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We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.

About Us

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society.  

Our purpose, for the last 49 years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia. 

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Infrastructure Technology, this role will see you doing the following:

• Work within SBS Project Management processes to manage technical project co-ordination across all functions of Technology e.g., Architecture, Infrastructure and Operations across all interactions and providing guidance and coaching for all technical staff.
• Ensure appropriate leadership, guidance and on-going technical subject matter expertise is provided to all functions of Technology to increase staff responsiveness to the business, attention to detail and quality of workmanship and where required due to a lack of team capability, provide underpinning support to assist these teams to develop their own skills and abilities to self-manage issues.
• Assist the Architecture and Infrastructure teams with planning to support ongoing business needs, specifically focusing on the technical delivery of projects. This also ensures alignment with the approved architecture and design. This may also include responsibility for the effective management, delivery and ownership of Detailed Design documentation.
• Review architecture designs and provide input into delivery considerations e.g., budgetary risks, integration risks, impact to critical services, change management etc.,
• Based on the architecture designs, creation of the Bill of Materials and procurement activities to ensure components are ready for implementation
• Articulate and communicate technical solutions to the Project Management team to allow for the accurate, realistic and timely production of the project approach, planning, schedule and commercial responses of internal and external partners. This includes the hand-over of all technical documentation to implementation and support teams.
• Ensure all technical delivery aspects of projects are delivered on time to ensure projects are delivered in time and on budget, and with sufficient documentation and maintenance routines for a successful handover to operational teams to ensure maintainability and longevity of equipment and facilities. Be proactive in eliminating any issues that may adversely affect mission critical systems.
• Ensure projects are delivered according to the Design documents e.g., power, rack layouts, redundancy, infrastructure (network/compute configuration), cabling etc.

About you

• Minimum of 7+ years’ experience working within the Broadcast Media industry and good understanding of both broadcast and IT environments 

• Excellent people leadership experience working with diverse groups, pro-actively reporting on status and tasks and driving technical excellence 

• Strong communication skills 

• Strong documentation skills specifically technical, testing, interfaces etc., 

• Proficient with use technical drawing software e.g., AutoCAD, Visio etc. 

• Ability to solve complex problems 

• Ability to engage and interface with multiple teams e.g., Project Management Office, Architecture, Infrastructure, Enterprise Systems etc. 

• Ability to meet tight deadlines 

• Strong organisational skills 

• Ability to decipher highly technical data 

• Ability to multi-task in an ever-changing work environment 

Some of the reasons to consider working with us:

• The people! a genuine sense of feeling included (we truly celebrate and welcome difference!) and being part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia!  
• The culture and the engagement of our workforce, we are proud to have an employee engagement score of 82% with low levels of employee turnover.   
• A brand that is not only recognisable but trusted and established, we have been broadcasting for over 49 years and we’re not done yet! 
• We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and discounted gym membership nationally with FitnessPass. 
• We also love to promote from within! we have allocated funds to do just that and help with training gaps when moving from role to role. 

Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to apply not just for another job but a possible whole new career in a purpose-led organisation!

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS

Reasonable adjustments 

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact careers@sbs.com.au  and let us know. 

Adjustments may include but are not limited to; alternative application methods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more. 

To find out more about reasonable adjustments, please view our short video here.

We are shortlisting applications as they come in, so don’t delay, apply today!