Senior Technical Lead

Senior Technical Lead - ICT

Clerk Grade: 09/10

Salary Range: $129,464 - $142,665 + super

Location: McKell, Haymarket. Flexible working arrangements including office attendance

Employment type: Full Time, Temporary until June 2028

The Closing the Gap Priority Reform 4 (PR4) Program, within NSW Department of Customer Service (DCS), is currently looking for a Senior Technical Lead (ICT) to join their team

• Temporary clerk grade 9/10 opportunity – until 30 June 2028.
• Genuinely hybrid working arrangements – two days per week on site.
• State of the art offices.
• Wellbeing programs and resources available.
• Excellent career development and learning opportunities.

About Us

Between the Department of Customer Service (DCS) will work in partnership with Aboriginal Affairs (AANSW) and the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (NSW CAPO) to deliver the Closing the Gap (CtG) Priority Reform 4 (PR4) implementation actions and Aboriginal Data Sovereignty and Governance (ADS&G) reform development work program (PR4 Program). DCS will work with all NSW government agencies on key implementation actions on behalf of the partnership, to improve shared access to and shared decision-making regarding NSW Government-held data for Aboriginal communities.

Understand more about the Department of Customer Service – Here

Primary purpose of the role:

The Senior Technical Lead (ICT) is a key member of the Data Products and Digital Strategy team, responsible for supporting the design, procurement, and implementation of digital tools. These tools span full stack web applications, privacy enhancing technology, data engineering, geospatial analysis, and cloud infrastructure. This role involves providing procurement and technical advice to inform decision-making across a wide range of stakeholders. It also includes project management, delivering regular reports and presentations to support executive meetings, and partnership engagements. The role will have no direct reports, however vendor management is a key function.

The Senior Technical Lead (ICT) will contribute to the delivery of the NSW PR4 in ways that align with Aboriginal communities' needs and priorities to achieve NSW Government commitments of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the procurement of digital solutions, including full-stack application development and privacy-enhancing technologies.
• Manage vendor relationships and oversee project delivery from initiation to completion.
• Provide architectural design and technical guidance to support solution development.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including requirements, specifications, user stories, and user guides.
• Navigate internal business processes and approval workflows to enable efficient procurement and deployment of services.
• Provision and administer digital resources and systems to ensure operational readiness.
• Support the deployment of ICT solutions across external environments in collaboration with program partners.

About you:

• Demonstrated experience with government procurement processes, particularly for technology vendors
• Experience with projects involving full-stack web application development and deployment and familiarity with best-practice frameworks and approaches
• Experience navigating processes and procedures to bring a digital product from planning through to deployment and Business as Usual (BAU) including working closely with Information Management and Information Technology (IMIT) and cyber security business partners.
• Experience in project managing technical vendors and engaging effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, ideally with projects spanning multiple government agencies.
• Strong technical expertise in cloud infrastructure, cloud services, databases and web applications.
• Familiarity with change management approaches for digital product adoption is preferred

We value diverse experiences. Even if you're not sure you meet all requirements, we encourage you to apply.

If you want to be part of this forward-thinking, innovative team that thrives in challenging the status quo to support Aboriginal communities have improved access to data, we would love to hear from you

What we need from you:

To start your journey towards becoming our Senior Technical Lead (ICT) please click on the link below and attach your resume (max 4 pages) and cover letter (max 2 pages).

In your cover letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your relevant skills.

Salary Grade 09/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $129464 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Rodrigo Sandoval via

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Closing Date: Monday, November 3rd, 2025 at 10:00 am

Careers at Department of Customer Service

A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

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