
Data Centre Operations
1 week ago
**Acknowledgement of Country**:
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
**Child safety**:
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
**The opportunity**:
- **Manage and maintain national data centre infrastructure**:
- **Coordinate vendors and projects to meet strategic goals**:
- **Optimise operations with EcoStruxure and best practices**
As a Data Centre Operations Technical Generalist at CSIRO, you will support and manage national on-premise and colocation Data Centres, overseeing infrastructure operations, maintenance, lifecycle upgrades, and service improvements.
You’ll coordinate contractors, manage project work packages, engage with vendors, and report on key metrics, with a focus on administering the EcoStruxure IT platform. Strong organisational skills are essential for delivering minor projects aligned with CSIRO’s strategic goals.
This role involves contributing to team strategy and best practice implementation, participating in regular team and vendor meetings, and maintaining industry certification. The position offers a mix of remote and on-site work, with occasional interstate travel, supporting CSIRO’s national research infrastructure.
**Your duties will include**:
- Actively manage, monitor and support the day-to-day operations of CSIRO’s on-premise and colocation Data Centres across Australia.
- Assist with the implementation of installations, lifecycle upgrades and maintenance activities for critical Data Centre infrastructure, ensuring operational continuity and alignment with service delivery standards.
- Engage with and manage vendors and contractors performing corrective and preventative maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with safety and procedural guidelines.
- Complete allocated tasks to ensure timely and efficient execution of Data Centre work packages and project milestones.
- Monitor Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) systems—particularly Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxureIT—to ensure optimal performance, availability, and capacity of critical supporting infrastructure.
- Contribute to strategic planning and team decision-making, supporting the development and implementation of Data Centre best practices and methodologies.
- Pursue at least one Data Centre industry certification annually and participate in training aligned with CSIRO’s education framework.
**Location**:Black Mountain, Canberra ACT
**Salary**:AU$96,811 - AU$109,527 plus up to 15.4% superannuation
**Tenure**:Indefinite
**Reference**:100404
**To be considered you will need**:
- Relevant certifications/diploma/bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience in a Data Centre environment
- The ability & willingness to contribute innovative ideas and approaches in support of Enterprise Infrastructure, Storage and Compute systems and Data Centres.
- Previous experience delivering services and supporting large businesses or enterprise organisations
- Previous experience in creating documentation, technical user guides and presentations to support internal IT (Information Technology) clients
- Demonstrated IT Systems Administration skills
- Demonstrated computer literacy and competency using tools such as Microsoft 365, MS teams, Atlassian confluence, and DCIM
- Good written and communication skills
Desirable:
- Experience in configuring and administering the Schneider Electric DCIM suite of products, particularly StruxureWare and EcoStruxureIT
- Experience working in a geographically dispersed team
- Experience working in a research environment
For full details about this role please review the Position Description
**Eligibility**:
**Flexible working arrangements**:
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
**Diversity and inclusion**:
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
**About CSIRO**:
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today
**How to apply**:
**Applications close**:
10 August 2025, 11:00pm AEST
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