Senior Systems Engineer

St Vincent's Care Services; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

St Vincent's Care Services in Melbourne, VIC, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer / Systems Engineer to join our Infrastructure Operations team. The role focuses on stability, security, and high-availability across clinical, corporate, and research environments, with hands-on responsibilities and automation emphasis.

You will design, implement, and optimise core platforms (Windows, Linux, VMware, AD, DNS, DHCP, Exchange) and collaborate with Cybersecurity, Networking, and App teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining enterprise infrastructure across Windows, Linux, and virtual environments.
• Proven troubleshooting and incident resolution capabilities.
• Strong automation and scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash).

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to system design, implementation, and optimisation.
• Provide advanced operational support and incident resolution.
• Manage full lifecycle of infrastructure platforms (design, operate, optimise, retire).
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, networking, and application teams.

Skills

Enterprise infra experience

Windows Server

Linux

VMware

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Exchange

PowerShell scripting

Bash scripting

Cybersecurity controls

ITIL aligned

Tools

Cohesity

Azure

Job description

St Vincent's Care Services – Melbourne VIC

Senior Systems Engineer / Systems Engineer

St Vincent's Health Australia is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer / Systems Engineer to join our Infrastructure Operations team, supporting the stability, security, and performance of enterprise infrastructure across clinical, corporate, and research environments.
This is a hands-on technical role suited to experienced engineers who thrive in complex environments and are passionate about automation, cyber resilience, and high-availability systems.

Digital & Technology | St Vincent's Health Australia

About the role

You will play a key role in maintaining and evolving SVHA's core infrastructure platforms across Windows, Linux, virtualisation, storage, and hybrid cloud environments.
In this role you will:

• Lead or contribute to system design, implementation, and optimisation
• Provide advanced operational support and incident resolution
• Take ownership of infrastructure platforms across the full lifecycle (design, operate, optimise, retire)

The role also contributes to enterprise projects and works closely with cybersecurity, networking, and application teams to deliver integrated, resilient solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise Windows, Linux, VMware, and hybrid cloud, plus core services (Active Directory, Exchange, DNS, DHCP, file, certificates)
• Run patching, vulnerability remediation, and audit readiness with the Cybersecurity team
• Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity strategy and testing
• Use automation and scripting to reduce manual effort and repetitive work
• Maintain monitoring and alerting to keep systems healthy and available
• Operate within ITIL-aligned incident, change, and problem management, and act as an escalation point for major incidents

What you will bring

Essential

• Substantial hands-on experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering
• Deep capability across Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Exchange
• Backup and recovery (e.g. Cohesity), monitoring, and scripting (PowerShell, Bash)
• Proven troubleshooting across physical and virtual environments
• Strong grasp of security controls, patching, and vulnerability management
• ITSM and ITIL-aligned experience

Highly regarded

• Azure or hybrid cloud exposure
• Healthcare or other highly regulated, 24/7 environments
• Certifications: Microsoft (AZ-104, AZ-800/801), VMware (VCP-DCV), ITIL v4, Linux (RHCSA)

Location & working arrangements

Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane with hybrid working (minimum 3 days on-site).
Participation in an on-call roster and some out-of-hours work is expected.

Why join us

At St Vincent's, you will contribute to the delivery of secure, reliable, and patient-critical digital services across one of Australia's leading healthcare organisations.

You will:

• Work in a complex, enterprise-scale environment supporting critical services
• Be part of a team focused on automation, resilience, and continuous improvement
• Help shape infrastructure that underpins safe, connected care delivery

Our values

We are guided by our values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity, and Excellence, fostering a culture that is inclusive, purpose-driven, and focused on improving outcomes for our patients and communities.