Senior Server Engineer – Hybrid, Windows/VMware/Azure Expert

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast

Discounted lunch menu

Discounted parking

In-house dry-cleaning

14 weeks paid parental leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is seeking a Senior Server Engineer to maintain and optimize enterprise Windows Server, AD, M365, VMware/Nutanix, and Azure in a hybrid environment. You’ll lead security hardening, patching, DR/backup, and provide technical leadership to ICT teams.

The role reports to the Head of IT Operations & CISO and requires hands-on cloud and on-premises expertise, with a focus on availability and resilience across VCET’s infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in enterprise infrastructure or server engineering in a multi-site organisation of comparable scale.
• Experience designing, implementing and supporting large-scale Windows Server environments, including Active Directory services.
• Hands-on experience managing VMware and/or Nutanix environments, including compute, storage, lifecycle and platform administration.
• Experience managing Microsoft 365 workloads, identity platforms and endpoint management solutions.
• Proven experience with Azure cloud platforms in hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated expertise implementing hardening standards, patching regimes and vulnerability management within regulated environments.
• Proven experience managing enterprise backup solutions, disaster recovery processes and recovery testing.
• Relevant industry certification(s), e.g. VMware VCP, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator.
• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise platforms and applications including endpoint security, web filtering (CrowdStrike, Zscaler), ITSM/helpdesk systems, and related infrastructure tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage enterprise Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 environments across MCEC and Nyaal Banyul.
• Administer and optimise VMware/Nutanix virtual infrastructure, including compute, storage, lifecycle and platform management.
• Manage and evolve Azure cloud platforms, ensuring secure and reliable hybrid infrastructure.
• Lead patching, hardening and vulnerability remediation across server and infrastructure estates.
• Provide ongoing support and administration across enterprise infrastructure platforms and applications, including endpoint security, ITSM/helpdesk systems, and other core operational tooling.
• Own enterprise backup and disaster recovery processes, including regular recovery testing.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to ICT team members on infrastructure design and operations.
• Partner with the Cyber Security team to strengthen VCET's security posture and align infrastructure with ICT strategy and security frameworks.
• Monitor platform performance and availability, responding to incidents to minimise disruption to events and business operations.
• Contribute to infrastructure roadmap, capacity planning and lifecycle management across server and virtualisation platforms.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

VMware

Nutanix

Azure

Security hardening

Backup & DR

Endpoint security

ITIL

Education

Tertiary IT qualification

Tools

CrowdStrike

Zscaler

Job description

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is seeking a Senior Server Engineer to maintain and optimize enterprise Windows Server, AD, M365, VMware/Nutanix, and Azure in a hybrid environment. You’ll lead security hardening, patching, DR/backup, and provide technical leadership to ICT teams.

The role reports to the Head of IT Operations & CISO and requires hands-on cloud and on-premises expertise, with a focus on availability and resilience across VCET’s infrastructure.