Platform Services Team Leader

**Who are we?**:
We’re here to help people live well and create a better and more sustainable future. We support healthy and liveable communities by delivering water, sewerage and recycled water services to 1.77 million people who rely on us every day and every night. At South East Water, we innovate with purpose and act with care to deliver healthy water for life. Fresh thinking and collaboration are at the heart of our organisation. We are constantly learning, embracing the challenges of today and excited by the opportunities that tomorrow will bring.

**The role**:
The Platform Services Team Lead will be responsible for evaluating and operating South East Water's IT Platforms (on premise and cloud based), DevOps, Database and network Services posture and practices. Working across and at all levels of the enterprise, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall delivery of Platform and enabling enterprise technologies operations including build and run activities within the function.

The key accountabilities will include;
- Managing the South East Water WAN/LAN and remote access communications.
- Leading a team of technical engineers and administrators, including performance and development management. This role is critical in peer and stakeholder management to influence internal and external resources in prioritisation and delivery of the overall BTS roadmap and strategy.
- Ensuring that work is identified and prioritised appropriately and act as the escalation point for the team as required.

**Who are you?**:

- Extensive IT related experience, including hands on operational experience.
- Solid leadership experience within an IT function
- Experience in enterprise and hybrid technology environments.
- Strong experience and knowledge in Cloud Platforms.
- Experience in developing and managing DevOps.
- Ability to understand and disseminate industry terminology and concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Good understanding of securing platforms, operating systems and databases, including hardening, alerting and access privileges
- Tertiary qualifications in an IT discipline highly desired, or several years of relevant work experience.
- Industry specific current certification across Microsoft Technologies, Cisco, DevOps.

**What's in it for you?**:

- A commitment to work-life balance with truly flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, leave purchasing and RDO options.
- 14 weeks paid parental leave for all parents and paid super on unpaid parental leave.
- A range of benefits, including free on-site parking and cultural leave.
- A great culture working in collaborative teams with strong work ethics.
- Career focused learning and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to be part of an organisation committed to environmental initiatives.
- Enjoy modern office facilities with panoramic beachfront views.

**We're for everyone**:
We do meaningful work, but how we do it is just as important. We’re here to help people live well, protect the environment, and keep healthy water and resources accessible and affordable for all. We know to make a positive difference we need to support our people to be their very best. Flexibility and innovation are at the heart of how we work. But it’s our people’s collective ambition, authenticity and differences that bring our culture to life.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. Everyone brings a unique voice and a refreshing perspective that keeps us innovating. It makes us better learners, thinkers and collaborators, helping create better outcomes for our customers. Even though we’re all different, we still share a common goal to deliver healthy water for life.

**Keen to make an impact?**: