Technology & Infrastructure Manager

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An excellent opportunity is available for a Technology and Infrastructure Manager to join the Penske ICT team in a full time permanent capacity.   The successful candidate will report to the General Manager - Information Technology and will be responsible for leading, managing, supporting and developing the provision of communication and technical services to all Penske locations within Australia and New Zealand.

In addition to this, they will have the following responsibilities:

Technology & Infrastructure Leadership

• Technology, infrastructure and network planning, design and implementation.
• Managing day-to-day operational Infrastructure systems and applications to ensure availability, efficiency, performance, and security.
• Leading a team of infrastructure staff to perform their duties in line with their roles.
• Delivering quality outcomes on operational and project work.
• Responding to and resolving infrastructure-related incidents in a timely manner and assisting other teams as needed.
• Providing technical expertise to the team, other teams, and to the business as needed.
• Identifying patterns and offering solutions to peers and management for preventing common issues.
• Infrastructure project management and leadership during times of change.
• Infrastructure capital and operational expense planning and management.
• Managing vendor relationships and keeping up to date with emerging technologies including development and refresh of infrastructure roadmaps.

Infrastructure Management

• Proactively monitoring system performance and integrity.
• Performing maintenance on systems and/or ensuring maintenance is completed by the team.
• Procuring hardware, software, and licensing as required.
• Work with internal and/or external auditors to provide evidence as requested and continuously ensure compliance is met as prescribed in relevant frameworks.
• Managing the asset register.
• Documenting infrastructure systems and related processes.
• Managing hardware and software lifecycles including upgrades, license and support renewals and end-of-life planning.
• Own Windows Server, Active Directory, Virtualisation, Cloud, and other Infrastructure systems as a subject matter expert.
• Creating, reviewing, and updating policies and procedures.
• Delivering project tasks with quality outcomes and within established budget and timeframes.

About you:

• Minimum 5 years' experience managing enterprise infrastructure including Data Centres, wired and wireless networks, virtual platforms, carrier networks, and Windows-based servers.
• Intermediate to advanced networking knowledge such as routing, TCP/IP, SD-WAN, switching and firewalls
• Knowledge and experience in managing VMware and Cisco UCS infrastructure
• Experience building systems and troubleshooting/rectifying hardware and network faults
• Experience in developing and maintaining infrastructure budgets
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Windows Server systems including Active Directory
• Experience managing an Office 365 environment
• Demonstrated experience in managing infrastructure projects
• Prior experience in infrastructure roadmap development
• Leading and managing a team of Infrastructure Engineers with broad skillsets and maintaining support queues and priorities for the team
• Ability to do hands-on technical work as needed
• Practical knowledge of change management frameworks and processes
• Strong skills in maintaining relationships with vendors

About Us

Penske Australia are the distributor of Western Star Trucks, MAN Trucks and Buses, as well as Dennis Eagle Trucks in Australia.  With a network of Dealers, Penske provides fully authorised parts, service and warranty functions for all three brands. In addition, we are also a leading distributor of diesel and gas engines and power systems, operating across some of the most dynamic on and off-highway markets in the country.  We work within on-highway, defence, mining, marine, power generation, oil and gas and C&I; and represent technologically advanced and well-respected brands in the industry from MTU, Detroit and Allison Transmission to name a few.

Why choose Team Penske?

We are part of the Penske Group with worldwide operations, employing over 70,000 employees across a range of businesses such as Automotive & Truck Dealerships, Motor Racing, Truck Leasing and Logistics Management.

At Penske we know that it's our people at the heart of our success and we want to make sure you have everything you need to do a great job. That's why as well as a great work environment, we offer the following benefits:

• Accredited Training & Development programs;
• Competitive Remuneration;
• Flexible work arrangements through the Penske Flex program;
• Reward and Recognition Programs;
• Employee referral program - generous employee referral fees;
• Employee assistance program;
• Penske Power Up Day - a paid day off per year to use as you wish;
• Family Friendly Benefits including Paid Parental Leave

Be ambitious. We are.

If you want to join a dynamic international company with a strong purpose and values, and where you can enjoy working with the latest equipment in modern facilities, then hit the "Apply now" button and submit your CV! 

Please note:

This successful candidate must be able to obtain a minimum of Defence baseline security clearance within 3 months of employment. 

Conditions and remuneration will be discussed during the screening and interview stages.