Senior Systems Administrator - Secure, Mission-Critical IT

Whizdom; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizdom invites applications for a Senior Systems Administrator to deliver highly technical systems administration across enterprise ICT in a secure Australian Government context. The role is based in Canberra and covers installation, deployment, configuration, monitoring and ongoing maintenance of mission-critical systems.

You will provide technical leadership, support day-to-day BAU operations and contribute to secure delivery and ongoing management of existing and emerging capabilities,

Qualifications

• Five+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Linux administration across RHEL/Debian/Ubuntu.
• Experience with Ansible configuration management.
• Prepare to undergo Top Secret Vetting (TSPV) and related checks.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical and specialised systems administration projects.
• Deliver complex systems administration solutions with autonomy.
• Manage day-to-day BAU operations.
• Install, deploy, configure, monitor and maintain specialised systems.
• Produce clear technical documentation for continuity.
• Provide technical leadership and specialist advice.
• Identify risks and incorporate into planning decisions.
• Assess technical and design packages including scoping and review.
• Support implementation of technical actions.

Skills

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Networking

Documentation

Tools

Ansible

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Xymon

Podman

Docker

VMware

Redis

PostgreSQL

Job description

Whizdom invites applications for a Senior Systems Administrator to deliver highly technical systems administration across enterprise ICT in a secure Australian Government context. The role is based in Canberra and covers installation, deployment, configuration, monitoring and ongoing maintenance of mission-critical systems.

You will provide technical leadership, support day-to-day BAU operations and contribute to secure delivery and ongoing management of existing and emerging capabilities,