Azure/Red Hat Infra Specialist

Azure/Red Hat Infra Specialist (Security Clearance)Azure/Red Hat Infra Specialist (Security Clearance)

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Position: Azure/RedHat Infrastructure Specialist

Australian Citizen with Security Clearance

5 days' work from office on Weekly basis (Onsite)

Job/Project Description – Tasks to be Performed on a Daily Basis:

The Platform Engineer (Infrastructure Specialist) will be responsible for managing the day-to-day health, stability, and performance of the Azure/RedHat-based infrastructure platform. This role will focus on maintaining and supporting virtual machines (RHEL and Windows), patching processes, monitoring integration, backup validation, and general infrastructure lifecycle tasks aligned with Microsoft best practices and client-specific policies.

• Perform operational support for a production and non-production servers hosted on Microsoft Azure/RedHat.
• Manage and maintain system availability, performance, and patch compliance using Azure-native tools and automation.
• Ensure adherence to tagging policies, RBAC controls, NSG configurations, and HA/DR practices as per Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related incidents (L2/L3), including those related to VM performance, boot failures, and network reachability.
• Collaborate with the client's service desk and change management functions to fulfill service requests and planned changes.
• Integrate with the existing monitoring framework (Azure Monitor + Dynatrace) to ensure platform observability and proactive incident response.
• Participate in the review and implementation of hardening recommendations, within the boundaries of agreed service scope.
• Support cloud-native backup and recovery validation activities; raise concerns if protection gaps are identified.
• Contribute to infrastructure documentation and knowledge base articles to support operational continuity and knowledge transfer.
  
  

Mandatory Requirements

• Must have an active AGSVA Baseline Clearance, preferred to have AGSVA NV1 Clearance or be eligible to obtain one.
• Must be an Australian Citizen
  
  

Required Attributes And Skills

• 2+ years of hands-on experience managing infrastructure in a Microsoft Azure/RedHat environment.
• Proficiency in supporting both RHEL and Windows Server-based virtual machines.
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS services, including virtual machines, storage accounts, load balancers, NSGs, and availability sets/zones.
• Experience with infrastructure patching using native Azure tools (e.g., Update Management, Azure Automation).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools, particularly Azure Monitor and Dynatrace.
• Solid troubleshooting skills across compute, networking, and OS-level issues.
• Understanding of ITIL processes (incident, change, problem, configuration management).
  
  

Desirable Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer or equivalent certification.
• Red Hat Certified: Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent
• Experience working in government or highly regulated environments.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform or ARM templates.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelEntry level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionOther
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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