Senior Platform Engineer

AAR Consulting Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AAR Consulting Group is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to support a large enterprise infrastructure environment on a six-month contract. The role blends project delivery (≈60%) with business-as-usual operations (≈40%), primarily on-premises with some cloud exposure.

You will troubleshoot and optimize the platform across Windows Server, AD, Exchange, VMware and storage platforms. We are looking for hands-on engineers with strong problem-solving, collaboration skills and the

Qualifications

• Proven senior infrastructure engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Exchange skills.
• Wintel experience and hands-on VMware experience.
• Experience with Hitachi storage and backup platforms.
• Strong SCCM and patching capabilities.
• Knowledge of certificates and certificate management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver infrastructure projects and support day-to-day platform operations.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory and Exchange.
• Support VMware virtualization and Hitachi storage and backup platforms.
• Manage SCCM and infrastructure patching.
• Support certificate management.
• Resolve complex enterprise infrastructure issues in collaboration with technical teams.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Exchange

Wintel

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

VMware

SCCM

Hitachi storage

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to support a large enterprise infrastructure environment on a six-month contract.

This role combines approximately 60% project delivery and 40% business-as-usual support. The environment is predominantly on-premises, with some cloud exposure, and suits a hands-on infrastructure all-rounder with strong troubleshooting skills.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver infrastructure projects and support day-to-day platform operations.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory and Exchange.
• Support VMware virtualisation and Hitachi storage and backup platforms.
• Manage SCCM and infrastructure patching.
• Support certificate management.
• Resolve complex enterprise infrastructure issues in collaboration with technical teams.

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to support a large enterprise infrastructure environment on a six-month contract.

This role combines approximately 60% project delivery and 40% business-as-usual support. The environment is predominantly on-premises, with some cloud exposure, and suits a hands-on infrastructure all-rounder with strong troubleshooting skills.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver infrastructure projects and support day-to-day platform operations.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory and Exchange.
• Support VMware virtualisation and Hitachi storage and backup platforms.
• Manage SCCM and infrastructure patching.
• Support certificate management.
• Resolve complex enterprise infrastructure issues in collaboration with technical teams.

Skills and experience

• Proven senior infrastructure engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Exchange skills.
• Wintel experience
• Hands-on VMware experience.
• Experience with Hitachi storage and backup.
• Strong SCCM and patching capabilities.
• Knowledge of certificates and certificate management.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills and a versatile approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.

Desirable

• Microsoft Entra ID experience.
• Networking exposure, particularly Palo Alto.