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Our client advises Army on its digital network integration efforts to maximise interoperability across Land, Joint and Coalition interface boundaries and to meet critical information exchange requirements. The intent is to ensure that investments are integrated to maximise the operational functions of individual projects within the Operating System.
About the role/ Experience required:
Our client is seeking an experienced System Administrator to assist with the ongoing design, implementation and administration of the physical and virtual networked environments that comprise the Systems Support Environment and other domains.
The position is primarily a technical hands-on role with responsibility for a networked compute and storage infrastructure containing multiple virtualised and physical tenancies. You will be expected to manage all aspects of the Systems Support Environment, allocation of its resources including provision of common IT resources and the ongoing security compliance of the infrastructure.
The contractor will be expected to support the production of technical documentation, liaise with technical SMEs from user organisations and provide limited individual training on use of the environment where required. Additionally, they will be expected to provide subject matter expertise and technical considerations into project planning, project management and technical risk management for upgrades and capability expansion of the Systems Support Environment. Finally, they will be required to enforce configuration management of the environment.
Key duties and responsibilities
The successful candidate has experience with:
What is on offer:
Contract terms: 12 month contract +12 +12 month extensions
Security Requirements: Candidates require Australian citizenship along with an active NV1 (NV2 pref) security clearance. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client requested checks.
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:
How to Apply: Please upload your most up-to-date resume to apply. Please note you will need to provide further written responses to complete your application. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Applications open until Monday 5 May 2025 9am - Contact 0480 002 453 to have a confidential discussion with Connie or email connieb@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
Systems Administrator
| Job title : | Systems Administrator |
| Contract type : | Contract |
| Location : | Canberra |
| Sectors : | |
| Salary : | Competitive |
| Start date : | 2025-04-28 |
| Duration : | 12.0 MONTH |
| Job Reference : | V-51886 |
| Contact name : | Connie Bellam |
| Contact email : | connieb@whizdom.com.au |
| Job published : | 2 days ago |
About the role/ Experience required:
Our client is seeking an experienced System Administrator to assist with the ongoing design, implementation and administration of the physical and virtual networked environments that comprise the Systems Support Environment and other domains.
The position is primarily a technical hands-on role with responsibility for a networked compute and storage infrastructure containing multiple virtualised and physical tenancies. You will be expected to manage all aspects of the Systems Support Environment, allocation of its resources including provision of common IT resources and the ongoing security compliance of the infrastructure.
The contractor will be expected to support the production of technical documentation, liaise with technical SMEs from user organisations and provide limited individual training on use of the environment where required. Additionally, they will be expected to provide subject matter expertise and technical considerations into project planning, project management and technical risk management for upgrades and capability expansion of the Systems Support Environment. Finally, they will be required to enforce configuration management of the environment.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Day to day management of the virtual and physical infrastructure.
- Establish and maintain Configuration Management of hardware and software for the core infrastructure and assist with Configuration Management of connected environments, including conducting periodic audits.
- Conduct Availability Management, for the capacity allocation and enduring management.
- Maintain ongoing security accreditation of the environment through security monitoring, vulnerability assessments, configuration management, patching of operating systems and applications, and providing subject matter expertise into security threat risk analysis.
- Maintain a Change Management process for the core infrastructure and setup, administration and teardown of user environments within it.
- Install, configure and administer military software applications (including Windows and Linux based servers and applications).
The successful candidate has experience with:
- VMware ESXi version 6.5 (and later)
- VMware vCenter version 6.5 (and later)
- Windows Server 2016
- Active Directory and Group Policy
- EndPoint Security Technologies
- Windows SOE Management
- Enterprise Backup Solutions
- Hyper Converged Infrastructure Solutions
- Network & Infrastructure Monitoring Solutions
- Vulnerability Management and Scanning Tools
What is on offer:
- Long term opportunity with a strong IT team
Contract terms: 12 month contract +12 +12 month extensions
Security Requirements: Candidates require Australian citizenship along with an active NV1 (NV2 pref) security clearance. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client requested checks.
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.
How to Apply: Please upload your most up-to-date resume to apply. Please note you will need to provide further written responses to complete your application. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Applications open until Monday 5 May 2025 9am - Contact 0480 002 453 to have a confidential discussion with Connie or email connieb@whizdom.com.au for any further information.