I'm working with a Melbourne-based client who is looking for an experienced Platform Operations Engineer to join the team on a 5-day-per-week contract (6–12 months).
This role is perfect for someone with 10+ years across cloud, infrastructure, and operations, and who thrives in complex environments.
What you'll be doing
* Supporting, maintaining, and optimising complex cloud and on-prem platforms.
* Leading operational excellence across backup, security, virtualisation, and infrastructure.
* Managing incidents, problems, changes, and service operations in line with ITIL best practice.
* Collaborating with cloud, engineering, and security teams to ensure stable, secure, high-performance systems.
Skills & experience
You'll have hands-on experience across:
* Backup solutions such as Avamar, Veeam, Azure Backup, ShadowProtect, and NetApp
* Cloud platforms, including Azure, AWS, and Oracle OCI
* Firewalls (Palo Alto, Azure Firewall, Checkpoint, Sophos)
* Virtualisation technologies: VMware ESXi/vCenter, Hyper-V, Dell HCI, Azure Stack
* Microsoft 365, Azure AD, DNS, DHCP, RAS, Exchange
* Windows and Linux server administration
* Storage platforms like Azure Storage, NetApp, and AWS S3
* Security tools, including Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, TrendMicro
* VDI technologies such as Citrix, Windows Terminal Services, and Azure Virtual Desktop
* Common tooling: ConnectWise, Kaseya, JIRA, Confluence, ScienceLogic
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