Specialist, Sys Administration

L3Harris Technologies; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An additional week of leave per annum

Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays

Flexible working hours

Discounted private health insurance

Life & Total Permanent Disability

Novated Car Leasing

Professional development programs

Retail Reward programs

Job summary

L3Harris Australia in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Specialist, Systems Administrator to support our Australia-based Managed Services program, focusing on data centre administration, capacity planning, and server lifecycle management across Windows and Linux environments.

You will deploy and integrate COTS solutions such as ServiceNow, Splunk, Riverbed, Infoblox, and Grafana, maintain documentation, participate in DR planning, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure high uptime

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, IT/CS with networking focus and 4+ years of experience; or 8 years in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to develop detailed implementation documentation.
• Ability to impart knowledge and train others.
• Ability to obtain AGSVA Security Clearance to baseline and likely NV1.
• Ability to support on-call responsibilities and work after hours as required.
• Experience with SNMP, NetFlow, and Syslog; Splunk, ServiceNow, Riverbed, IPAM, Infoblox, Grafana; Linux and Windows OS.

Responsibilities

• Managing IP network management COTS solutions on Windows and Linux VMs in a virtualized environment.
• Deploying, configuring, and integrating COTS solutions such as ServiceNow, Splunk, Riverbed, Infoblox, Grafana.
• Designing and implementing new enterprise systems to meet program requirements.
• Collaborating with other engineering groups to maintain and resolve issues in IP NMS, servers, and apps.
• Interacting with vendors for issue resolution.

Skills

Networking concepts

Linux administration

Windows administration

On-call support

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering / IT / CS with Networking focus

4+ years experience (or 8 years without degree)

Tools

Splunk

ServiceNow

Riverbed

IPAM

Infoblox

Grafana

Bash scripting

Shell scripting

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About the role

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Specialist, Systems Administrator to support our Australia-based Managed Services program, who will be a key member of the production team supporting Airservices Australia. Responsible for Data Centre administration, maintenance and management of capacity resources for servers and systems at the operating system and infrastructure levels. Builds, configures, troubleshoots and integrate new and existing servers to provide service enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades. Sets up administrator and service account, maintains system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space. Recommend software and hardware enhancements, diagnoses and corrects issues, defines and implements new services with the goal of achieving maximum server uptime and availability for the customers. Responsible for monitoring performance and system usage. Contributes to the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), backup systems and disk configurations. Conducts system analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies.

This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skillset and experience, and significantly contribute to an enterprise network modernization initiative that will make a significant impact to Australia’s air traffic management for the flying public. You will join a team of talented professionals who take a collaborative, are passionate about the mission, and take pride in what we deliver every day. We are a company on the move with more than five decades of innovative and exceptional performance; we have earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers.

What the role will involve

• Managing IP network management COTS solutions on Windows and Linux virtual servers running within a virtualized environment.
• Deploying, configuring, and integrating COTS solutions such as ServiceNow, Splunk, Riverbed, Infoblox, etc.
• Designing and implementing new enterprise systems to meet emerging program requirements.
• Working with other engineering groups to maintain, enhance, and resolve issues within the IP NMS systems, servers, and applications.
• Interacting directly with vendors for issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Information Technology/Computer Information Systems or Computer Science with a Networking focus, and 4+years of experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience
• Ability to develop detailed implementation documentation
• Ability to impart knowledge and train others.
• Ability to obtain AGSVA Security Clearance to baseline and likely NV1.
• Ability to support on-call responsibilities and work after hours as required.
• Experience with:
  • Network monitoring protocols/methods such as SNMP, NetFlow, and Syslog.
  • Implementation/Administration of Network Management Systems (Splunk, ServiceNow, Riverbed, IPAM, Infoblox, Grafana).
  • Networking principles and systems functionality, with the ability to troubleshoot OSI layers 1-7 throughout a COTS environment.
  • Linux OS (RHEL/CentOS) and Microsoft Windows OS.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience adhering to deadlines and complete tasks on schedule.
• Work well in a diverse team environment and with customers.
• Knowledge of scripting using shell, PHP, bash, and/or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with Agile software development and the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge of Web Services APIs, Perl/Python scripting, Bash, Ansible.
• Preferred Certifications – Splunk, Cisco CCNA, CCNP; VMware VCA, VCP; NetApp NCDA, NCIE; RedHat RHCSA; Windows MCSA.

About L3Harris Australia

L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.

L3Harris in Melbourne is the base for our Enterprise NetworkModernisationProgram (ENMP) for Airservices Australia. In partnership with Airservices, L3Harris will lead a consortium to plan and design an integrated, enterprise system to support all telecommunications, radio communications, ADS-B surveillance and network services for the National Airways System, including support for civil aviation, and aviation rescue and firefighting services.

This position requires a successful Airservices background check. The candidate must be able to undergo and obtain Australian Defence security clearance to baseline and likely NV1.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)
• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
• Discounted private health insurance
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
• Novated Car Leasing
• Company supported professional development programs
• Retail Reward programs

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an AustralianDefenceSecurity Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.