• Based at either our Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed-term for 5 years
• Competitive remuneration including 17% Superannuation

Why work with us?

At Deakin University, you’ll find more than a job - you’ll find a community and a way of working that supports you to do your best work. Across our campuses in Geelong, Melbourne and regional Victoria, we offer an environment designed to help you thrive, with on-site childcare, gyms, medical centres, cafés, accessible public transport and convenient parking.

We support flexible and hybrid working, generous leave provisions - including extended parental leave and the option to purchase additional leave - and a wide range of staff benefits and discounts. Combined with our strong focus on health, wellbeing and professional development, Deakin offers a supportive, inclusive culture where leaders are trusted, people are valued and careers can grow.

About the role

As Director, Digital Infrastructure & Cloud Services, you will set the strategic direction for infrastructure and cloud across the University - influencing decisions that shape divisional and university-wide priorities. This role requires a highly visible and influential leader who can inspire cultural renewal while delivering technical transformation. The successful candidate will bring a contemporary, enterprise‑scale perspective to infrastructure and cloud, balancing deep technical expertise with the ability to listen, engage and positively influence highly experienced technical teams. You will respect the unique complexity of a university environment while confidently guiding teams through modernisation and change.

You will:

• Modernise and elevate Deakin’s desktop, endpoint and hybrid cloud ecosystems to deliver measurable strategic, financial and operational advantage
• Champion a balanced hybrid cloud strategy, using strong architectural, financial and risk-based reasoning to guide major technology decisions using strong architectural, financial and risk‑based reasoning rather than ideology or precedent to guide major technology decisions
• Bring contemporary, future-focused thinking to ensure our technologies, services and capabilities remain progressive, scalable and secure
• Identify opportunities to streamline operations, enhance service quality and uplift the digital experience across the University
• Lead a longstanding technical workforce and build a cohesive, high-performance culture grounded in collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement including establishing clear expectations and a decision‑making discipline
• Drive cultural uplift across Cloud Systems & Services and Desktop & Endpoint functions - increasing visibility, engagement and shared purpose

About you

You are a strategic and commercially astute technology leader who thrives in enterprise-scale environments. You combine big-picture thinking with operational discipline and you inspire results through others. You are comfortable leading in environments where strong views exist and you bring the credibility, judgement and resilience to set direction while building trust.

You bring:

• Proven success leading large-scale infrastructure and cloud transformation in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments
• Deep expertise in hybrid cloud, modern workplace ecosystems and enterprise infrastructure with the credibility to challenge entrenched thinking and guide teams toward contemporary best practice
• Strong commercial acumen including the ability to model, forecast and articulate the financial implications of infrastructure and cloud decisions
• A track record of leading cultural change and uplifting capability in established teams
• Exceptional influencing, negotiation and communication skills
• The resilience and clarity to thrive in ambiguity and competing demands

This role suits a leader who values collaboration and listening, while also bringing the confidence and experience to set direction in complex technical environments.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

PD - Director, Digital Infrastructure and Cloud Services.pdf

To apply

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Jessica Floyd - Consultant, Recruitment Services via jessica.nairn@deakin.edu.au 

Applications close 11.55pm on Wednesday, 4 March 2026.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations. 

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process.  A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence.  A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.