M365 Technical Lead

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The opportunity

• Lead enterprise-wide enhancements across the M365 ecosystem
• Drive service excellence and platform stability
• Collaborate with experts to shape CSIROs Microsoft capabilities

CSIRO is seeking an experienced M365 Technical Lead to drive enterprise-level improvements across its Microsoft 365 environment.

The M365 Technical Lead will play a key role in driving enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 service improvement initiatives. This role is responsible for reviewing planning developing and implementing enhancements across the M365 environment ensuring services are reliable secure and aligned with business needs.

In addition the role will oversee lifecycle management and service improvement activities within the Exchange hybrid environment contributing to the stability and maturity of the platform. Working closely with project teams architecture functions and geographically and technically distributed teams the M365 Technical Lead will help shape and grow organisational capabilities within the Microsoft services ecosystem.

The successful candidate will collaborate directly with the Senior Technical Lead for Microsoft Services ensuring alignment of technical direction best practice adoption and service excellence across the enterprise.

Your duties will include:

• Manage the implementation of technical deliverables across several Microsoft 365 services
  
• Provide guidance to the Microsoft 365 team regarding technical activities and scheduling
  
• Provide specialist advice to operational teams for support and maintenance of relevant Messaging technologies
  
• Work collaboratively with developers system engineers business analysts technical leads external vendors and testers to complete project deliverables and BAU deliverables
  
• Co-ordinate and produce as-built solution designs and configuration documentation.
  
• Lead lifecycle management and service improvement activities across all Messaging services

Location:Canberra Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Hobart

Salary: AU$114219 - AU$123605 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure:Specified term of 12 Months

Reference: 101127

To be considered you will need:

• Significant experience supporting and implementing the following technologies at an enterprise scale:
  
  • Microsoft 365 Products
    
  • Messaging
• Demonstrated experience utilising automation frameworks for maintaining and administering the above technologies.
  
• Demonstrated abilityin providingtechnical advice to teammembers management and clients.
  
• Demonstrated ability in coaching and mentoring of junior staff.
  
• Excellent communication skills including an ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary geographically disperse teams.
  
• Demonstrated knowledge understanding and commitment to principles of Workplace Diversity; Equal Employment Opportunity; Occupational Health Safety and Environment; and Employee Participation.
  Desirable:
  
• Experience planning designing and implementing the following Office 365 technologies:
  
  • Exchange Online
    
  • SharePoint Online
    
  • Yammer
    
  • OneDrive
    
  • Teams
    
  • Intune

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens the successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the NV1 Level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO offering a range of options for how when and where you work.

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australias national science agency we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrateyour motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close

6 November 2025 11:00pm AEDT