Senior Automate Virtualise Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

ICT Labour Hire RFQ

LH Senior Automate Virtualise Infrastructure Engineer

RFQ type   DMP2 - ICT Labour Hire

RFQ ID   LH-04903

RFQ closing date   Friday, 07 November 2025
• 11:59pm, Canberra time

Buyer   Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Estimated start date   Monday, 19 January 2026

Initial contract duration

12 months

Extension term   12 months

Number of extensions   1

Maximum number of   2

candidates per seller

Experience level   Senior - EL1 equivalent

Location of work   ACT

Working arrangements type

Onsite

Working arrangements

Flexible work is generally supported, in consultation with the hiring manager subject to the requirements of delivering the role.

Maximum hours   40 hours per week

Security clearance   Must be able to obtain Baseline

Job details

The ICT Operations Branch provides ICT support and underpinning infrastructure services to the department and the Ministers' Offices, ensuring all staff in the department and MOs have access to stable and secure technology.

The ICT Networks & Infrastructure Platforms section falls within the ICT Operations Branch. The Infrastructure Platforms team is responsible for the management of all data centers, virtualization, automation, storage, backup and restore capability. The team is also responsible for providing after-hours on-call support for the Department's on-premises infrastructure.

The team is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer who specialises in Automation and Virtualisation to support its objectives over the engagement period.

Key duties and responsibilities

The Senior Automation and Virtualization Specialist will be responsible for managing and developing the Department's Aria Automation, NSX, Aria Operations and Site Recovery Manager instances as part of the Infrastructure Platforms team. The person will be also accountable for maintaining and enhancing the Department's VMware vSphere, Cloud Foundation environments and server infrastructure (rack mounted and blade servers). The role requires producing design documents, build documents, operations documents, handover and sharing of knowledge with other team members and mentoring junior team members.

Technical skills About the team About the project

About the organisation

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria

1. Demonstrated experience in few of the following technologies:
   •   Aria Automation

Aria Orchestrator
•   VMware NSX
•   Aria Operations
•   Site Recovery Manager
•   VMware vSphere and Cloud Foundation

1. Demonstrated scripting and coding experience in few of the following:
   •   PowerShell

PowerCLI
•   YAML
•   JavaScript

1. Ability to produce design, build and operations documents for processes and procedures.

1. Excellent communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills to work with skilled technical people, including making presentations to staff and stakeholders and coaching staff.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience in administering Veeam Backup and Replication

Contract

The buyer has chosen to use the Simple contract for this procurement.

Questions and answers

Questions   Answers

29 October 2025, 3:55 PM

Hi, would you consider candidates from other states?

29 October 2025, 4:06 PM

This role is advertised as being based in Canberra, ACT. The requirements of the role are unlikely to be able to be fulfilled through a

Questions   Answers

remote working arrangement.

29 October 2025, 3:57 PM

Hi, do you require candidates with a minimum current baseline clearance or would you consider Australian citizens who can obtain clearance?

29 October 2025, 4:08 PM

Candidates must be able to obtain, and maintain, a baseline clearance. If proposed personnel are eligible but do not hold a clearance, a process can be sponsored by the buyer. A clearance pack must be submitted prior to commencement, and the clearance must be obtained within the first 3 months of the engagement otherwise the services can not continue.

30 October 2025, 4:59 PM   31 October 2025, 8:51 AM

Can a candidate based in NSW who is willing to You can propose a candidate to work under this

travel to ACT 1–2 days per week for this role?

model, noting it is not the buyer's preference as previously advised. The evaluation panel will assess whether the candidate is likely to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role based on their capability and capacity.

Responding to this opportunity

For each candidate, you must include

start datehourly rateservice management feecitizenship statussecurity clearanceone page pitch to address all criteria specified (this is equal to 5000 characters in BuyICT)resumés

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