Unix/Linux Support Engineer for Government Platforms

Queensland Government; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking an experienced IT Support Consultant to join the Unix Support Group within the Department of Customer Services. You’ll work across enterprise Unix/Linux environments, contributing to customer solutions, patching, and performance improvements to keep government services secure and reliable.

You'll collaborate with seasoned professionals, mentor peers, and pursue ongoing professional development and certifications to strengthen system resilience and compliance

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise Unix/Linux system administration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced Unix and Linux system administration and technical advice to Queensland Government customers.
• Support secure and reliable services across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Solaris and Oracle Linux.
• Drive operating system patching, vulnerability management, compliance and risk mitigation activities.
• Contribute to customer onboarding, solution design and exploration of emerging technologies.
• Assist with technical responses to client work requests and proposals.
• Participate in workshops, demonstrations, proofs of concept, evaluations and benchmarks.
• Troubleshoot issues in complex enterprise environments to maintain system stability and performance.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build your expertise through certification and ongoing professional development.

Skills

Unix/Linux administration

Patching and vulnerability management

Security/compliance awareness

Troubleshooting complex ICT systems

Stakeholder communication

Customer-focused mindset

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

Git

VMware

Kubernetes

Podman/Docker

Job description

Queensland Government is seeking an experienced IT Support Consultant to join the Unix Support Group within the Department of Customer Services. You’ll work across enterprise Unix/Linux environments, contributing to customer solutions, patching, and performance improvements to keep government services secure and reliable.

You'll collaborate with seasoned professionals, mentor peers, and pursue ongoing professional development and certifications to strengthen system resilience and compliance