ICT Field Technician

Raytheon Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development programs

Employee benefits tailored to career/l

Job summary

Raytheon Australia is seeking an ICT Field Technician to support the WTRSS program at Mawson Lakes, SA. You will maintain RHEL and Windows Server environments and assist with deployment of Mission System Equipment for trials.

Regular travel across Australia, including to Woomera Test Range, is required. Candidates should have a Certificate III in IT/Electronics/Telecommunications and experience with Cisco devices and Linux CLI.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Information Technology, Electronics/Telecommunications or similar qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant post-qualification experience.
• Experience administering virtualised operating environments.
• Understanding of data interface standards and protocols.
• Experience with Linux CLI.
• Experience with CISCO network devices.
• WireShark experience desirable.
• Familiarity with ISM/PSPF and basic Cyber Security principles is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Administration and support of RHEL and Windows Server environments, including configuration, patching, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of complex network environments.
• Domain user support with a focus on high system availability.
• Liaison with engineering staff for maintenance services and activities.
• Undertake travel within Australia and internationally as required.

Skills

Linux administration

Windows Server administration

Network troubleshooting

Cyber security awareness

Travel willingness

Education

Certificate III in Information Technology/Electronics/Telecommunications

Tools

Cisco network devices

Virtualised environments

WireShark

Job description

Date Posted

2026-10-14

Country

Australia

Location

AU-SA-MAWSON LAKES-111 ~ 1-11 Technology Dr ~ BLDG 111

Position Role Type

Onsite

Fast track your career on breakthrough Defence projects to lift Australia’s Defence capability.

Excellent Career Progression and Development Opportunities.

Located at Raytheon Australia’s new purpose-built Centre for Joint Integration (CJI) facility in Mawson Lakes, SA, with regular travel (including overtime and allowances) to Woomera Test Range, SA.

Raytheon Australia is a trusted capability partner delivering some of the most complex, innovative and meaningful engineering projects for the Australian Defence Force.

Right now, the company is experiencing exciting growth across the country, creating a new opportunity for Senior Technicians to join the Woomera Test Range Support Services (WTRSS) program. The Woomera Test Range, located in South Australia, is the world’s largest overland test environment, comparable to the size of England, and is one of Australia’s most critical national security assets.

Raytheon Australia’s integrated range solution provides the Australian Defence Force with one of the most advanced test, experiment, and training environments in the world. As one of the teams technical workforce, you will contribute to the success of the WTRSS Program through providing specialty maintenance, deployment and operating functions on a variety of different leading-edge equipment.

The ICT Field Technician is responsible for conducting planned and corrective maintenance, technical investigations, and support configuration change activities of communication and mission systems. The Field ICT Technician also supports deployment of Mission System Equipment in support of trial activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Administration and support of both Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments, including configuration, patching, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of complex network environments.
• Domain user support with a focus on high system availability.
• Liaison with engineering staff in the conduct of engineering and maintenance services and activities for the customer.
• Undertake travel as required, both within Australia and internationally, to fulfil the requirements of this role.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Requires a Certificate III in Information Technology, Electronics/ Telecommunications or similar qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant post-qualification experience required.
• Experience administering virtualised operating environments.
• A demonstrated understanding of and experience in data interface standards and protocols.
• Experience with Linux Command Line Interface.
• Experience with CISCO network devices.
• Experience with troubleshooting tools e.g. WireShark (desirable).
• Familiarity with the ISM, PSPF and understanding of basic Cyber Security principles (highly desirable).

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 2 Security Clearance. Eligibility criteria can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-suitability

In return, we offer outstanding opportunities to grow, with Raytheon Australia’s exclusive professional development programs, and a raft of employee benefits tailored to suit every stage of your career and lifestyle.

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.