About the Company

SA Water is a successful, modern water utility wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. We employ more than 1,700 people across a broad range of disciplines who operate more than $14 billion worth of infrastructure to deliver essential water and sewerage services to more than 1.8 million South Australians.

We operate in a geographically and climatically diverse service area, with sites and locations from Ceduna through to Port Augusta, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, across to the Riverland, down to Mount Gambier, and most places in between.

Our strength and expertise have been shaped by our history. For more than 165 years, South Australians have depended on us to innovate and deliver efficient and sustainable water services. With nationally and internationally recognised industry expertise, we’re focused on understanding and meeting our customers’ expectations.

As well as safely delivering smart and reliable services for our customers of today, we innovate to shape the water solutions of the future that will support thriving economies and healthy communities.

We are driven by our values; we value our people, we do work that matters, we keep it real, we know that our work has impact and we are future focussed. Staying true to our values ensures that we consistently deliver positive outcomes for all South Australians.

About the job

We are looking for a Manager Data Platforms who brings steadiness, leadership maturity and a strategic approach to guiding the evolution of our cloud environments that support our organisation every day. In this role, you will create stability, clarity and strong operational foundations across SA Water’s modern data platforms, leading the day-to-day management of our Azure environment to ensure it remains reliable, secure and financially well-managed. You will provide grounded, supportive leadership to a growing team while enabling the broader Data & Analytics group to innovate with confidence.

In this role, you will also play a pivotal part in preparing our data platforms for the adoption of AI technologies, ensuring our cloud environments are ready to support advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives.

With emerging technologies like Databricks and Microsoft Fabric coming online, you will play a key role in helping SA Water navigate change in a measured and sustainable way, partnering across Technology, business groups and external vendors to keep our platforms resilient, transparent and aligned to organisational needs.

About the Person

You bring a calm, grounded presence and a thoughtful leadership style that helps others feel supported and clear, even in complex or fast-moving environments. You have experience operationalising and managing cloud platforms, and you’re confident guiding teams through ambiguity with steadiness and sound judgement. Comfortable leading meaningful conversations about modern cloud technologies, you focus on enabling people to do their best work rather than needing to be hands-on in every tool. You naturally build trust with stakeholders, communicate with care and clarity, and enjoy creating structure where it’s needed most. With strong FinOps awareness and a collaborative approach to working with stakeholders, you understand how to run a cloud environment responsibly and transparently. Above all, you value people, lead with maturity and empathy, and are ready to step into a key leadership role where your influence will shape the stability and success of our data platforms.

About Technology

The Technology group is constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology and is driven by its collaborative inclusive culture. This team of diverse professionals is dedicated to transforming digital landscapes, ensuring seamless operations, delivering cutting-edge solutions and utilising data for optimised decision making. With a focus on the future and a commitment to excellence now, the group thrives on solving complex challenges, driving efficiency, and enhancing user experiences.

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