▷ [12/9/2025] Linux & Monitoring Technician

4 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia Nixil Full time

Security Clearance Required for this role:

- Must have a Negative Vetting 2 (NV2) security clearance

- Must be an Australian Citizen

- Mon to Fri - office hours

- Office locations in Sydney CBD and Canberra

We’re seeking a Monitoring and Feeds Technician to play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced observability solutions across naval platforms and onshore systems. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a mission-critical environment.

What You’ll Do

- Design and manage monitoring solutions using the Elastic Stack (ELK + Beats) across on-prem and cloud platforms.

- Build and optimise data pipelines (Logstash, Beats, custom agents) for telemetry, log, and event feeds.

- Create dynamic Kibana dashboards to visualise performance, availability, and security.

- Onboard and integrate new data sources from applications, platforms, networks, containers, and third-party systems.

- Define and manage alerting rules to drive proactive incident detection and response.

- Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis through forensic log analysis.

- Research, evaluate, and implement emerging tools and technologies.

- Develop and maintain SOPs, build guides, and technical documentation.

What You’ll Bring

- Proven experience in Defence environments, especially with monitoring and data ingestion.

- Strong background in Linux administration, virtual systems, and distributed infrastructures.

- Hands-on expertise with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats).

- Solid knowledge of log aggregation, metrics collection, and event-driven monitoring.

- Experience with hybrid cloud or containerized environments.

- Scripting ability in Python or Shell, and familiarity with syslog, SNMP, and APIs.

- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable

- Knowledge of SEA2273 Minerva systems.

- Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (ISM, zero-trust principles).

- Experience with ADF deployed environments/platforms, including unique security and networking constraints.

Why Join?

This role offers the chance to work on mission-critical Defence platforms, enhance system observability, and directly contribute to operational readiness. If you’re passionate about Linux, monitoring, and Defence technologies, this is an opportunity to take your expertise to the next level.

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