Defence Infrastructure Engineer / Datacentre Lead | TSPV / NV2

Hope IT Consulting; Canberra; On-site; AUD 207,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope IT Consulting is seeking a Defence Infrastructure Engineer / Datacentre Lead for contract roles in Canberra or Adelaide. The role requires current TSPV/NV2 clearances and hands-on leadership of complex infrastructure, including virtualization, network security and storage.

You will oversee build, configuration, administration and maintenance, with duties spanning racking, cabling and deployment. Expect senior guidance and cross-site collaboration in a Defence environment.

Qualifications

• Defence contract experience preferred.
• Current TSPV and NV2 clearance required.
• Strong security focus and risk awareness on critical infrastructure.
• Experience with large datacentre environments and virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Lead network infrastructure build, configuration, administration and maintenance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and manage availability of critical systems.
• Racking, cabling, installation and decommissioning of hardware.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and SOP documentation.

Skills

Senior hands-on technical leadership

Windows Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

VMware vSphere

Switching & routing

Network security

Level 2/3 support

Technical documentation

Team leadership

Tools

Cisco

Palo Alto

VMware NSX

OpenShift

Splunk

Enterprise storage

Job description

Defence Infrastructure Engineer / Datacentre Lead | TSPV / NV2

We are seeking experienced infrastructure professionals for Defence contract opportunities across Canberra and Adelaide.

Two opportunities are available:

Canberra ACT or Adelaide SA

Current TSPV clearance mandatory

12‑month contract with extension options

Network monitoring, troubleshooting and infrastructure support

Network device software and firmware upgrades

COTS hardware/software integration

Infrastructure build, configuration, administration and maintenance

Racking, cabling, installation and decommissioning

Problem, availability and infrastructure management

Symonston, Canberra ACT

Current NV2 clearance mandatory

$150 to $170/hr

Senior hands‑on technical leadership role

Windows Server and Red Hub Enterprise Linux

VMware vSphere and enterprise virtualisation

Switching, routing, network segmentation and security

Level 2/3 technical support

Technical documentation, SOPs and configuration management

Team leadership and technical guidance

Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, VMware NSX, enterprise storage, Splunk, OpenShift or secured Defence environments will be highly regarded.