Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, defence, intelligence, border protection and health markets. The company's 32,000 diverse and talented staff support the vital missions of our customers. Leidos has annual revenues of approximately US$10 billion.

With over 20 year's local experience, Leidos Australia provides an unparalleled breadth of capability to our customers through our highly skilled and cleared local workforce; now in excess of 900 people. We are committed to delivering innovative and cost effective solutions, managing risks, working collaboratively and drawing on our global experience. We aim to be the market leader in government science and technology solutions and a respected employer in the community.

We are currently seeking a talented Server / Infrastructure Engineer with great technical and communication skills to support our Data Centre infrastructure. You will be providing level 2/3 support on Enterprise infrastructure and have a strong knowledge of security practices for a government customer.

• Perform activities required for hardware & infrastructure installation, changes and maintenance 
• Manage maintenance schedules for hardware and infrastructure
• Manage hardware and infrastructure related problems to resolution
• Installing, updating & maintaining system wide software
• Allocate and manage mass storage space
• Maintain system documentation
• Utilise enterprise-wide monitoring platforms
• Identify problems in the infrastructure environment and develop action plans 

Please be aware that this role will require some on-call/weekend work as part of a roster. 

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

Essential

• Experience in Data Centre infrastructure support and maintenance
• Experience administering a multi-domain/Active Directory user environment over a wide area TCP/IP network
• Windows Active Directory and other related technologies such as DHCP, DNS, etc.
• Networking, Storage and Backup experience
• Experience with virtualization technologies including VMware management suite

Desirable

• Experience working in a Federal Government ICT support role
• Solid understanding of modern server hardware concepts with knowledge of server virtualisation management, VCE vBlock, NetApp & Cisco hardware an advantage
• Experience with EMC Networker & Snap Protect
• Experience with Citrix VDI deployments and the integration with McAfee products
• ITIL Foundation v3 certified
• Experience in creating knowledge articles and work instructions

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and be ellegible to gain a Baseline Security Clearance

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”.