Infrastructure Lead – Secure Government Environment
This opportunity sits within a secure Federal Government program delivering mission‑critical ICT capability in a highly regulated environment. The program supports stand‑alone and classified systems and works within strict engineering and security frameworks to ensure resilience, availability and compliance. You will join a highly skilled technical team supporting nationally significant systems.
About the Role
The Infrastructure Lead will provide technical leadership across infrastructure platforms within a secure, isolated network environment. Working closely with architects, project managers, security teams and operations staff, you will be responsible for the design, build, configuration, maintenance and lifecycle management of critical infrastructure components.
This is a hands‑on leadership role suited to a senior infrastructure professional with strong experience across virtualisation, container platforms and secure environments.
Role Responsibilities
* Lead the design, deployment and lifecycle management of secure infrastructure platforms
* Develop, build, configure and maintain stand‑alone network environments
* Manage patching, updates and configuration baselines within isolated systems
* Ensure compliance with ISM, DSPF and security best practices
* Provide technical leadership across VMware and Red Hat OpenShift platforms
* Lead infrastructure planning and readiness for OpenShift and container adoption
* Oversee Dell server infrastructure including installation, racking, cabling and capacity planning
* Administer Dell iDRAC, performance monitoring, backup and recovery processes
* Lead incident management activities including root cause analysis and recovery
* Develop and maintain detailed architecture diagrams, SOPs and technical documentation
* Mentor infrastructure engineers and administrators, building team capability
* Collaborate with security, project management and operational teams
* Monitor system performance, resource usage and plan for future growth
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* Senior‑level experience with HCI platforms, including VMware and Red Hat OpenShift
* Experience working in Defence or other high‑security environments
* Strong understanding of the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM)
* Experience integrating compute, storage and networking within HCI environments
* Experience with automation and orchestration tools
* Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* Proven problem‑solving capability in complex technical environments
Desirable
* Familiarity with ACSC, DSPF and PSPF frameworks
* Experience with compliance reporting and risk assessment activities
What is on Offer
* Long‑term contract opportunity
* Canberra‑based role
* Highly secure and technically complex environment
* Opportunity to lead and shape critical infrastructure capability
* Collaborative and engineering‑focused program
Security Requirements
* Australian citizenship is mandatory
* Active NV2 security clearance (or higher) is required to be considered
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. Please provide a supporting statement highlighting your skills, experience, and capability against the position description to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
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