At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
- Ongoing Full-Time
- Location Eveleigh
- A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill anticipated vacancies over the next 18 months
- Competitive remuneration ranging from $154,231 to $178,369 plus super & annual leave loading.
Systems Manager leads and manages the development and operation of School Infrastructure Systems across directorates and functional areas.
This role delivers innovative technical and business solutions to ensure high-standard system performance, functionality, and reliability supporting the organisation’s objectives and corporate priorities.
For further information please click here to view the role description
What you’ll bring
- Demonstrated experience managing application security posture, including remediation of penetration test findings, vulnerability and patch management, and compliance with the NSW Cyber Security Policy and Essential 8.
- Strong ITSM discipline across incident, problem, change and release management, including SLA and support-model ownership for a business-critical application.
- Proven leadership capability in managing infrastructure systems, business applications, and delivery of complex technology programs.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including negotiation and consultation with diverse groups in a specialised environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in project and system governance, change management, and interface/data exchange frameworks.
- Ability to deliver accurate, professional written outputs for high-level correspondence and technical documentation.
- A track record of building high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement in systems capability and reliability.
About you
- Balances security and currency obligations against delivery pressure and can articulate residual risk credibly to executive and audit audiences.
- Proven track record managing end-of-life technology risk and platform upgrade roadmaps (framework, runtime and library currency) in a constrained environment.
- Strong capability managing the end-to-end lifecycle of systems and applications (planning, implementation, operation, continuous improvement)
- Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or Computer Science and/or demonstrated equivalent professional experience in the management and implementation of ICT systems.
- Sets clear priorities and delivers commitments within agreed timeframes, quality standards, and budgets
- Establishes system and project management protocols to support compliance and improve reliability
- Manages change effectively, including impact assessment and delivery of communication and training
- Highly collaborative; skilled in consultation, negotiation, and issues management with diverse internal and external stakeholders
- Stays current with emerging technologies and translates them into solutions for current and future business needs, even under tight deadlines and competing priorities
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
Essential requirements of the role
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
How to apply
Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.
Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.
Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.
If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education,
All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.
Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.
Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.
Closing date: Sunday 30 August 2026 at 11:59pm.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
