Enterprise Technology Platforms Leader

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That’s why we pledge to support and empower our people to make a positive impact while working together with our business to enable change. 

Technology is central to how GHD grows, and so is our clients’ trust. Over the next three years we will modernise and standardise our platforms globally, scale AI and automation safely, and lift our cyber security to a level we can prove to our Board and clients.

Reporting to the CIO and sitting on the IS&T Leadership Team, you will lead the strategy and operations of GHD’s global technology platforms and cyber security, providing secure, resilient, scalable and cost-effective foundations for business operations, growth, digital transformation, AI, automation and client delivery.

You will have the opportunity to shape the technology foundations a global business depends on, and make a lasting impact on how GHD operates, grows and innovates.

In this role you will: 

• Develop and implement a multi-year roadmap from the IS&T strategy for cloud, network, endpoint, digital workplace, identity, technical platforms and cyber security.

• Own the performance, lifecycle management and development of GHD’s global enterprise platforms, including engineering collaboration, spatial and environmental data platforms.

• Provide secure, scalable and cost-effective environments for AI, data and automation workloads, working closely with our Enterprise Data & AI Leader, who leads how data and AI create value across GHD.

• Maintain high availability and recoverability of critical platforms through tested disaster recovery and live failover arrangements.

• Own GHD’s cyber security strategy, architecture and standards; report cyber posture to the Board; and lead security operations, vulnerability management and cyber incident response, including automated and AI workloads.

• Operate the security controls that meet GHD’s regulatory, certification and client security obligations, and close gaps and audit findings quickly, with independent assurance from our IS Risk & Compliance team.

• Operate enterprise identity, access and gateway services to securely connect employees, systems, automated processes and AI services.

• Own run costs, cloud financial operations, lifecycle investment and technical debt across the platform estate, working with IS Commercial on strategic vendor performance.

• Lead and grow a high-performing global team with strong capability in cloud, platform engineering, infrastructure, identity and service reliability.

• Develop strong partnerships with global and regional leaders, service owners, platform teams, vendors and stakeholders.

What you will bring to the team:

• Significant senior technology leadership experience in a large, complex, ideally global organisation, with accountability for enterprise platforms, strategy and operations.

• Proven experience delivering enterprise technology strategy and transformation, defining a compelling future state, securing executive support and translating strategy into execution.

• Strong Microsoft and Azure platform experience, with responsibility for strategy, investment, transformation, resilience and performance.

• Senior accountability for cyber security as part of a broader technology portfolio, including security operations, incident response and the controls that meet regulatory, certification and client obligations.

• Demonstrated leadership of complex technology ecosystems and strategic vendor partnerships, ideally in professional services, engineering, infrastructure, resources or another large-scale distributed environment.

• Experience running AI or automation workloads in production, with an understanding of the security, governance and cost needed to scale them.

• Strong influencing and people leadership skills, with experience leading large, geographically distributed technology teams.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in technology, information systems, engineering or related discipline. 

If you are ready to make an impact at enterprise scale, this is an opportunity to join GHD at an exciting time, shaping the technology platforms that will enable our people and business globally.

The role can be based in Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney and involves global travel.

Interested? Apply now. 

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GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.