Director, Cloud and Infrastructure – Australian Electoral Commission
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770499
- Agency: Australian Electoral Commission
- Job Title: Director, Cloud and Infrastructure
- Position Number: 2026-094 14024
- Classification: Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Tuesday 14 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $144,430 – $169,584
- 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
- Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner, Chief Technology and Data Officer, this is a pivotal
- leadership role responsible for shaping and sustaining the technology platforms that underpin the
- AEC’s critical operations. As Director, Cloud and Infrastructure, you will lead multidisciplinary
- teams delivering cloud hosting, infrastructure, database, identity, telephony, and platform services
- that support the agency’s business systems and electoral capabilities. You will be accountable for
- ensuring these services remain secure, resilient, fit for purpose, and capable.
- As a member of the Chief Technology and Data Officer Branch senior leadership team, you will
- play a key role in setting strategic direction, managing risk, influencing investment decisions, and
- driving continuous improvement across the AEC’s technology environment. You will provide
- trusted advice to senior executives on infrastructure strategy, service sustainability, operational
- readiness, and emerging opportunities, balancing long-term modernisation with the delivery of
- reliable day-to-day services. The role offers significant scope to shape the future of cloud and
- infrastructure services while leading high-performing teams, managing critical vendor
- relationships, and delivering outcomes in a complex and highly visible operating environment.
- The position also plays a vital role in preparing the AEC for federal elections, by-elections,
- referendums, and other periods of heightened operational demand. You will lead planning and
- readiness activities that strengthen organisational resilience, ensuring critical services remain
- available and responsive when they are needed most. This is an opportunity to combine strategic
- leadership, operational excellence, and public purpose, contributing directly to the delivery of
- trusted electoral outcomes for the Australian community.
- To excel you’ll have:
- Ability to think strategically while maintaining a strong focus on operational outcomes,
- balancing long-term planning with the delivery of secure, reliable, and sustainable
- technology services.
- Proven experience leading high-performing teams through complex challenges, building
- capability, fostering accountability, and creating a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Demonstrated sound judgement and analytical capability, enabling effective prioritisation and
- confident decision-making in dynamic environments, including the management of complex
- issues, operational risk and periods of increased organisational demand.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence,
- negotiate, and build trusted relationships across business areas, senior leadership,
- government, and external service providers.
- Experience leading large-scale technology services, programs, or operational functions
- where service continuity, resilience, and effective risk management are critical to
- organisational success.
- Demonstrated resilience and adaptability, with a commitment to delivering outcomes, while
- maintaining perspective, supporting others, and sustaining performance in high-demand and
- changing environments.
- Proven capability in driving continuous improvement and innovation, with the ability to
- identify opportunities, lead change, and translate strategic objectives into practical results.
- Desirable
- Experience leading cloud, infrastructure, platform, or operational technology services in a
- complex enterprise or government environment.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and / or professional experience in information technology,
- leadership, management, or a related discipline.
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 Toby Randell-Sly, [email protected]
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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