Leidos Australia is the largest commercial supplier of intelligence services to the Australian Government and provides a number of critical systems integration projects to the Department of Defence. We also deliver service management, including service desk, for the Australian Tax Office, supporting 25,000 ATO end users. Seriously interesting work that benefits and safeguards every Australian. That’s where you come in...

Your new role 

Our team is growing! We have two full time, permanent positions available for Systems Administrators join us in maintaining smooth operation of our multi-user computer systems. Interacting daily with end users, your duties will include:

• setting up administrator and service accounts,
• maintaining system documentation,
• tuning system performance,
• installing system wide software and
• allocating mass storage space
• supporting and maintaining an extensive server platform & related applications,  
• utilisising enterprise-wide monitoring platforms,
• identifying problems in the infrastructure environment and action them accordingly, 
• working with the respective business technology groups to administer, support and manage existing infrastructure deployments & functions.

Please be aware that this role will require some on-call/weekend work as part of a set roster, once a required level of knowledge in the enterprise is achieved. 

The successful candidate should be able to work in a team environment with an enthusiastic sense of customer support. They should also be level-headed, remain calm in crisis situations and coordinate/communicate with users as well as other technology groups in a complex and highly governed environment. 

This is an excellent role for those in the upward trajectory of their careers, who are motivated to continue to grow and be mentored. 

About you and what you'll bring 

You're a team player with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for learning. You have some experience in server, desktop & active directory administration and support, within a medium to large scale environment. This might include a background in help desk or field services where you have administered a multi-domain/Active Directory user environment. 

Desirable but non-essential experience includes: 

• Understanding of modern server hardware concepts with knowledge of VCE vBlock, NetApp, EMC & Cisco hardware an advantage
• Experience with SCCM, SCOM ,Splunk, SharePoint, EMC Networker
• Experience with Citrix VDI deployments and the integration with McAfee products
• ITIL Foundation v3 certified
• Experience in creating Knowledge articles
• Experience with  virtualization technologies including VMware management suite

What you’ll love

At Leidos you’ll enjoy 12 weeks’ paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. Foster your career through complete access to learning and development and mentoring opportunities, we have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions. Join a company who acknowledges “People First”.