Infrastructure Engineer (Linux)

Rashi Joshi; City of Hobart; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call allowance

Job summary

Unknown company in Hobart seeks an Infrastructure Engineer to administer enterprise Linux/RHEL environments, manage patching and upgrades, and monitor systems across Azure and AWS. You will own critical incidents end-to-end and contribute to security, resilience, and documentation in a 24/7 on-call context.

Based in Hobart, this permanent role offers hybrid/remote-friendly considerations with a collaborative engineering team and opportunities for career development in a growing technology

Qualifications

• RHCE certification is mandatory.
• Experience administering enterprise Linux/RHEL environments.
• Experience in enterprise or managed services environments.
• Experience supporting Azure and/or AWS platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.
• Experience with patching, upgrades, system hardening and vulnerability remediation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to pass a mandatory police check.
• Experience in utilities, critical infrastructure, OT environments or managed services is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, ensuring security and availability.
• Manage patching, upgrades and system hardening; monitor health and incidents.
• Support Azure and AWS environments to strengthen resilience and compliance.
• Own incidents from detection to resolution within change governance frameworks.
• Produce and maintain operational documentation and standards.

Skills

RHCE

RHEL administration

Linux infrastructure

Azure

AWS

Troubleshooting

Incident management

Patching & hardening

Vulnerability remediation

Communication

Police check

Job description

Your new company An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join a well-established technology services organisation with a growing presence in Tasmania. Based in Hobart, this permanent role will see you supporting and improving enterprise Linux and cloud environments that underpin critical services across the state. Working closely with both local and national engineering teams, you'll play a key role in maintaining platform stability, security and operational excellence in mission-critical environments where availability and reliability are paramount.

Your new role

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for administering and supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments, ensuring systems remain secure, available and performing at their best. You will manage patching and upgrades, monitor infrastructure health, respond to incidents, and contribute to ongoing platform improvement initiatives. Working across Azure and AWS environments, you'll help strengthen infrastructure resilience, support security and compliance requirements, and participate in a 24/7 on-call roster. You'll take ownership of critical incidents from identification through to resolution, applying strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills while working within established change management and governance frameworks. You'll also be responsible for conducting root cause analysis and maintaining operational documentation and standards.

What you'll need to succeed

• Mandatory RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) certification
• Strong experience administering enterprise Linux/RHEL environments
• Infrastructure engineering experience within enterprise or managed services environments
• Experience supporting Azure and/or AWS platforms
• Strong troubleshooting, incident management and problem-solving skills
• Experience with patching, upgrades, system hardening and vulnerability remediation
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• The ability to pass a mandatory police check
• Highly regarded: Experience within utilities, critical infrastructure, OT environments or managed services

What you'll get in return

You’ll join a growing Hobart engineering team backed by experienced national engineering resources across Australia. In return, you gain exposure to enterprise scale Linux and cloud environments, enjoy flexible hybrid working arrangements, receive an on-call allowance, and have the opportunity to further develop your career within a collaborative and technically focused organisation that values accountability, continuous improvement and technical excellence.