IT/OT Technical Lead

At CSR, we're building a better future together. We are a team of 2,600 people across Australia and New Zealand, and we are all collaborating every single day towards a shared purpose - 'Building solutions for a better future'. As a leading Australian Manufacturing business, we're at the forefront of developing innovative, sustainable, and high performing building products and systems.

At CSR, we put people first. We are committed to creating a safe, respectful, supportive, and inclusive working environment that enables everyone to feel valued, grow and truly thrive. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for everyone and welcoming people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, abilities, and life stage.

The Opportunity CSR are seeking an experienced IT/OT Technical Lead to drive the design and delivery of complex, business-critical infrastructure solutions supporting a major Operational Technology (OT) program.

This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where you will be accountable for the technical success of end-to-end infrastructure and platform solutions across a large-scale project environment.

As the IT/OT Technical Lead, you will take ownership of the technical designand delivery of infrastructure solutions across compute, identity, security, and supporting services.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, security, operations, and vendors to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned to business and OT operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical design and delivery for OT infrastructure
• Drive implementation planning (migrations, upgrades, transitions)
• Chair design reviews (DRB) and enforce standards
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and troubleshooting
• Manage technical risks, timelines, and delivery feasibility
• Ensure secure-by-design and OT-safe solutions (availability, access, monitoring)
• Collaborate with engineering, security, vendors, and operations
• Produce key artefacts (HLDs, LLDs, implementation plans)
• Support change control (CAB) and operational handover

About You

• Degree in IT, Technology, Business or related discipline

• 8+ years' experience in infrastructure (systems engineering, design, and project delivery)

• Proven experience leading technical design for large, complex infrastructure programs

• Strong expertise across Microsoft technologies:

• Windows Server

• Active Directory

• SQL Server

• Solid experience with:

• Virtualisation platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, shared storage)

• Networking (LAN/WAN, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls)

• Demonstrated experience in design governance (reviews, standards, assurance gates)

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including influencing senior leaders

• Strong problem-solving, prioritisation, and time management abilities

What We Offer We strive to support your professional and personal growth. Here are some of the perks you'll enjoy as part of the CSR team:

• Supportive and collaborative culture that fosters innovation and inclusion. You'll be surrounded by talented colleagues who are passionate about their work and committed to helping each other succeed.
• Employee benefits including up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave and access to an employee assistance program and discounts through employee rewards programs.

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To find out more about us, visit www.csr.com.au