- Job Title: System Engineer
- Location: Melbourne
- Contract Duration: 5 months
- Rate on offer: $600/day to $800/day Incl super
- Join a high-impact State Government infrastructure transformation project, supporting cutting-edge scientific research environments with modern Windows, virtualisation, and automation technologies.
Description
- Seeking to engage a qualified technical resource to join its team for a critical Windows infrastructure project. This project involves supporting a legacy Windows virtual machine (VM) environment and its users, and migrating approximately 30 researchers to a new, modern environment. This role will work on the Project Team that includes an Advanced Scientific Computing Manager and a Project Manager. This role will provide advice about how best to address user requirements and will help establish all aspects of the new environment.
Accountabilities
- Responsibility for day-to-day systems, network, and storage administration; At times, the performance of these duties will be under limited supervision and in alignment with ICT requirements and Whole of Victorian Government (WoVG) frameworks, processes, and standards.
- Troubleshooting, diagnosing and rectifying issues affecting performance, availability, integrity of infrastructure and data, through management of internal and user tickets.
- Working closely and collaboratively with a project team and scientists across a range of disciplines to specify, design and implement changes to hardware and software as required to adapt to evolving scientific projects.
- Specification design and implementation of scripts or applications to grow system integrity through improved system administration and automation.
- Play a key role in the design, provision, documentation and support of the scientific computing infrastructure and solutions.
- Demonstrate ownership through the proactive identification, analysis and remediation of issues that prevent project outputs or business outcomes from being met.
- Approach work with a continuous improvement mindset, delivering incrementally and improving based on feedback; foster an environment of shared success within the team and a strong commitment to customer focus and excellent service delivery.
- To practice cultural safety by creating environments, relationships, and systems free from racism and discrimination so that people can feel safe, valued and able to participate.
Key Selection Criteria
Necessary Experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or related field or alternative relevant qualifications
- Core Windows Skills: Demonstrated experience in the administration of Windows Server (2016 and newer) and Windows Client (10 and newer).
- Active Directory: Detailed knowledge of Active Directory, including managing Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy design and implementation.
- System Management: Hands-on experience with user account administration (creation, modification, migration), system patching, and security auditing.
- Virtualisation: Extensive experience with the administration of virtualised desktop and server infrastructure.
- Driver’s license (there may be a small, infrequent requirement for regional research farm site visits)
Desirable Experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or related field or alternative relevant certifications
- Automation: Experience in creating and maturing service delivery using automation tools and scripting languages, particularly PowerShell.
- Configuration Management: Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Salt Stack or similar (e.g., Ansible).
- Security: Experience in the deployment and management of modern endpoint security (e.g., Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike).
- Hypervisor: Direct experience with XCP-NG.
- Environment: Previous experience working within a scientific, research, or life-sciences computing environment.
- Business Analysis: Takes responsibility for investigative work to understand the business requirements and suggest effective solution
Join us in shaping a responsible, data-driven future for Victoria’s environment.
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If you're keen to learn more, feel free to give me a call on 📱03 8080 7260 or send your resume to 📎nick.reddy@peoplebank.com.au.
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