# IT Operations Manager

LAB3 is one of the largest Azure engineering practices in the Australasia region with a focus on Cloud & DevOps, Data, IoT & AI, Modern Workplace, Modern Apps & Integration, Security, and Network services. We have an opportunity for an experienced IT Operations Manager to lead our Managed Services Engineers. The Role Lead all Managed Services L2/L3 engineers across AI, Azure, Cyber Defence, Data, Modern Workplace and Networking. Own engineering operations, ticket flow, problem management and client onboarding. Coach and mentor staff, support certifications and career development, and contribute to recruitment, onboarding and the graduate programme. Build a fun, high-energy team and scale service delivery through automation and cross-skilling, working with CSMs, the Service Desk command centre and technical leads. Hybrid working with the expectation of being onsite at our Melbourne office 2-3 days per week. The Ideal Candidate Proven leadership of multi-client managed services or comparable engineering operations; strong coaching, performance management and geographically dispersed team collaboration. Calm client and stakeholder communication, sound prioritisation and commercial

- **Id**: 4139426
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/lab3-it-operations-manager>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Melbourne, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T13:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T04:51:22Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2384
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Managed IT Services (MSP), Cloud Consulting & Migration

## Company

- **Id**: 4423003
- **Name**: LAB3
- **Domain**: lab3.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/lab3-2>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Dayforce

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **ITIL** — Optional: no
- **ITSM** — Optional: no
- **Service Desk** — Optional: no
- **ServiceNow** — Optional: no
- **Shift-Left Security** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Australia** — Iso: AU; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T04:51:22Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 34
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T06:09:02Z

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