Infrastructure Engineer
12 month contract
Sydney
A large enterprise organisation is looking for an experienced
Infrastructure Engineer
to join their Servers & Platforms team on a 12-month contract. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys reviewing existing environments, improving stability and performance, and producing high-quality documentation to support future transformation work.
You'll work across both on-premises and cloud environments, helping uplift core infrastructure, enhance security, streamline operations, and support ongoing technology modernisation.
What You'll Be Doing
* Conduct a full review of current infrastructure across on-prem and cloud platforms.
* Identify optimisation opportunities across performance, capacity, security, and cost-efficiency.
* Develop detailed documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and configuration records.
* Work collaboratively with internal IT teams and external vendors to validate configurations and industry best practice.
* Support the uplift and hardening of infrastructure services to meet evolving compliance and operational standards.
* Contribute to cloud re-platforming initiatives, particularly within Microsoft Azure.
* Provide Level 3 support for infrastructure-related issues throughout the contract.
* Support knowledge transfer, training, and onboarding of internal team members.
Key Technologies You'll Work With
(Experience in all areas not required)
* Cloud & Virtualisation:
Azure, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Azure Virtual Desktop
* Security:
Azure AD, Certificate Services, Palo Alto, Mimecast, Microsoft Purview
* Networking:
Cisco, Palo Alto, VPN, SD-WAN
* Automation:
PowerShell, Power Automate
* Monitoring & Backup:
SolarWinds, Rubrik, Azure Site Recovery, PowerBI
* Collaboration & Productivity:
Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint
* Databases:
Microsoft SQL
* Industry Systems (nice to have):
iManage, Intapp, Elite 3E
What You Bring
* 5+ years' experience supporting and implementing multi-site infrastructure environments.
* Strong hands-on experience with
Azure
,
VMware
, and Windows Server technologies.
* Solid understanding of Active Directory (on-prem + cloud), networking fundamentals, load balancing, and virtual desktop technologies.
* Experience maintaining system documentation, BCP/DR plans, and operational runbooks.
* Ability to provide technical leadership and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
* Comfortable working under pressure, managing multiple priorities, and delivering to deadlines.
* Certifications such as ITIL, CCNP, VCP, MCITP are highly regarded.
* Experience in regulated or professional-services environments (legal, financial, consulting) is a bonus.