Infrastructure Engineer RFQ ID: LH-01833 ASD 2025
These opportunities do not have the ability to obtain sponsorship for a security clearance (including applicants who currently hold a security clearance seeking to upgrade).
ABOUT THIS ROLE
ASD is seeking candidates who hold active NV1 or TSPV security clearances. Please clearly indicate the level held within your responses.
Infrastructure Engineers implement, manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services.
Estimated start date: Tuesday, 01 July 2025
Initial contract term: Up to 15 months
Extension term: 12 months
Number of extensions: 2
Experience level: APS6 equivalent
Location of work: Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth
Working arrangements: Onsite. Onsite 5 days a week. Candidates must be willing to undergo ASD's Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to engagement.
Maximum hours: 40 hours per week
Security clearance: NV1 or Positive Vetting
ABOUT THE COMPANY
- Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is the federal agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence, cyber warfare and information security. ASD's purpose is to defend Australia from global threats and help advance our national interests.
- Situated in Canberra, ASD employs over 2000 TSPV cleared workers. ASD's workforce is growing rapidly. Areas of growth include PMO, cyber security, systems administration and engineering, software development and network engineering.
- A top-security, complex and highly technical environment, ASD plays a vital role in the defence of Australia. Long contracts (12 months+) available.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build, deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure in Azure.
- Follow best practice to provide security, maintain system uptime and optimise cost.
- Drive and contribute to infrastructure improvements and automation initiatives.
- Develop and maintain supporting documentation of solutions and production systems.
- Production support through troubleshooting and resolving issues as required.
- Provide design input for new solutions as required.
- Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards.
- Review code and provide constructive feedback.
Technical Skills:
- Minimum 3 years' experience in an Infrastructure Engineer role or similar
- Holds a certification in virtualization accreditation and experience using VMWare or Azure (desirable)
- Solid technical background in hosted services environments including hardware, software, virtualization and storage.
- Knowledge and experience within Private and/or Public Cloud technologies, including VMware product suite, Microsoft Azure (desirable)
- Solid technical background in hosted services environments including hardware, software, virtualization, storage, and container orchestration.
- Practical knowledge of Operating Systems - Windows Server 20xx, RHEL 8/9, Ubuntu 22/24 including tools for their administration.
- Working experience with TCP/IP networking (DNS, DHCP, etc).
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE NEEDED
- AVMT 4 - Availability management: Level 4 (SFIA) Analyses service and component availability, reliability, maintainability and serviceability. Contributes to the availability management process and its operation. Performs defined availability management tasks. Ensures that services and components meet and continue to meet all of their agreed performance targets and service levels. Implements arrangements for disaster recovery and documents recovery procedures. Conducts testing of recovery procedures.
- ITOP 4 - IT infrastructure: Level 4 (SFIA) Provides technical expertise to enable the correct application of operational procedures. Contributes to the planning and implementation of infrastructure maintenance and updates. Implements agreed infrastructure changes and maintenance routines. Uses infrastructure management tools to determine load and performance statistics. Configures tools and/or creates scripts to automate the provisioning, testing and deployment of new and changed infrastructure. Maintains operational procedures and checks that they are executed following agreed standards. Investigates and enables the resolution of operational issues. Provides reports and proposals for improvement, to specialists, users and managers.
- PBMG 3 - Problem management: Level 3 (SFIA) Investigates problems in systems, processes and services. Assists with the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.
- DESN 4 - Systems design: Level 4 (SFIA) Designs system components using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns and methodology. Identifies and evaluates alternative design options and trade-offs. Creates multiple design views to address the concerns of the different stakeholders and to handle functional and non-functional requirements. Models, simulates or prototypes the behaviour of proposed system components to enable approval by stakeholders. Produces detailed design specifications to form the basis for the construction of systems. Reviews, verifies and improves own designs against specifications.
BENEFITS
Why work for ASD?
- Work on interesting and prestigious projects vital to the ongoing defence of Australia.
- Flexible work environment; work the hours that suit you between 7am and 7pm.
- Low attrition rate: the great variety of projects and opportunities across different business areas ensure few workers leave ASD.
- Long contracts available.
- Fantastic growth opportunities available at any stage of your career
Why Kinexus?
- Kinexus has been supplying TSPV contractors to government panels since 2004 and have a strong relationship with them. We are one of just 9 suppliers Australia-wide.
- Our experience in managing contractors in defence/national security industries means we understand the requirements from the Commonwealth, insurances and clearances.
- DISP accredited; we can hold clearances and manage renewals.
- Dedicated account manager who is your dedicated POC and offer continuous contractor care.
- Rate negotiation guidance in line with the SFIA framework.
- Dedicated payroll assistant who facilitates your taxes and super.
- We proactively chase timesheet approvers to ensure you get paid on-time and error free.
- Regular visits to Canberra for coffee, lunches and quarterly drinks events.
- We can facilitate novated car leases, LAFHA or salary sacrifice.
- We'll keep you up to date with the most appropriate, interesting opportunities in your field.
- Community matters. Kinexus supports women in Defence through our female mentoring program and rewards referrers through our Referral Rewards scheme.
- Support for your health and wellness through counselling support (EAP) available for all contractors and their families.
Kinexus is the leading recruitment partner to the defence industry in Australia. We support our community in making intelligent connections and create opportunities to help grow careers.
All applications should include your resume as a word document. For more information, visit our website, www.kinexus.com.au or contact Joshua Said 02 9492 7516 . #LI-JS
