Senior Systems Administrator

• Fast paced and dynamic environment
• Join a team focused on remaining at the forefront of technology
• Fixed Term Contract to September 2027

The Reserve Bank of Australia is currently seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to join our Infrastructure Services team to provide support, service delivery and proactive maintenance of key operating systems, platform systems, and virtualisation systems to enable business critical applications.

About the role

• Application upgrades/replacements for Systems Services applications
• Design and implement complex infrastructure solutions, including architectural and detailed design documentation, standards, procedures, and support materials.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of infrastructure components.
• Manage certificate renewals, firmware/driver updates, and routine server decommissioning.
• Perform server builds and upgrades, SOE management, and remediation of obsolete operating systems and hardware.
• Mitigate hardware, operating systems and applications that are reaching the end of support/life.
• Develop strategies and solutions to ensure the continued security and resilience of the Bank's infrastructure.
• Assess upcoming or raised vulnerabilities for applications and hardware and plan for a mitigation
• Maintain awareness of industry developments and best practices in infrastructure, automation, and security.

About you

• 3-8 years of experience in systems administration
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise-grade Linux/Windows environments
• Strong understanding of virtualisation technologies and server operating systems
• Ability to mitigate end-of-life hardware and software risks through proactive planning and execution.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise hardware platforms and systems management tools
• Proven expertise in infrastructure software technologies, including backup solutions, antivirus, patching, and application agents
• Excellent communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead technical innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ability to automate system build and update processes, aligned with established policies and procedural documentation
• Experience in developing policies, procedures, and technical support documentation
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks effectively

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in IT or other relevant discipline.
• IT accreditation relevant to position that have been maintained to current levels

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.

We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.