Network Architect Administrator

4 weeks ago


Adelaide, Australia CYOS Solutions Full time

Application closing date: Sunday, 27 October 2024 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (in Canberra)

Estimated start date: Sunday, 10 November 2024

Location of work: SA

Working arrangements: This engagement requires full on-site availability, however some remote work will be negotiable.

Length of contract: Until 30 June 2024

Contract extensions: 4 x 12 months

Security clearance: Must have an NV2 clearance. Any personnel engaged at a level of Baseline must be willing and able to upgrade their clearance to a PV. 

Rates: $140 - $170 per hour (inc. super)

The Defence Science and Technology Group is seeking to engage a Network Architect Administrator to help address the increasing scale of our modelling and simulation activities through the provision of network design and system administration services for a heterogeneous, standalone network, providing virtualised Linux and Windows servers, with a small physical desktop footprint.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Contributing to the design of a standalone network to support virtualised Linux and Windows services, as well as Windows desktops,
  • Contributing to the design of a GitOps network administration process, utilising tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, GitLab, HashiCorp Vault, Docker and Kubernetes,
  • The generation of governance documentation to support network accreditation including but not limited to a CONOPS, High Level Design, System Security Plan, Continuous Monitoring Plan, Incidence Response Plan, and Information Assurance Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures,
  • Implementation of security controls defined by the relevant security standards, including the PSPF, ISM and NIST 800 series publications,
  • Development of scripts, resource configuration and automations to deploy and maintain network services in an auditable, reproducible manner,
  • Ensuring that all hosts on the network are appropriately maintained and patched in accordance with processes defined in governance documentation,
  • Managing network compute and virtualisation services (VMWare, Proxmox, Nutanix, Xen, etc),
  • Managing network identity services (Active Directory/LDAP), access controls, group policies and account management
  • Managing network services to support software development and simulation activities (Artifactory, GitLab, SonarQube, etc)
  • Managing network productivity services (i.e. a Wiki, Chat service, etc)
  • Managing network storage services (NAS/SAN, and performing backups as required)
  • These responsibilities may change as the requirements of the network change from time to time


Essential Criteria

  1. Have sound interpersonal skills, including the ability to work productively and collaboratively as a member of a team;
  2. Have the ability to develop strong working relationships across multiple business areas and recommend or co-ordinate efforts to deliver fit-for-purpose and timely outcomes;
  3. Contribute positively to the outcomes of highly functional teams;
  4. Have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both colleagues and clients at multiple organisational levels;
  5. Have well-developed internal and external customer relationship management skills;
  6. Have demonstrated effective written, verbal communication, effective listening and problem-solving skills;
  7. Be able to respond positively to challenging work and deadlines;
  8. Have developed proficiency in time management, including the ability to prioritise and manage multiple concurrent tasks;
  9. Be proficient in troubleshooting, investigation and reverse engineering of complex and undocumented systems;


Desirable Criteria

  1. Demonstrated experience with Linux administration. RedHat experience preferred.
  2. Demonstrated experience in both Windows Server and Desktop administration – Active Directory, Group Policy, Account management, Powershell, WSUS, system patching
  3. Demonstrated experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
  4. Demonstrated experience with configuration-as-code tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef
  5. Demonstrated experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker, Podman
  6. Demonstrated experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenShift
  7. Demonstrated experience using version control systems such as git
  8. Demonstrated experience designing highly secure networks in consultation with the ISM or NIST 800 series publications and developing security governance documentation to support engagement with and accreditation by relevant ICT authorities
  9. Demonstrated experience establishing GitOps workflows for network administration and continuous integration pipelines
  10. Software development experience or experience developing scripts to automate system administration tasks, with languages such as Bash, Python and Powershell would be highly beneficial
  11. Demonstrated experience managing network services such as Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers and/or Storage Attached Networks (SANs)
  12. Demonstrated experience managing virtualisation technologies such as VMWare, Nutanix, Proxmox or Xen
  13. Demonstrated experience deploying and managing software development support services such as Artifactory, GitLab, HashiCorp Vault, etc.


HOW TO APPLY

Please make sure you upload an update version of your CV that demonstrates your suitability to the role with as many of the Essential and Desirable Criteria in your previous experience. We will also require a 1-page (max. 500 word) summary for your skills and experience demonstrating your suitability to this role.



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