Total 14,593 Full-time job vacancies in Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria

Our Why 

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow. 

About the Role (Your Why)  

The Workforce Optimisation team is responsible for several outsourced projects and services for some of our biggest clients in Datacom. We have a bigger purpose—not only are we focused on delivering awesome business outcomes, but we are also thinking, planning, and taking action on revolutionising the technology industry!

The Workforce Planning Manager is responsible for analysing, forecasting, and planning workforce supply and demand, as well as talent needs and gaps, to ensure that an organisation has the right people with the right skills to support its business objectives.

Our offices are based in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. We like to bring people together in person when we can, but we are mindful of the benefits of working from home for work/ life balance. Therefore, we leave it to you and the team you join to figure out what works best! 

Please note that to be successful in this role, you must be an Australian Citizen and be able to obtain a Baseline or NV1 security clearance.

What you’ll do   

The Workforce Planning Manager is responsible for (but not limited to):

• Analysing, implementing, and monitoring workforce planning initiatives to optimise and scale the evolving workforce and long-range plans.
• Collaborating with business leaders, strategic planning, HR, Finance, and other stakeholders across the company to review existing and future workforce needs and to ensure alignment with business objectives and financial goals.
• Collecting, interpreting, and evaluating workforce metrics to provide data-driven insights for internal and external talent pool assessments, headcount reviews, forecasting and business scenario planning, reviewing processes, and monitoring plan effectiveness.
• Lead the development, execution, and communication of the company’s workforce planning roadmap to optimise and scale an evolving global workforce and to create strategic long-range plans.
• Oversee workforce planning initiatives, including headcount metrics analysis, internal and external talent assessments, forecasting, plan roll-out, processes, and controls.
• Selecting, developing, and evaluating personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

We are a pretty agile company. We are keen to respond to customer, technology, and internal stakeholders’ changing requirements, which can mean evolving in our roles to meet those needs. 

What you’ll bring  

• Extensive experience with workforce planning and scheduling in a large complex organisation – Ideally within a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) environment
• Strong understanding of business requirements with an appreciation of business strategy, forecasting and workforce behaviour
• Ability to work on moderately complex assignments, requiring judgment in resolving issues and making recommendations.
• Assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements
• Ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders and team members across different business units
• Blend of commercial, technical, and consulting skills.
• Strong financial management practices with a clear understanding of the relationship between costs, utilisation, and project revenue
• Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirement
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills

Why join us here at Datacom? 

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest Information Technology professional services suppliers. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people who give Datacom its unique culture and energy, which you can feel from the moment you meet with us. 

We care about our people and provide a range of perks, such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours, and professional development courses. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect, and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment. 

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges. You will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities. 

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone. We take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly and our people feel supported. 

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The Role: This is a 6 month fixed term contract with the possibility of extension

As a Senior WordPress Developer at OES, you will be responsible for designing and implementing fast, efficient, and scalable WordPress themes and plugins. You will play a critical role in the full development cycle, from concept to deployment, ensuring high performance and responsiveness of our WordPress sites.

In this role, the Senior WordPress Developer will:

• Develop and maintain advanced WordPress themes and plugins from scratch, ensuring they comply with the latest coding standards and practices.
• Optimise WordPress sites for speed and performance, implementing caching and CDN solutions when necessary.
• Collaborate with the design team to translate visual concepts into functional online experiences.
• Conduct code reviews and unit testing to ensure the reliability and maintainability of the codebase.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends in WordPress development, coding standards, security and web technologies.
• Recommend and support 3rd party plugins.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
  

We are seeking an experienced individual with a track record of 3-5 years in the following skill areas:

Technical skills & experience:

To apply you must have hands-on advanced experience in:

• Proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3/Sass.
• Experience with WordPress theme and plugin development.
• Deep understanding of WordPress core software and its functions at the code level.
• Experience with RESTful API and GraphQL integration.
• Familiarity with front-end build tools like Webpack, Gulp, or Grunt.
• Proficient with version control systems, particularly Git.
• Knowledge of AWS services.
• Understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that applications adhere to them.

• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and designing for compliance.
  

You should have knowledge in:

• AWS Cloud Platform for hosting, caching and performance for WordPress sites
• Coding patterns (MVC, MVVM etc)
• CI/CD (Jenkins or similar)
• Static site generation
• API integrations
• Self-hosting WordPress sites

It would be beneficial to have:

• AWS Certification

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a WordPress developer.
• Proven track record of developing high-quality, scalable, and responsive WordPress themes and plugins.

Additional Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Experience in working in an agile environment.

Work with us:

Our values underpin everything we do, Agility and Innovation, Passion and Perseverance, Teamwork and Collaboration, and Integrity.

Develop:

• In an agile environment with product managers, deliver leads and peers.
• Locally with modern hardware and directly on cloud services
• Using modern cloud technologies

We offer:

• A flexible hybrid approach to work (2-3 days in our state-of-the-art Cremorne office and the rest from home.
• Breakfast & snacks provided at the office, and an in-house massage therapist.
• Nintendo Switch, Table Tennis and many social activities including weekly staff drinks.

By joining OES, you’ll not only be joining a booming industry and organisation, but you will be sure to find your place within an organisation who cares about you, your health and well-being, keeping you socially connected whilst investing in your professional development.

We have a guaranteed interest in innovation and the preservation of our values-based culture, and our students and our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a workplace, we use regular feedback and insights from our people to help inform and boost engagement and have a dedicated team who ensure we are focused on employee well-being, corporate sustainability, and socially interactive activities across the year.

About Online Education Services (OES)

OES is made up of extraordinary people. Passionate, self-starters who get excited when they’re challenged to solve problems. Our vision is to be the world’s most impactful enabler of online education. We create, develop and enable immersive learning experiences in partnership with universities all around the world to help students learn at their very best. 

We are a global business with over 1,300 employees. We carefully select the right mix of passionate people who want to make an impact, deliver best practice and lead change in the education industry. From your very first day we empower you to succeed.

When you work at OES, you’re empowered to impact.

Are you ready to make an impact?

Diversity drives innovation, and we believe in creating a workplace that thrives on the unique perspectives and talents of individuals. We actively encourage and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, with a special invitation to talented women in STEM fields. Join us in shaping the future, where your skills and ideas can make a lasting impact on groundbreaking projects.

Apply now with your updated CV and WordPress development portfolio.