Onsite IT Infrastructure Engineer - VMware, Cloud & DR

Cognizant; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Sydney is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to manage and support the enterprise infrastructure that keeps our servers, virtualization, cloud, storage, and network services reliable, secure, and available.

You will be a valued member of the Infrastructure team and work collaboratively with network, security, and application teams, as well as offshore infrastructure, cloud, network, and security teams.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on knowledge of Windows and Linux server administration.
• Solid knowledge of virtualization platforms, including VMware and Hyper-V.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms, with exposure to Azure and AWS.
• Solid understanding of networking, firewall technologies, and datacenter operations.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and security practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage Windows and Linux servers and the broader enterprise infrastructure.
• Administer VMware and Hyper-V virtualization environments.
• Monitor infrastructure availability and performance, and act on issues to keep services running smoothly.
• Manage Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and identity services, and support Azure and AWS cloud environments.
• Carry out backup, patching, and disaster recovery activities, while partnering with network, security, and application teams and providing onsite hands-and-feet support for datacenter operations, rack and stack, firewall and network infrastructure, and offshore teams.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Linux server administration

Networking fundamentals

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant in Sydney is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to manage and support the enterprise infrastructure that keeps our servers, virtualization, cloud, storage, and network services reliable, secure, and available.

You will be a valued member of the Infrastructure team and work collaboratively with network, security, and application teams, as well as offshore infrastructure, cloud, network, and security teams.