Applications Release Manager

• Salary: $124,888 - $136,747 (Plus Superannuation of 12%)
• Fixed term till 31/05/2027
• Usual hours of work: Full time (flexible work conditions are available)
• Usual work location: East Melbourne

The Assessment Applications Unit is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and development of bespoke applications that are used in the delivery of VCE, VET, VPC and NAPLAN.

The team is part of the VCAA IT Branch, and sits within the Corporate Services Division.

Role purpose

This role looks after a lot of the day-to-day coordination of operational activities across the Assessment Applications team. The team is focussed on ongoing development and support of critical business applications.

The purpose of this role is to:

• Manage the release of changes to VCAA custom built applications, this will involve coordinating staff from within Assessment Applications Unit and across other divisions of the VCAA
• Coordinate operational and on call support for the Assessment Applications team
• Provide line management for a team of 4 Analyst/Programmers
• Prepare Executive level briefings and reports on team activities
• Plan and coordinate company wide system outage dates for maintenance and other business requirements
• Undertake procurement activities, contract management, vendor and licensing management in line with government policies and procedures
• Take a leading role in incident management and resolution for the Assessment Application Unit.
• Manage user access to custom built applications. This will include regular audits.

This role will be required to be on call during critical business periods.

Attributes

• You are driven, enthusiastic and set high standards in your work performance.
• ; You have experience working within an IT application development team
• ; You are a collaborative team player with a "can do" attitude.
• ; You have a willingness to learn and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• ; You have solid spoken and written communication skills in writing emails, letters and reports.
• ; You are a strong problem solver; you identify and provide workable solutions

Qualifications and Experience

Desirable : ITIL Certification Information Technology

Desirable : Relevant tertiary qualification Information Technology

Desirable: IT Service Desk/2nd level/3rd level management experience - team management, work allocation and reporting

Desirable: Solid understanding of IT architecture components - network and firewalls, unix and windows servers, Oracle and SQL database, application server, code management/compiling/deployment, application monitoring, packaging and deployment practices.

Desirable: Training and experience in Government procurement processes, contract, vendor and licensing management

How to apply

Applicants are required to include a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and qualifications and experience criteria provided in the position description

Further Information

For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

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For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Leon Troeth, Manager via or

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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Applications close 11:59pm on Wednesday 3rd September 2025.