Senior Systems Administrator

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Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life.  Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

We have an opportunity with one of our key government programs providing support and maintenance of a range of large enterprise environments. This role will see work within a high-performance team working across a wide range of Server management and infrastructure technologies.

In this role you will bring an adaptable mindset to keep up to date with the expanding technological demand of a large scale enterprise environment as well as identify and provide opportunities to improve internal processes and procedures.

As a Senior Systems Administrator for our midrange environment, your role will perform the following (but not limited to):

• Install, configure, upgrade and maintain Server related infrastructure systems, operating systems and their hosted services
• Create, update and amend process documentation, knowledge base articles, and Standard Operating Procedures
• Interact with key business stakeholders, providing subject matter expertise and solutions for a range of server and virtualisation challenges
• Providing high level mentorship to junior staff members, ensuring knowledge is shared and maintained across the whole team
• Take a proactive approach and show the ability to understand the business, identify issues and develop relationships to achieve the company's objectives.

What You’ll Bring to Make An Impact

Coupled with your education and professional experience, it would be desirable if you demonstrate:

• Proven experience administering, configuring and managing large-scale Server environments
• Experience working with VMware Virtualisation Products: vSphere, ESXi, SRM, ARIA Operations, SDDC, VCF, Lifecycle Manager etc.
• Server Hardware Administration: Cisco UCS, Nutanix, Dell OME
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems
• PowerShell scripting and strong understanding of ITIL V4 processes

Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application.  We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a NV-2 or greater security clearance. 

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Next Steps

• To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
• Recruitment process - virtual / face to face interview, a psychometric test & background checks.
• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team [email protected] if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process. 

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.