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Operations Team Lead

GofractionalAdelaide, Adelaide🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 24 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll have the opportunity to lead critical ICT operations and drive impactful improvements in a dynamic environment, perfect for those with strong leadership and problem-solving skills. This role offers excellent career growth by coordinating between technical teams and senior leadership, and you'll thrive by leveraging your expertise in service management and continuous improvement. We encourage you to apply and make a significant contribution to Gofractional's operational excellence.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Continuous Improvement

Job Description

What You'll Do
  • Lead the day-to-day operational management of critical ICT services and components.
  • Monitor service availability and investigate outages, service disruptions and breaches of service targets.
  • Coordinate remedial activities and drive timely issue resolution.
  • Provide advice on service availability, operational planning, service improvement and performance.
  • Act as a central coordination point between technical teams, management and senior leadership.
  • Prioritise resources, activities and operational requirements across teams.
  • Ensure leadership teams have the information and resources required to support ongoing operations and change.
  • Lead and coordinate investigations into operational and security incidents.
  • Engage with a broad range of stakeholders and communicate complex technical matters clearly.
  • Develop and present recommendations, gaining stakeholder agreement on proposed outcomes.
  • Support the maintenance of security requirements, operational processes and documentation.
  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across operational services and processes.
What You'll Bring
  • Demonstrated experience leading or managing ICT operations, network, infrastructure or secure service capabilities within a large and complex environment.
  • Strong operational leadership and service management experience.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with senior executives and technical teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and issue-resolution capabilities.
  • Experience navigating complex technical and operational environments to develop and maintain effective solutions.
  • Experience managing service levels, operational performance and continuous improvement activities.
  • Strong understanding of ICT operations, service availability and incident management.
  • Knowledge of Australian Government information security policies, the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential Eight would be highly regarded.
  • Familiarity with technologies such as firewalls, DNS security, CASB, DLP and SIEM/SOAR would be advantageous.
  • Understanding of enterprise identity and authentication concepts, including SAML, LDAP/AD and Kerberos, would be beneficial.
  • Relevant industry certifications such as PCNSE, CCNP Security, Broadcom/Symantec SWG or CompTIA Security+ would be highly regarded.
Benefits
  • Extensive training and development opportunities that enable continual growth as part of your career planning.
  • Extensive discounts and benefits to maximise your money.
  • A choice of your IT equipment to maximise your success and access to cost-price tech for your personal needs.
  • Fun team events to celebrate achievements and connect with colleagues outside work as part of our engaging culture.

Location: On-site, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (ACT or SA)
Employment Type: 12-month contract with potential for extension
Note: A valid Vulnerable People / Working with Children Check (WWCC) and Police Check are required.

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