Join one of Queensland’s fastest‑growing councils and help shape the digital systems that support our community every day. We’re looking for an experienced Enterprise Applications Manager to lead the strategy, performance, and continuous improvement of Council’s enterprise applications.

Overseeing a team of 18 specialists, and reporting into the Manager ICT Operations, this is a key leadership role where you’ll drive optimisation, uplift capability, and ensure our application ecosystem continues to evolve with organisational needs.

As the Enterprise Applications Manager, you’ll oversee a portfolio of critical enterprise applications, including ERP, GIS, and EDRMS to ensure they effectively enable Council’s business processes.

You’ll lead a skilled team of analysts, system administrators, and support specialists, fostering a high‑performance and collaborative culture. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you’ll ensure applications are secure, reliable, integrated, and continuously improving.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multi‑disciplinary applications team.
• Oversee system upgrades, enhancements, integrations, and migrations while minimising operational disruption.
• Ensure applications are secure, compliant, optimised, and aligned with organisational priorities.
• Partner with internal departments to understand business needs and deliver effective technology solutions.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, performance, and service delivery.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for application performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Contribute to strategic planning, roadmaps, budgets, reporting, and policy development.
• Support risk management, audits, and security assessments across the applications environment.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience managing complex enterprise applications and supporting technical environments.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and support a high‑performing team.
• Solid understanding of ERP, M365, GIS, and other enterprise systems, ideally in a local government context.
• Experience with cloud solutions, integrations, and modernising application environments.
• Confidence managing vendors, contracts, and service performance.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to support change across diverse stakeholder groups.
• A proactive approach to risk, security, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to drive efficiencies and better user experiences.

 Position Description__Enterprise Applications Manager.pdf

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.