud and Infrastructure Specialist you will be accountable for governing and maintaining cloud and infrastructure platforms to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance in a secure, efficient, cost-effective manner.
The position also provides management of our non-production and test environments, ensuring projects have access to them when needed, and resolving conflicts where they arise.
You will also be required to:
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to execute the organisation's cloud and infrastructure strategy, aligning it with Western Power objectives and industry best practices.
- Monitor and maintain the organisation's cloud and infrastructure services, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation within the cloud and infrastructure, monitor expenses, and implement effective cost management strategies.
- Effectively influence internal and external technical teams to deliver efficient and cost-effective cloud and infrastructure solutions.
- Provide traceability of deployed software versions across non-production environments by coordinating with internal technical teams and external ICT service providers.
- Coordinate with internal technical teams and external ICT service providers to procure and provision the non-production environment as required by projects.
- Log, coordinate and resolve environment defects to provide stable test environments.
- Monitor and report on project environment usage and availability, drive remedial actions and escalate issues where necessary.
- Spearhead continuous improvement and review of Western Power’s processes, standards, and tools to maximise efficiency and ensure compliance is met.
About you
We are seeking someone with experience and attributes that include:
- Tertiary qualification in an Information Technology discipline plus at least 5+ years experience or at least 8+ years experience in Information Technology or related discipline.
- Extensive understanding of information technology and industry trends
- Significant experience in a large complex ICT environment with a strong focus on providing cloud, infrastructure, or application support services to service levels
- Experience providing services to demanding internal and external customers
- Sound understanding of industry standard information system support processes
- Extensive understanding of information technology and industry trends
- Experience operating in a real-time, mission critical environment
- Strong analytical, problem solving and solution identification skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage relationships across the organisation at multiple levels
- Excellent customer focus background with commercial awareness and strategic thinking capability
Joining Western Power
Our people play a vital role in creating an innovative, safe, and supportive workplace, living our values and delivering exceptional service to the communities in which we operate.
We are committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, women, young & mature age workers, the LGBTQI+ community.
We are an employer of choice, offering our employees a range of benefits that include:
- Competitive salary plus 11% superannuation
- Flexible work arrangements that support part time work, flexible working hours and working from home arrangements
- Professional Development opportunities including training initiatives and study assistance
- An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme
- Access to five Employee Network Groups – First Nations, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Diverse Sexualities and Genders, Women, and People with Disability – which celebrate and communicate the diversity of our workforce and connect diversity and inclusion to our broader business activities
- The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year
- Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership
Important information
We are committed to our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2021 - 2027 and ensuring that people with disability have equal opportunities to gain and maintain employment with Western Power. It is strongly encouraged that people with a disability who meet the inherent requirements of the position description apply for this role.
We are also proud to have launched our Innovate RAP in Mar 2022 (Reconciliation Action Plan). Our Innovate RAP outlines our commitment to the Reconciliation journey in WA.
Our recruitment process requires that all candidates who progress to the pre-employment stage must hold a police clearance issued within the last six months.
Join us and play a part in powering the future of Western Australia.
Applications close on 29th March 2024.
Submit your application by clicking the ‘apply’ button.
