Battlespace Systems Administrator

Raytheon Australia; City of Salisbury; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon Australia is seeking a Battlespace System Administrator to support the Battlespace Surveillance Centre at the RAAF Edinburgh base. The role involves managing diverse IT server and network infrastructure across Windows, Linux and Unix environments to ensure mission-critical operations run smoothly.

You will lead daily system maintenance, security, backups, and incident response while collaborating with Defence partners and depot teams.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV or degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years' relevant experience.
• Experience in a Systems Administration 2nd/3rd level support (UNIX, Linux and Microsoft).
• Experience monitoring a complex IT environment.
• Experience diagnosing networking faults.
• Relevant industry qualifications such as: DoD 8570 IAT Level II, MSCA, RHCSA, CCNA, CISSP/Security+/CCNA Security.
• Must be eligible to obtain/maintain Negative Vetting Level 2 Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical operations for BSC’s IT server and communication solutions that comply with Raytheon and Defence standards and security policies.
• Manage system accounts, permissions and directory operations for service delivery teams.
• Contribute to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans for server and communication infrastructure.
• Monitor system performance.
• Manage OS, firmware, and software updates, including security updates.
• Perform system and network configuration maintenance.
• Manage backups and recovery protocols.
• Install and manage firewall and intrusion-detection systems.
• Manage backups for data collection.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and coordinate maintenance actions.
• Coordinate with and support depot-level maintenance actions.

Skills

UNIX/Linux

Windows/Microsoft

Network diagnostics

Incident management

Security awareness

Disaster Recovery planning

System monitoring

Troubleshooting

Education

Certificate IV/Degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

DoD 8570 IAT Level II

MSCA

RHCSA

CCNA

CISSP/CISSP Security+/CCNA Security

Job description

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Work on a variety of exciting programs to keep Australia safe.

Gain hands‑on experience supporting cutting‑edge Space Domain Awareness capabilities.

Use new and emerging technologies to solve complex problems.

Raytheon Australia works closely with the Australian Defence Force as its trusted capability partner to deliver some of the most complex and ground‑breaking engineering and technology projects in the country.

Right now, we are experiencing rapid growth and are seeking a bright and energised Battlespace System Administrator to join our inspired team.

In this role, you will contribute to the critical outcomes of the Australian Defence Force by delivering complex, state‑of‑the‑art programs designed to keep Australia safe.

Working across multiple operating systems, Windows, Linux and Unix the Battlespace Administrator is a critical role for ensuring the continued operation of the Battlespace Surveillance Centre (BSC) at the RAAF Edinburgh base. This includes managing and maintaining mission system services, performing day‑to‑day operational and administrative tasks, monitoring system availability and capacity, incident management, problem diagnoses and resolution, backups/patch management and cyber security while complying with change management procedures and working in a defence environment.

Your hours of work shall average 38 hours per week over a defined work cycle, including days & nights on all days of the week from Monday to Sunday.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides the technical operations for BSC’s complex IT server and communication solutions that comply with Raytheon and Defence technical standards and security policies.
• Manages system accounts, permissions and directory operations and ensure service delivery staff have the necessary up‑to‑date information for account administration activities.
• Provides the technical input into the development and maintenance of Disaster Recovery Plans & Business Continuity Plans for server and communication infrastructure.
• Monitors system performance.
• Manages software installation, configuration and updates for operating systems, firmware, and software applications including security updates as directed by configuration management authority.
• Performs system and network configuration maintenance.
• Manages backup and recovery protocols.
• Installs and manages firewall and intrusion‑detection monitoring systems.
• Manages backup system to safeguard critical data collection.
• Performs advanced troubleshooting and network problem resolution in coordination with maintainers.
• Coordinates with and provides support for depot‑level maintenance actions.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Relevant Certificate IV/Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years prior relevant experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in a Systems Administration 2nd / 3rd Level support role (UNIX, Linux and Microsoft).
• Experience in monitoring a complex IT environment.
• Experience in diagnosing networking fault.
• Preferably hold a number of relevant industry qualifications such as:
• DoD approved 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certifications.
• Microsoft Certified System Associate (MSCA).
• Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA).
• Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA).
• Security (CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CCNA Security).
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 2 Security Clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-suitability

This position is your opportunity to demonstrate real leadership by having the freedom to make decisions, own the outcome and drive the delivery of programs critical to Australian Defence Force missions.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.