Mainframe Team Leader, IT Roll and Event – Australian Electoral Commission
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770468
- Agency: Australian Electoral Commission
- Job Title: Mainframe Team Leader, IT Roll and Event
- Position Number: 2026-092 17478
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Sunday 12 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $122,163 – $137,665
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (The AEC support flexible workplace arrangements as)
About Australian Electoral Commission
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is at the heart of Australian democracy. The AEC is responsible for conducting federal
elections and referendums, maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll and making sure the Australian public is informed about
all electoral matters. Our goal is to see that all eligible Australians actively participate in our democracy. The AEC values of
electoral integrity through quality, agility and professionalism drive strategic and corporate planning and assist in organising the
agency in a way that will effectively deliver the business into the future. The AEC is an equal opportunity employer which upholds
the APS employment principles and actively encourages a diverse and inclusive workplace. The AEC’s statutory functions in
relation to the conduct of elections and referendums require that the AEC and its employees must be, and must be seen to be,
impartial and politically neutral. As a result, the AEC Enterprise Agreement and Political Neutrality Policy state that it is an inherent
requirement of AEC employment that employees, and prospective employees, are not publicly active in any political affairs and do
not publicly engage in such activities. This includes advocating any issues associated with a referendum. Should a prospective
employee fail to meet this inherent requirement, they will be ineligible for employment with the AEC.
Duties
- This role offers an exciting opportunity to further your career leading an established team that
- makes a significant contribution to the delivery of electoral events and day-to-day operations
- through an improved maturity of AEC’s systems.
- The Mainframe team leader supports the Director within the IT Roll and Event Applications Section
- of the P&AD Branch. The role contributes to the day-to-day development, maintenance,
- enhancement and support of applications in the AEC’s ICT environment. This includes
- participating in section planning for short-term tasks and contributing to strategic planning for
- longer-term initiatives.
- The Mainframe Team Leader manages a team of developers responsible for the development,
- maintenance, enhancement and support of applications within the IT Roll and Event Applications
- Section. This role is accountable for undertaking very complex and/or sensitive work, under broad
- direction, applying expertise across a range of activities relating to the design of software
- applications.
- You will work under limited direction, utilising your expertise and knowledge to lead a software
- development team to meet the AEC’s needs. You will also work in partnership with business
- stakeholders and other technical teams, ensuring deadlines are consistently met and that a high
- standard of technical and design documentation is provided.
- To excel you’ll have:
- Sound knowledge and experience in successfully managing and delivering results within
- time restraints and competing priorities.
- Proven ability to communicate with influence, negotiate outcomes and manage complex
- stakeholder relationships, including across a geographically dispersed network.
- Strong conceptual and analytical abilities, with sound knowledge of change management
- practices and techniques to enable innovation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage staff, while developing capability, encouraging
- career development, and embedding professionalism.
- Demonstrated personal drive and integrity while achieving results within legislative and
- budget parameters.
- Knowledge of, or ability to quickly gain, an understanding of the Commonwealth frameworks,
- including ICT frameworks.
- Familiarity with software design and development concepts
- Desirable
- Demonstrated experience with, or exposure to, mainframe or related technologies, and the
- ability to apply this knowledge to support enterprise service delivery.
- Additional responsibilities during an Electoral Event
- Perform support functions outside of standard bandwidth hours as directed.
Eligibility / Notes
- AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
- Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on
- this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance
- required for this role.
How to Apply
Position Contact Bec Bullock, 02 5137 2940
Agency Recruitment Site https://candidate.aurion.cloud/aec/production/
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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