Sydney IT & Cyber Systems Engineer

Hitachi; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance review

Professional development

Health & wellbeing programs

Employee assistance program

Company-sponsored events

Extra leave days

Salary continuance

Job summary

Hitachi Rail in Sydney, Australia, is seeking an enthusiastic IS/IT/Cyber Systems Engineer to design, configure, and support project IT and cyber infrastructure across the SMW program. This full-time role is based in Sydney and involves a broad range of tasks from design to hands-on deployment.

The engineer will work on data centre infrastructure, virtualization platforms, storage, and end-user systems, ensuring scalable, maintainable IT solutions across OCC, BOCC, stations, and facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT systems or infrastructure engineering within complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of virtualization platforms, clustering, and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of Cyber technologies for the OT environment.
• Experience in server, storage, and end-user system deployment.
• Ability to support system configuration, testing, and commissioning.
• Understanding of resilient and scalable IT architecture principles.
• Experience producing technical documentation and supporting procurement.
• Relevant qualifications in Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Translating product line and system engineering inputs into IT system designs
• Defining equipment specifications for procurement, including servers, storage, and end‑user devices
• Designing virtualisation environments, including Proxmox clusters across OCC, BOCC, and witness sites, as well as standalone station clusters
• Configuring and deploying compute, storage, and virtual platforms
• Designing, developing, and implement cyber solutions for the project
• Supporting procurement activities, including technical evaluation of equipment
• Supporting integration, testing, and commissioning of IT/Cyber systems
• Providing technical support during deployment and early operations
• Defining and configuring workstations, monitors, video walls, handheld devices, and associated infrastructure
• Maintaining design consistency and configuration control across all system

Skills

IT systems engineering

Virtualisation platforms

OT cyber security

Server & storage

Procurement support

System design

Documentation

Education

Relevant IT / Systems Engineering qualifications

Job description

Hitachi Rail in Sydney, Australia, is seeking an enthusiastic IS/IT/Cyber Systems Engineer to design, configure, and support project IT and cyber infrastructure across the SMW program. This full-time role is based in Sydney and involves a broad range of tasks from design to hands-on deployment.

The engineer will work on data centre infrastructure, virtualization platforms, storage, and end-user systems, ensuring scalable, maintainable IT solutions across OCC, BOCC, stations, and facilities.