Hybrid Systems Services Engineer — Decommissioning Lead

Reserve Bank of Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Contract until 30/11/2027

Job summary

Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking experienced Systems Services Engineers to support the CoreMod Server Decommissioning work stream. The role leads decommissioning of virtual/physical servers and appliances, coordinating with Networks, Security, Storage and IT Operations to ensure all dependencies are resolved.

You will validate migrations, ensure SOP adherence, and plan activities across VMware, Windows Server and RHEL environments, while maintaining CMDB and documentation throughout the

Qualifications

• Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi and enterprise virtualization.
• Experience administering Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Knowledge of Cisco UCS, HPE compute platforms, storage, and enterprise datacentre infrastructure.
• Experience with Active Directory, DNS, monitoring, backup, and configuration management.
• Understanding of backup retention, disaster recovery, and infrastructure lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the decommissioning of virtual servers, physical servers and infrastructure appliances.
• Validate migration completion, readiness and dependencies before infrastructure retirement.
• Ensure decommissioning follows SOPs and procedures.
• Plan and execute VMware, Windows Server and RHEL decommissioning activities.
• Coordinate decommissioning of compute platforms including VMware, HPE and Cisco UCS environments.
• Support storage and SAN decommissioning activities, including data migration, retention and backup considerations.
• Coordinate with Networks, Security, Storage, IT Operations and Asset Management teams.
• Manage infrastructure clean-up activities including Active Directory, DNS, monitoring, backup, CM and security platforms.
• Ensure backup retention, recovery and long-term archive requirements are maintained.
• Prepare implementation plans, rollback plans, risk assessments, impact assessments and CAB submissions.
• Maintain CMDB, asset management records, operational documentation and support procedures.
• Validate that all dependencies have been addressed prior to final retirement.
• Support post-change validation, hyper-care activities and decommissioning sign-off.
• Assist with updating decommissioning tracking sheets and related artefacts.
• Identify and manage implementation risks, issues and service impacts.
• Drive process improvements and contribute to decommissioning standards.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Windows Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Cisco UCS

HPe compute platforms

Storage & SAN

Active Directory

DNS

Monitoring

Backup & DR

Tools

VMware

Cisco UCS

HPE Compute Platforms

Backup Tools

Monitoring Tools

DNS Tools

Job description

Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking experienced Systems Services Engineers to support the CoreMod Server Decommissioning work stream. The role leads decommissioning of virtual/physical servers and appliances, coordinating with Networks, Security, Storage and IT Operations to ensure all dependencies are resolved.

You will validate migrations, ensure SOP adherence, and plan activities across VMware, Windows Server and RHEL environments, while maintaining CMDB and documentation throughout the