Senior Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) Officer

Senior Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) Officer
Clerk Grade: 9/10; $133,348 - $146,945 plus super
Employment Type: Ongoing, Fulltime
Location: Greater Sydney area (Sydney, Gosford, Wollongong) with monthly mandatory requirement to attend McKell building for team landing day
In-office requirement 2-3 days a week as a minimum, which could be subject to change based on applicable DCS workplace policies.

Department of Customer Service (DCS) transforms the way NSW Government agencies interact with customers. We are passionate about putting the customer at the centre of everything we do and adopting new technologies to make Government work better. DCS is a service provider and regulator, focusing on delivering first-class customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform to create better outcomes for the people of NSW.

About the team Government Shared Services (GSS) is a new division in DCS that is leading the way in streamlining processes and transactional shared services to allow our people to better focus on their customers and delivering their services.
We are developing and delivering a roadmap to leverage technology, streamline processes, replace legacy systems and deliver a consistent experience to more than 100+ agencies across 8 NSW Government Departments

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) Officer to join our Integrated Operations team. In this role you will be responsible for the management of the event integration tool (ITOM) and monitoring infrastructure (comprising physical or virtual hardware, software, network services and data storage) either on-premises or provisioned as cloud services, to deliver and support the information system needs of the business.

The IOC is based in Sydney CBD, with opportunity for work from home flexibility (subject to operational requirements).

Accountabilities will include:

*Provides technical expertise to determine and enable the correct application of operational procedures.
Uses infrastructure management tools to determine load and performance statistics to inform decision making.
*Contributes to the planning and implementation of enhancements and maintenance of monitoring and associated tools to increase event monitoring capabilities throughout the IT infrastructure to increase availability of business systems
*Identifies operational problems and contributes to their resolution, ensuring they are managed in accordance with agreed standards and procedures to meet business objectives.
*Makes a significant contribution and assists to co-ordinate the investigation, diagnosis and resolution of diverse IT Infrastructure to ensure business systems availability and improve service delivery outcomes.
*Ensures that all requests for support are dealt with according to set standards and procedures to meet customer needs.
*Team management, mentorship, coordination, and development.
*Contributes to process development and continuous process improvement.
*Develops and maintains ServiceNow ITOM integrations (Event rules, Alert management rules, flows, decision tables) to enable event integrations from various tools and automated ticket creation with assignment to relevant support groups.

Relationship development and maintenance with service providers and key stakeholders of IT and business systems being supported.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

*5+ years’ experience working in complex IT environments supporting diverse mission critical systems provided by internal and external (outsourced) Service Providers.
*Strong overall knowledge of IT Operations including, Infrastructure (servers, virtualisation, backups and storage), Cloud services, Networks and diverse applications with event management and operations experience.
*Experience and knowledge of event monitoring systems and their application in supporting business services (SolarWinds Orion experience advantageous)
*Experience utilising ServiceNow ITOM for event management integrations.
*Excellent knowledge of ITIL (Foundations certification desirable) and ServiceNow.
*Experience/exposure to SIAM (Service Integration and Management) and Configuration Management principles would be advantageous.
*Experienced in team leadership and coordination, supporting continuing process improvements, whilst promoting a customer-centric service mindset.
*Ability and willingness to work within a rotating on-call roster to provide 24x7 systems support outside of core hours, including weekends and public holidays.

How to apply

If this role sounds like you click the apply now button and include a resume (max 5 pages) and cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining how your skills and experience match the role.

For enquires relating to the role please contact: Brett Smith, at brett.smith@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

Why work for us?

There are lots of reasons why a role with us is rewarding - working with us gives you:
*The opportunity for meaningful work that matters to all of us in NSW
*We have a hybrid work model (in-office and from home) with opportunity for flexible or condensed hours, with our offices always open to you balancing flexibility and connection
*Flexible leave so you can recharge and make time for what counts
*Much more than just a job, you can build a career here
*Access to health and well-being programs including Fitness Passport

What we need from you

An up-to-date CV (max 5 pages) and a cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience are aligned to the role. In your cover letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your relevant skills.

Please note that assessments will be conducted for this role. This involves submitting your application for review, an interview, workplace assessment and reference checks.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for future temporary or ongoing vacancies in roles with similar capability requirements

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For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Bryan Kreltszheim via Bryan.Kreltszheim@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

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A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.

Closing Date: Friday 13th November 2026 @ 11.59 pm

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