Senior Lab Systems Engineer—Networking & Automation

Delart; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 167,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Delart seeks an Enterprise Systems Engineer to provide critical IT and systems support for multi-site R&D labs. You will manage device lifecycles, patching, and network troubleshooting while building automations to streamline workflows and maintain secure, scalable lab environments.

You will work with cross-functional partners to deploy, image, and manage diverse lab devices and virtualized infrastructure, documenting configurations and procedures for repeatable success.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience with relevant IT/networking certifications.
• 8+ years’ experience in IT systems administration, lab operations, enterprise systems engineering, or similar technical support roles.
• Proven hands-on expertise with administration and patching of Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS), Windows, and macOS systems.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting and automation for systems administration tasks.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of core networking concepts and protocols (DHCP, IP/IPv6, DNS, 802.1x authentication).
• Experience deploying, imaging, and managing large fleets of lab or end-user devices.
• Familiarity with device provisioning, registration, and certificate management workflows.
• Strong documentation practices and ability to coordinate across multiple technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee device lifecycle management across multiple labs and buildings (Linux/Ubuntu/CentOS, Windows, macOS).
• Manage OS patching and security updates for lab devices to ensure compliance.
• Troubleshoot lab network issues, including DHCP, IPv6, and 802.1x problems.
• Coordinate with network, patch management, and security teams to resolve complex issues.
• Provision and onboard new lab devices and networks, monitor health, handle alerts.
• Manage certificate deployment and renewal for lab hosts, especially 802.1x.
• Build automations (Bash) to streamline device registration and patching workflows.
• Design scalable VM infrastructure (VMware, KVM, Proxmox, Hyper-V).
• Support multiple lab teams and programs as a shared service; document systems and SOPs.

Skills

Bash scripting

Linux system administration

Windows system administration

macOS system administration

Networking fundamentals

Automation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

VMware

KVM

Proxmox

Hyper-V

Ansible

SCCM

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Delart seeks an Enterprise Systems Engineer to provide critical IT and systems support for multi-site R&D labs. You will manage device lifecycles, patching, and network troubleshooting while building automations to streamline workflows and maintain secure, scalable lab environments.

You will work with cross-functional partners to deploy, image, and manage diverse lab devices and virtualized infrastructure, documenting configurations and procedures for repeatable success.