Summary:

Meenu Sampath is eWater Group’s IT Support Officer, responsible for managing cybersecurity, hardware, and software support. With a background in information systems management and public sector IT in Australia, she ensures secure and reliable infrastructure for the eWater Source platform and organisational systems.

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Public and private organisations are facing the increasingly challenging world of cybersecurity threats while ensuring the protection of critical assets like Australia’s National Hydrological Modelling Platform, eWater Source.

Our corporate services and information technology specialists are the spine of our organisation. They are critical to ensuring our organisation supports, facilitates, and encourages high-quality, reliable, and evidence-based decision-making on water resources in Australia and internationally.

One of these specialists is Meenu Sampath, IT Support Officer, who has been guiding and advising our organisation since 2021 on information technology, cyber security, hardware, and software support, and maintaining our servers.

Meenu began her career in the United States where she gained experience in Information Systems Management and website design before making the move to Australia in 2017 where she has worked within the Australian public sector before joining eWater Group. 

“I wanted to work for an organisation that could sharpen my skills and give me the opportunity to prove myself and lead by example; eWater for me was the logical choice.”

“The culture of the organisation was a major draw card for me. eWater Group has a positive inclusive and diverse work culture. I feel valued and acknowledge for my contributions.”

Protecting intellectual property and cyber security is at the forefront of every business in Australia and globally. For eWater Group protecting our software as well as our expertise from any fraudulent activities is crucial in delivering world-class science and technology for Australian Government owners, and international partners.

In her role as IT Support Officer, Meenu works with our people to ensure the protection of our intellectual property, which includes ongoing cybersecurity training and awareness, as well as secure authentication methods and support for employees.

“Cyber training and awareness are critical in my work, as well as to our team, and the stakeholders with whom we engage. Recently, our team undertook a review of our IT infrastructure and migrated our systems to a state-of-the-art platform that can meet the expectations of those who rely upon us to perform their most critical water management tasks.

“I enjoy my role as each day is different. Every issue we faced in our organisation is a learning experience for me. Having the opportunity to collaborate with team members, learning from each other’s experience and sharing perspectives contributes to the overall learning journey for me and everyone at eWater Group.”