Infrastructure Engineer/ Systems Administrator

1 day ago

n Capital Territory, Australia IT Alliance Australia Full time $120,000 - $150,000 per year

One of our
Federal Government Clients
is seeking to engage a
Infrastructure Engineer/ Systems Administrator - APS6.
This is a long-term contractual position.

Please check below all the job details:

  1. Contract Duration:
    03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
  2. Work Location:
    Canberra (04 Days a week onsite)
  3. Eligibility:
    You must need to have
    Baseline Security Clearance
    or above.
  4. Tentative Start Date:
    01ST Dec 2025

Position Description:

Infrastructure Engineers implement, manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services.

Key duties and responsibilities:

The AFP requires the services of ICT specialist contractors to assist in the deployment and configuration of solutions into the department's ICT environment.

We are seeking suitably experience people with excellent skills and experience with a number of the following areas:

  • Configuration & Administration of Microsoft Windows Server and its various roles (e.g. AD & ADFS, web server).
  • Administration, optimisation, and problem resolution related to Linux based servers (Ubuntu / RHEL).
  • Scripting – PowerShell etc.
  • Virtualisation – VMware vSphere.
  • Database Platform – SQL Server (with focus on optimisation, version upgrades, consolidation and virtualisation).
  • Storage and Backup – Dell technology including Networker & Isilon.

Services:

The Services, delivered in collaboration with and under supervision by nominated department personnel, include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Provide Infrastructure Engineer/ Systems Administrator services to assist in the deployment and configuration of solutions into the department's ICT environment.
  • Provide technical direction / advice to vendors performing professional services on behalf of the department.
  • Design and configure department infrastructure to support business applications.
  • Provide technical leadership where relevant.
  • Work effectively in a small team environment.
  • Provide knowledge/skills transfer to permanent staff through the provision of clear and concise documentation, diagrams and procedures.
  • Record and maintain files/information in accordance with department requirements.

Mandatory:

  • Proven experience in the design, configuration & support of MS Windows based ICT infrastructure services.
  • Proven experience in implementing complex business solutions that are hosted on infrastructure / cloud services and specifically the ability to identify and resolve: Technical & security requirements / Test considerations / Operational concerns / System constraints.
  • Experience in complying with security assessments, systems configuration and change management processes and documentation standard in the Federal Government sector (especially in areas relating to national security).

Highly Desirable:

  • Demonstrated expert experience managing Ubuntu and / or Red Hat systems (using Satellite).
  • Experience in infrastructure engineering and automation using Ansible and various automation engines.
  • Experience with containers and/or container orchestration.
  • Experience in security management such as WSUS, SCCM, Nessus, Nmap, SELinux, and Firewall management.

The Next step is easy:
If you are interested, you may send an email to

Referral incentive program:
As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get
$1000
for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates.

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