Datacenter Lead - Senior ICT & VMware Expert

Defence Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Defence Australia is seeking a senior ICT professional to lead the administration, integration and sustainment of complex datacentre environments within secure networks. You will coordinate technical direction across ICT personnel and deliver design, SOPs and training materials for enterprise infrastructure.

The role requires expertise in VMware, Windows Server, RHEL, software-defined networking, storage platforms like Dell PowerStore, security controls aligned with ISM and Essential Eight, and

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership of datacentre admin teams.
• Experience with Windows Server and RHEL.
• VMware vSphere, NSX and cloud foundations.
• Dell PowerStore storage integration.
• Security controls per ISM and Essential Eight.
• Ability to document designs and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2/3 technical support for datacentre systems.
• Lead technical direction for ICT personnel and teams.
• Develop design and implementation documentation and SOPs.

Skills

Datacentre admin

Windows Server

RHEL

VMware vSphere

NSX

PowerStore

Cisco networking

Palo Alto

VDI Horizon

OpenShift/OpenStack

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Vendor qualifications

Tools

Splunk

OpenShift

OpenStack

Job description

Defence Australia is seeking a senior ICT professional to lead the administration, integration and sustainment of complex datacentre environments within secure networks. You will coordinate technical direction across ICT personnel and deliver design, SOPs and training materials for enterprise infrastructure.

The role requires expertise in VMware, Windows Server, RHEL, software-defined networking, storage platforms like Dell PowerStore, security controls aligned with ISM and Essential Eight, and