About the Agency
IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia. Our team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programmes. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.
The Role
The Land Network Integration Centre (LNIC) advises and directs the Army's digital network integration efforts to maximise interoperability across Land, Joint and Coalition environments. This role supports the ongoing design, implementation, administration, and sustainment of complex physical and virtualised network environments for the Army Operating System.
Key Responsibilities
* Administration and sustainment of VMware ESXi, vCenter, VMware Cloud Foundation, Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS, and associated infrastructure.
* Management of virtualised and physical infrastructure environments supporting the LCSSE and connected systems.
* Security compliance activities including vulnerability management, patching, configuration management, accreditation support, and implementation of ISM/STIG controls.
* Setup, administration, and teardown of user and project environments across multiple domains.
* Installation, configuration, and sustainment of Windows and Linux-based military software applications and systems.
* Infrastructure monitoring, availability management, backup management, and capacity planning activities.
* Technical documentation development including SOPs, As-Builts, High Level Designs, and configuration records.
* Support to infrastructure upgrades, extensions, integration activities, and technical change implementation.
* Providing technical advice and support to ADF, APS, contractor personnel, and external stakeholders across Defence capability projects.
* Supporting digitally integrated Land Combat System outcomes through the Land Integration Framework – Digital (LIF-D).
About You
You are an experienced Systems Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer, or Communications Network Engineering professional with extensive experience operating within complex Defence or Government ICT environments. You possess strong hands‐on technical capability across virtualised infrastructure, enterprise systems administration, networking, automation, and security compliance, and you can operate effectively in highly integrated and security‐focused environments.
Required Skills and Experience
* VMware ESXi, vCenter, VMware Cloud Foundation, and virtualised infrastructure environments.
* Windows Server administration (2016/2022/2025), Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS, and Windows SOE management.
* Physical and virtual datacentre infrastructure administration and sustainment.
* PowerShell scripting, automation, and systems deployment activities.
* Security compliance, vulnerability management, patching, accreditation support, and implementation of ACSC ISM/STIG controls.
* Configuration management, change management, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
* Backup, recovery, availability management, and enterprise infrastructure sustainment.
* Linux administration, networking technologies, and Cisco-based environments.
* Technical documentation development including SOPs, High Level Designs, As-Builts, and configuration records.
* Supporting integrated capability environments within Defence or secure Government networks.
* Working collaboratively within small technical teams and stakeholder-heavy environments.
Desirable Experience
* Nutanix/HCI platforms.
* Microsoft Azure / Office 365 administration.
* PowerCLI, GitLab, Ansible, MDT, and containerisation technologies.
* Defence deployable network environments or Land Domain capability projects.
* VMware/Broadcom hypervisor technologies and Cisco networking environments.
Benefits
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Supportive, collaborative team culture.
* Career development opportunities in Defence and national security projects.
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