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SERVER ENGINEER
LEVEL 6 - EXECUTIVE LEVEL 1
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Position details
Title Server Engineer
Classification Level 6 - Executive Level 1
Location Canberra
Salary Range L6: $116,245 - $133,968
EL1: $145,137 - $169,572
Contact Recruitment
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Closing Date and Time Please refer to date on website
About ASIS
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is Australia’s overseas intelligence
collection agency. We are Australia’s experts at collecting highly sensitive information –
secret intelligence – from sources overseas to keep Australia and our region safe and
prosperous.
Our work spans continents and cultures. As a tech-powered and data-driven organisation,
we use covert techniques and cutting-edge technology to put us in the right rooms, next
to the right people, with the right access to the intelligence we need. We are tasked to
collect intelligence – it might be political, military or economic information – deliberately
withheld from the Australian Government that might present threats to or opportunities
for Australia.
From graduates to career changers, we come from every corner of the country and all
walks of life, with backgrounds from all around the world.
Regardless of our ethnicity, experiences and education, we’re bound by a shared
commitment to something bigger: building a better future for those who come after us.
We seek to reflect the community we serve, and welcome applications from Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with a disability, neurodiverse, people from
culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
It’s a mission owned by everyone, with opportunities for all.
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The role
We are seeking experienced Server Engineers with the requisite skills and experience who
are excited about applying their skills across a variety of operational and corporate
technology areas in a fast-paced and complex global environment. These roles will see you
providing essential services to ASIS as you work within highly experienced teams.
You will be provided with training, support and mentorship required to develop and grow
your skills to further your career. This role will include an on-call roster for out-of-hours
technical response and the opportunity for domestic and overseas travel.
A Level 6 candidate would be expected to have more than 2 years of experience and operate
with a high level of autonomy within the infrastructure team.
An Executive Level 1 candidate would be expected to have more specialised technical
knowledge and experience with leading solutions.
Role responsibilities
Outlined below are the key areas of responsibility for L6 Server Engineers :
Sustain, enhance and manage critical infrastructure in desktop, SOE, server,
virtualization, cloud environments and data communications network
environments.
Diagnose and resolve problems quickly and be able to communicate outcomes
with technical and non-technical users.
Be willing to learn new technologies and work collaboratively in a team
environment.
Support senior engineers with design, build and test of network components.
Assess, automate and simplify workloads where possible.
You will be provided with training, support and mentorship to develop and grow
your skills to further your career. Both roles include an on-call roster for out-of-
hours technical response and the opportunity for domestic and overseas travel.
Outlined below are the key areas of responsibility for Executive Level 1 Server Engineer:
Provide operational support and improvements to ICT Infrastructure, which may
include:
o Conduct research, analysis, planning, monitoring and maintenance of ICT
systems
o Undertake installation work, both in Australia and Overseas
o Provide after-hours support to users as part of rostered On-call
arrangements.
Lead development or support activities within a team environment
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Review, design, update and build documentation
Support and manage organisation priorities and effort
Support Senior Infrastructure Engineers with technical design planning and
implementation
Use monitoring and management tools to support performance, availability and
capacity planning
Provide subject matter expertise to team members and advice to senior
management and other staff in the development of new capabilities
Core skills
We encourage applicants with the following skills and attributes to apply:
VMWare software defined environments, containerisation, hyper-converged
Datacentres
Enterprise Active Directory forests, audio visual conferencing, messaging, end user
systems, desktops and SOEs, file services, unified communications, gateway
engineering and support, exchange management and remote branch office
solutions
Cloud engineer with experience deploying IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms (Google,
Amazon, Microsoft)
Server management experience, ideally management of physical data centre
infrastructure.
Environment patching, firmware upgrades, monitoring systems for capacity
consumption and planning, and environment trending
Automation and scripting using tools such as PowerShell
Experience in the following would be beneficial, but not essential:
Infrastructure as code (on premise and cloud) including automated infrastructure
deployment tools CI-CD Pipelines.
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Benefits of working at ASIS
ASIS employees enjoy access to generous workplace terms and conditions. Benefits
include but are not limited to:
Competitive salary plus 15.4% superannuation
A variety of leave options including 22 days paid annual leave per year
Paid leave between Christmas and New Year
Domestic Relocation assistance for new staff to Canberra
Health and wellbeing initiatives
Salary packaging arrangements
Learning and development opportunities including access to study assistance
A variety of support services including but not limited to Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) and a Staff and Family Support Office.
Whilst ASIS officers are not able to work from home due to the classified nature of our
work, staff have access to a range of flexible working arrangements. These include part
time hours, condensed hours and/or flexible start/finish times to support other
responsibilities.
ASIS conditions of service are similar to those applying for the Australian Public Service,
for a full list of benefits and conditions see asis.gov.au
Eligibility
To be eligible for a role you must:
Be an Australian citizen
Be assessed as suitable to hold and maintain a TOP SECRET-Privileged Access
security clearance
For more information on eligibility please see the Protective Security Policy
Framework which is publicly, section 12
provides information on Eligibility and suitability
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How to apply
Click on “Apply Now” on our website on the role/s that you are applying for. You will be
required to submit the following:
800-word pitch outlining your skills and experience for the role
A current CV, no more than 2 pages in length, outlining your employment history,
academic qualifications and relevant training that you may have undertaken
Details of two referees, which must include a current supervisor
Applicants are encouraged to consider the Integrated Leadership System (ILS) capabilities
when preparing their application. For more information on the ILS, and tips for applying
for jobs in Australian Public Service, please visit the APSC website found at
All applications for employment with ASIS are handled in the strictest confidence. It is
essential you maintain a similar level of confidentiality and that you do not discuss your
application with anyone.
Important:
If you are currently living overseas and wish to apply for a role with ASIS, please note that
we cannot contact you until you return to Australia. Every part of the recruitment process,
including contacting you, must be done while you are in Australia.
If you have no plans to return to Australia in the foreseeable future, we recommend you
wait until you return before submitting an application.
Reasonable adjustments
ASIS is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for candidates to
participate in all stages of the selection process. Please let us know if you require any
additional assistance or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment
process and we will work with you to manage this throughout. If you are successful in
gaining employment, reasonable adjustments can also be made available to you in
performing your role.
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Recruitment process – what happens next
We thank all applicants for their interest in a role with ASIS. Please be advised that our
selection process is rigorous and extensive and that we do not provide feedback to
unsuccessful applicants. If you progress from application, you will receive an SMS
requesting you to complete online testing – please ensure that you complete this
testing or your application will not progress further.
All selection process decisions are merit based and candidates must be prepared to
undergo various selection stages throughout the process.
A merit pool will be established for candidates who are suitable for this round and will
remain valid for 18 months.