ASD 6 & EL1 System Administrators

About this role

The Opportunity As a System Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the critical capabilities used by our workforce are responsive to sensitive and time-critical mission requirements, built on technology stacks in line with industry advances and fit-for-purpose. You will also design, build, monitor and manage systems and platforms with a strong focus on agility, security, and resilience. ASD are seeking highly motivated and experienced ASD 6 and EL1 Lead System Administrators with strong leadership qualities, to lead the technical evolution and administration of ASD’s most critical computer systems, through the oversight of the day-to-day operations of its corporate and bespoke ICT environments. An example of the critical systems you could be working with includes: • Operating Systems • Server Infrastructure • High Performance Computing • Desktops • Desktop Application Packaging • Server-hosted Enterprise and Specialist Software • Enterprise Collaboration and Work Management Platforms • Messaging (Exchange and Email Gateway Services) • Unified Collaboration Tools (Voice & Video) • Cloud Systems • Information Security Systems • Database Infrastructure • Enterprise Monitoring Key duties of the role include: • Manage systems administration projects of a technical and specialised nature. • Manage stakeholder relationships and escalated enquiries/cases and issues. • Produce highly technical systems administrator outcomes. • Manage day-to-day workflow and BAU operations. • Be able to exercise considerable degree of independence and perform a leadership role. • Produce concise technical systems documentation and knowledge artefacts supporting operational continuity. • Work independently with the opportunity for reasonable autonomy and accountability for the achievement of outcomes of their work. • Perform critical and complex administration activities and provide advice in the field of systems administration under limited direction. • Apply systems administration knowledge and experience to identify risks, uncertainties and consider these in planning, decision-making and priority setting. • Assess technical and design packages including scoping, planning, reviewing, provide recommendations and contribute to the implementation of actions. Further information can be found at I'm changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au) . ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia. An ideal candidate can demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively to achieve results, have a demonstrated aptitude and willingness to learn, and adapt to different technologies and platforms. We are currently seeking candidates to work under general direction to: • Build, configure and maintain ICT infrastructure, including operating systems and application configuration and hardening, local security configuration (e.g. firewalls, application and security policies), and network configuration (e.g. interfaces, routing tables). • Develop and enhance enterprise monitoring, alerting and logging. • Manage cloud hosting platforms, virtualized platforms, support services, configuration, automation, and monitoring. • Build, configure, and maintain network solutions including security groups, VPNs, firewalls, virtual appliances, as well as cloud-native routing and switching technologies. • Install, configure and manage physical hardware including servers, storage platforms, and network devices.