Location: Canberra, ACT
Engagement: Contract
Security Clearance: Active NV2 required
About the Company
This role supports a large, highly secure Australian Government ICT environment responsible for delivering and sustaining mission‑critical technology capability. The program operates within a controlled, compliance‑driven setting, supporting complex enterprise infrastructure platforms aligned to Defence standards and national security outcomes.
About the Role
An experienced Infrastructure Engineer is required to contribute to the build, configuration, and operation of a secure, stand‑alone Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) environment. Working under the direction of a Solutions Architect and Infrastructure Lead, you will play a key hands‑on role across VMware, Dell, and Red Hat OpenShift technologies.
This role is ideal for engineers who thrive in structured environments, enjoy deep technical delivery, and are comfortable working onsite within secure government facilities.
Role Responsibilities
- Assist in the design, build, and configuration of Hyper Converged Infrastructure components using VMware and Dell technologies
- Support the operation, maintenance, and enhancement of a secure stand‑alone network
- Perform patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management across VMware SDDC components including:
- vCenter, NSX‑T, vSAN
- Aria Operations, Aria Log Insight, Aria Network Insight
- Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager
- Manage and maintain Dell enterprise hardware, including configuration and monitoring via iDRAC
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Red Hat OpenShift, supporting container orchestration and platform services
- Support the deployment and configuration of Aria Identity Manager (Workspace ONE Access)
- Conduct complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across compute, storage, and network layers
- Develop, maintain, and follow detailed Build Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Support infrastructure builds using existing documentation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure all activities comply with Defence security, operational, and documentation standards
- Strong hands‑on experience with VMware SDDC and Hyper Converged Infrastructure
- Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation and SDDC Manager lifecycle activities
- Proven capability managing Dell enterprise infrastructure and iDRAC
- Strong working knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift
- Experience performing infrastructure patching, upgrades, and maintenance in enterprise environments
- Demonstrated ability to produce and maintain technical documentation and SOPs
- Advanced troubleshooting skills across virtualised infrastructure platforms
- Experience working in secure or Defence‑aligned ICT environments
- Linux and Windows system administration experience
- Knowledge of government and Defence security frameworks (ISM, ASD Essential Eight, STIGs)
- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, PowerCLI, or Terraform
- Previous experience in air‑gapped or classified environments
- Relevant industry certifications (VMware, Red Hat, Dell, Security)
- Long‑term contract opportunity within a stable and secure government program
- Work on enterprise‑scale infrastructure supporting critical national capability
- Canberra‑based role within a secure onsite environment
- Competitive daily rates aligned to skills and clearance
- Ongoing support from a specialist government recruitment partner
- Active NV2 Security Clearance is mandatory
- Ability to work onsite in Canberra within a secure government facility
Please upload your resume to apply. Please provide a supporting statement highlighting your skills, experience, and capability against the position description to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Why Partner with Whizdom?
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:
- We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
- We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles.
- We’ve been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified.
- Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
- Our team of talented people are passionate about your experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on your long‑term career goals.
- We even give you a best‑in‑industry merch pack!
Even if this role isn’t the exact fit for you, we would love a chat - contact us to find out more!
