
Who we are?
At Torrens University Australia,making a difference is in our DNA. As a Certified B Corporation, we belong to a global community of future-focused companies using business as a force for good. We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives, families, communities – and the world.That’swhywe’reon a mission to increase access to higher education, so learners from allwalks of lifecan chase their dreams.
Just like our students,our employees are a diverse group who want to make an impact When you join us, we give you the freedom to be bold,creativeand courageous – with flexible working arrangements that allow you to bring your best.We’vebuilt a culture that celebrates community,collaborationand innovation, where people love what they do
What’s the job?
The role of the Application Support Manager to lead the operational management of application support services and the L2 incident support function. This roleis responsible fortriaging, prioritising, and managing the application incident queue, ensuring efficient routing to managed service partners whilemaintaininga strong hands-on contribution to incident resolution.
The roleoperateswithin a joint delivery model, acting as the key bridge between internal engineering, product teams, and external managed service providers. The role will dedicate approximately 50% of their time to hands-on incident resolution, while driving service improvements, operational excellence, and incident reduction strategies.
Principleaccountabilities
Incident Management & L2 Support Leadership
Lead application incident management and delivery of the L2 support incident queue.
Act as the primary owner of incident triage, prioritisation, and routing toappropriate managedservice partners.
Hands-on Incident Resolution (50%)
Actively troubleshoot and resolve L2 application support incidents across systems, integrations, and platforms.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance business applications and databases, ensuring stability, availability, and performance.
Routing, Vendor & Dependency Management
Act as a routing manager, ensuring efficient allocation of tickets to managed service partners for execution.
Manage dependencies across applications, integrations, data platforms, infrastructure, and vendors.
Stakeholder Collaboration
Collaborate closely with the Director of Architecture & Engineering, Head of Engineering, and Product Owners.
Engage product and engineering teams to redirect items not suitable for the incident queue (e.g., defects, enhancements).
Continuous Improvement & Incident Reduction
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce incident volumes and recurrence.
Develop andmaintaina comprehensive knowledge base, improving resolution times and user self-service capability
Whoyou are
6+ years in an application support domain, managing applications incidents across frontend, backend, DevOps, and QA.
Proven success delivering enterprise-grade software solutions in Agile/Scrum environments.
Effective in cross-functional stakeholder engagement, vendormanagementand risk management in complex program environments.
System knowledge of applications captured in (refer: Core Technical Competencies) area.
Technical knowledge and deepexpertisein front end technologies, backend development, DevOps, and integration solutions as defined in (refer: Core Technical Competencies) area.
4+ years of full-stack development experience.
Experience with cloud-native applications.
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This is a full-time permanent opportunity with hybrid flexibility to work fromour Surry Hills Campus in Sydney and from home.
Why join us?
Bold, modern and agile,we’reAustralia’s fastest-growing university, going from 164 students in 2014 to 40,000+ alumni across 115+ countries and 2000+ staff today. In 2020, Australian Financial Reviewnamed us one of the country’s most innovative companies. As we continue toestablishourselves as a truly global university, we never lose sight of our student-centric approach. Supported by teams of passionate people,you’llfind endless opportunities for professional development and career progression.
We are proud to be anequal opportunity employerandcommittedto creating an inclusive workplace.We do not discriminateon the basis ofrace, colour, religion,age,ethnicity,gender identity, sexual orientation,disability, or any other protected characteristic.
Weencourageapplications fromAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions.
What we offer
We support your personal passions,developmentand wellbeing, to make your working life a more rewarding experience. At
Torrens UniversityAustralia,you’llbenefitfrom:
Study free in a course/degree related to your position
B Corp certified university – valuesdriven,and purpose led
Access to internal opportunities - Be supported to learn,growand move across the organisation
Hiring process
We aim to provide you with the information you need at each stage of this process to help you present your best self.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact your recruiter at Nikeey.silwal@torrens.edu.aufor confidential support. We are committed to ensuringan equitable, barrier-free application process and have a Reasonable Adjustment Procedure in place to support you throughout the recruitment process.
To learn more aboutwhat makes Torrens University Australiaa great placeto work, visit https://www.torrens.edu.au/blog
We’d love to hear from you.
Jobreference: R30460
To ensure a fair and thorough review process, applications for this role will close on Friday 26th June
Please note, we may close applications earlier should a suitable candidate beidentified You can expect to hear from our Talent Acquisition team after this date with updatesregardingyour application.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at yourcareer@torrens.edu.au
