Position Number: 0065254
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term until 30 June 2026
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Australian BioCommons
Salary: UOM 9 – $139,693 - $145,339 p.a. plus 17% super
- Lead the implementation, operations, and modernisation of digital infrastructure supporting Australian BioCommons’ research platforms.
- Manage and mentor DevOps engineers in a cutting-edge environment, driving impactful research across diverse scientific fields.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
Australian BioCommons is seeking a skilled leader to oversee the implementation and operations of its digital infrastructure, supporting vital research in environmental, agricultural, and biomedical science. Managing multiple online platforms with a diverse user base, you will mentor DevOps engineers, ensure platform stability, and drive modernisation efforts. Working closely with product owners, data curators, and developers, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by enhancing research capabilities through cutting-edge technology.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Manage and lead a team of DevOps engineers responsible for a range of BioCommons platforms, working with commercial clouds (AWS and Azure), on-prem clouds (based on OpenStack) and high-performance computing systems.
- Mentor the infrastructure DevOps practice community, providing guidance, expertise and leadership to the BioCommons network of digital infrastructure practitioners.
- Manage project budgets and be responsible for coordinating payments to suppliers, proposing new agreements and managing agreement updates
- Maintain SLAs, monitor performance, and continuously optimising system reliability.
- Responsibility for commercial cloud budget across the Biocommons.
Who We Are Looking For
The successful candidate will be a collaborative and adaptable leader with excellent communication skills, capable of managing a team and working effectively in agile environments. They will demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, a proactive approach to unfamiliar challenges, and the ability to engage with stakeholders and end users through clear documentation and presentations.
You will also have:
- A degree in a relevant discipline, such as software engineering, computer science, or bioinformatics, or extensive equivalent industry experience.
- Minimum two years of experience in managing a team of DevOps engineers
- Four years of experience as a DevOps Engineer
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Australian BioCommons
Australian BioCommons is an NCRIS-funded research infrastructure entity designed to enhance life science research through the provision of national-scale digital infrastructure. Our missions are to:
· sustain strategic leadership in the provision and use of bioinformatics and bioscience data infrastructures at a national scale;
· actively support life science research communities with community scale digital infrastructure developed and maintained in concert with international peer infrastructures; and
· provide access to platforms and services that:
o provide sophisticated analysis capabilities, including software and hardware platforms that underpin world class science.
o support digital asset stewardship and management, retention, integration and publication solutions as they evolve.
o enable researchers to observe best-practice data standards, management, interoperability and publication approaches as they evolve.
· provide enduring access to digital techniques, data and tools that are needed by world-class environmental, agricultural and biomedical research.
provide training and support solutions that enable the rapid and broad-based adoption of the above.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
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The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected, and have the opportunity to thrive regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, being a parent or having caring responsibilities.
The University of Melbourne is committed to fostering a barrier-free and inclusive recruitment process. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates throughout the application and interview stages, including accessible document formats and alternative application methods. To discuss your specific requirements, please feel free to contact Kim Groizard +61 3 9035 3218 or send an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments' to hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au. You can find more information for applicants requiring reasonable adjustments on our Careers website: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
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