Platform Engineering Manager

Position overview

Job responsibilities

Decision Making Authority

The Platform Engineering Manager works with a high degree of independence within approved strategy, architecture, policy, budget and risk settings. The role has carriage of day-to-day technical and operational decisions for the platform engineering capability and direct reports.

• Approve platform engineering standards, implementation patterns, tooling configurations and team operating procedures within delegated authority.


• Allocate shared and embedded platform engineering capacity in consultation with relevant engineering and product leaders.


• Prioritise platform maintenance, reliability, security remediation, technical debt and improvement work within agreed portfolio and service priorities.


• Approve routine cloud and tooling changes, access and expenditure within delegated financial and change authority.


• Escalate decisions involving material architectural exceptions, enterprise risk acceptance, significant resource commitments, staffing changes or expenditure outside approved delegations to the appropriate executive or governance body.

Key Outcomes

Organisational accountabilities

• Proactively work towards achieving individual, team and organisational objectives while demonstrating ACER’s leadership behaviours:
  
  
  
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    • Developing Self – involves self-management, self-reflection and self-improvement
    
    
    • Embracing Change – being open to change and leading change when appropriate
    
    
    • Pursuing Excellence – ongoing search for new and better ways of working
    
    
    • Setting Directions – strategic thinking and planning for the future
    
    
    • Supporting Colleagues – supporting and contributing to the development of others
    
    
    • Working Collaboratively – building highly effective internal and external relationships
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Actively work to create an equitable, fair and harmonious work environment which is free from harassment, bullying and discrimination by demonstrating respectful and courteous behaviour towards others


• Proactively foster an inclusive and diverse work environment which encourages and respects different experiences and perspectives, and values diversity of thought


• Comply with all occupational health and safety requirements, including following safe work practices for self and others


• Comply with all information security requirements, including completing regular security training and abiding by the standards and procedures laid out in ACER’s Information Security Management System


• Work in accordance with ACER’s policies and procedures

Skills, knowledge and experience

Qualifications

A postgraduate degree or qualification in a relevant field, or the equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.

Salary

$192,995 - $213,308 plus superannuation. Please note that ACER is currently undertaking enterprise bargaining negotiations, and remuneration arrangements are subject to change.

Applications close Monday, 19 October 2026 at 11:59 PM (AEDT)