Ivan Ocampo

PhD  ·  Chief Architect, Accent Group  ·  Melbourne, Australia

Ivan Ocampo is Chief Architect at Accent Group (ASX: AX1), one of Australia's largest footwear and apparel retailers, operating 800+ stores across brands including Platypus, Hype DC, Vans, Timberland, and Dr Martens. His work spans enterprise and solution architecture, cybersecurity, hybrid cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and applied AI — covering both hands-on technical execution and executive governance.

He holds a TOGAF certification, a CCNP, and a PhD from the Australian Institute of Business. His doctoral research theorised and empirically validated liminal spaces as a mediating mechanism between remote work intensity and employee outcomes — work that informs how he thinks about technology-mediated work design and organisational change.

Credentials

PhD (AIB, 2025)MBA (UC, 2019)TOGAFCCNPITILCISSPAZ-305AWS-SAACISMPMP

Technical Competencies

Architecture & Governance TOGAF, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, architecture review boards, roadmap design
Cloud & Infrastructure Microsoft Azure (AZ-305), AWS (SAA), VMware vSphere/vCenter, hybrid cloud, on-premises datacentre
Microsoft Stack Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, SharePoint, Exchange, PowerShell, Intune, Defender
Linux & UNIX RHEL, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian — production server administration; familiarity with BSD and Solaris variants
Cybersecurity CrowdStrike Falcon (EDR), Tenable (vulnerability management), Splunk (SIEM/SOAR), zero trust architecture, CISSP, CISM
Networking Cisco enterprise networking (CCNP), LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, DNS, VPN, firewall architecture, Meraki, Cloudflare
Data & Observability Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, VictoriaMetrics, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, data platform architecture, ADF pipelines
Data Analysis R (tidyverse, ggplot2, Shiny), Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), SPSS, Leximancer, SEM/CFA (lavaan, AMOS), BibTeX
Programming & Scripting Python, Bash/Shell, PowerShell, R, Java, C/C++ (foundational), SQL, YAML, Bicep/ARM
Document & Research Tools LaTeX, BibTeX, Overleaf, Markdown, Quarto — academic typesetting and research publication pipelines
ITSM & Platforms ITIL-aligned service management, Atlassian Jira/Confluence/JSM Assets, GitHub/GitHub Actions, PMP
AI & Emerging Technology Applied enterprise AI, agentic workflow architecture, MCP, Claude API, prompt engineering, LLM integration patterns

Experience

Chief Architect

2022 – present

Accent Group (ASX: AX1)

One of Australia's largest footwear and apparel retailers, operating 800+ stores across brands including Platypus, Hype DC, Vans, Timberland, and Dr Martens.

Direct reports: 2

  • Enterprise architecture leadership across retail technology, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and digital platforms
  • TOGAF-aligned architecture governance — standards, patterns, roadmaps, and architecture review board
  • Hybrid cloud architecture (Azure-primary) — identity, networking, compute, storage, and data
  • Cybersecurity architecture — CrowdStrike EDR, Tenable vulnerability management, Splunk SIEM/SOAR, zero trust principles
  • Observability platform design — Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, VictoriaMetrics, OpenTelemetry
  • Data platform architecture — pipelines, analytics, and reporting
  • Applied AI and ML integration architecture — evaluation and adoption of emerging AI platforms in enterprise context
  • Architecture oversight of major capital investments and transformation programmes
  • Vendor and technology partner management at executive level

Senior Solutions Architect

2022

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Australia's only public hospital dedicated entirely to cancer care, operating under Victorian Department of Health governance.

Direct reports: 5

  • Solutions architecture for clinical and corporate systems in a highly regulated healthcare environment
  • Integration architecture across clinical, imaging, and administrative platforms
  • Security and compliance architecture aligned to health sector regulatory requirements
  • Cloud adoption and hybrid infrastructure design

IT Manager

2019 – 2022

Australian Clinical Labs

One of Australia's largest pathology providers, operating across hospital, community, and specialist laboratory networks nationally.

Direct reports: 17

  • Full IT operations leadership — infrastructure, support, security, vendors, and budget
  • Cybersecurity operations — endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and patching programmes
  • Cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure management
  • ITSM design, governance, and operational management
  • Led IT operations through COVID-19 pandemic demands in a nationally critical pathology environment
  • Team leadership across technical, infrastructure, and support functions at scale

IT Manager

2010 – 2019

Australian National University

Australia's leading research university, a Group of Eight member, ranked in the global top 100.

Direct reports: 4

  • IT management across faculty and division-level infrastructure and services
  • Enterprise Windows infrastructure — Active Directory, server, endpoint, and virtualisation
  • Network infrastructure management (foundational basis for CCNP expertise)
  • IT service management, support operations, and stakeholder engagement
  • Budget management and vendor procurement
  • 9-year tenure reflecting sustained institutional trust and progressive leadership growth

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

2025

Australian Institute of Business

Space Between Spaces: Rituals, Liminality, and the Dynamics of Remote Work Intensity

Quantitative study using structural equation modelling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Central contribution: theorisation and empirical validation of liminal spaces as a mediating mechanism between remote work intensity and employee outcomes.

Master of Business Administration

2019

University of Canberra

Profiles

GitHub — allitnils ↗ Google Scholar ↗ ORCID 0000-0002-8532-0673 ↗ ResearchGate ↗
Research → Teaching → Blog →