Linux System Engineer

Azooa; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Azooa is seeking experienced Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineers for a long-term Department of Defence engagement in Canberra. This hands-on role focuses on Linux administration, system hardening, automation and secure ICT environments to deliver reliable digital services.

You will work across physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure, with responsibilities spanning installation, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting and disaster recovery.

Qualifications

• 4 Infrastructure Engineers at APS6-equivalent level.
• Current TSPV security clearance required.
• Experience with Linux-based systems and security hardening.
• Ability to develop automation scripts and infrastructure as code.
• Experience across physical, virtual, network and cloud infrastructure.
• Knowledge of patch and update management and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Administering and maintaining Linux-based systems.
• Performing Linux system hardening and secure configuration.
• Installing, configuring, maintaining and decommissioning infrastructure.
• Supporting physical, virtual, network and cloud infrastructure.
• Developing and maintaining automation and administration scripts.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning, testing and deployment.
• Supporting configuration management and controlled infrastructure changes.
• Planning and implementing infrastructure maintenance and updates.
• Conducting technical testing and resolving system faults.
• Monitoring infrastructure availability, reliability and performance.
• Supporting disaster-recovery arrangements and recovery testing.
• Contributing to infrastructure and systems design.
• Engaging with technical stakeholders and delivery teams as required.

Skills

Linux administration

Linux hardening

Automation scripting

Configuration management

Infrastructure lifecycle

Cloud infrastructure

Security controls

Troubleshooting

Education

APS6-equivalent experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Bash/Shell scripting

VMware/ virtualization

Job description

Azooa is seeking experienced Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineers for a long-term Department of Defence engagement in Canberra.

This is a hands-on infrastructure engineering opportunity with a strong focus on Linux administration, system hardening, configuration management, automation, infrastructure lifecycle support and secure ICT environments.

The requirement is for 4 Infrastructure Engineers at APS6-equivalent level, with an initial 12-month engagement and potential for 2 x 12-month extensions. Candidates must hold a current TSPV security clearance at the time of submission.

About the Role

The successful engineers will support the implementation, management, maintenance and eventual retirement of infrastructure used to deliver secure digital services.

The environment may include physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure, but the strongest sourcing focus for this opportunity is candidates with solid Linux infrastructure engineering and hardening experience.

This is a practical engineering role across the broader system development and operational lifecycle, with responsibility for:

• Configuration management
• Systems installation and maintenance
• Infrastructure testing
• Technical troubleshooting
• Availability and recovery
• Operational support

Key Responsibilities

You may be responsible for:

• Administering and maintaining Linux-based systems
• Performing Linux system hardening and secure configuration
• Installing, configuring, maintaining and decommissioning infrastructure
• Supporting physical, virtual, network and cloud infrastructure
• Developing and maintaining automation and administration scripts
• Automating infrastructure provisioning, testing and deployment
• Supporting configuration management and controlled infrastructure changes
• Planning and implementing infrastructure maintenance and updates
• Conducting technical testing and resolving system faults
• Monitoring infrastructure availability, reliability and performance
• Supporting disaster-recovery arrangements and recovery testing
• Contributing to infrastructure and systems design
• Supporting integration builds and technical verification activities
• Reviewing test plans and procedures against technical requirements
• Maintaining operational procedures and technical documentation
• Resolving infrastructure issues during capability development
• Providing recommendations for infrastructure improvement
• Engaging with technical stakeholders and delivery teams as required.

Linux is a key part of this requirement.

We are particularly interested in engineers with practical experience across:

• Patch and update management
• Operational maintenance
• Configuration compliance
• Infrastructure security controls
• Linux-based service availability

Candidates should be able to demonstrate what they personally configured, hardened, automated, maintained or resolved in Linux environments.

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