Job Description

Job Title: Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineers

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1

Duration: Initial 36 months with any number of 12-month extensions

Industry: Information Technology

Functional Expertise: Infrastructure Engineering

Sub-functional Expertise: Platform Infrastructure Engineering

Location of work: ACT

Working arrangements: The primary office is in Canberra, however working remotely from an alternate location (including work from home) and/or flexible work arrangements may be considered. Any approval is at the sole discretion of our client.

Closing date: 9AM Thursday, 30 July 2026

Description:

Our client is seeking experienced Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineers to design, implement and support enterprise platform infrastructure that underpins critical digital services. The successful candidates will work across infrastructure design, platform engineering and automation while collaborating with technical teams to deliver secure, scalable and resilient platform solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Work with business users and system engineers to improve and optimise the implementation, use and management of analytic-based business solutions.
• Collaborate with technical teams to diagnose and resolve operational and technical issues.
• Engage with staff and business-led IT areas to leverage solution expertise and contribute to the organisation's knowledge base.
• Participate in platform configuration planning and management.
• Identify and communicate design, build, testing and quality risks, assumptions and dependencies.
• Produce system design, implementation documentation, procedures and policies.
• Perform technical assessment, design, configuration and deployment of new capabilities in the data platform environment.
• Ensure compliance with ICT standards and governance requirements.
• Provide knowledge and skills transfer to other teams.
• Maintain current technical knowledge through ongoing professional development.
• Establish and maintain effective business relationships and professional networks.
• Contribute to improved ICT practices and procedures.
• Provide mentoring, coaching and training.
• Work effectively within a small team and broader organisational environment.
• Deliver work within agreed timeframes and quality standards.
• Record and maintain documentation in accordance with organisational requirements.

Requirements:

• Enterprise service and virtualisation engineering.
• Cloud and hybrid infrastructure engineering.
• Infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Storage, backup and disaster recovery engineering.
• Platform security and infrastructure hardening.
• Experience designing, configuring and deploying enterprise platform infrastructure.
• Experience producing technical documentation and implementation procedures.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Ability to mentor team members and provide knowledge transfer.

Key Capabilities:

• Enterprise platform engineering.
• Cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
• Infrastructure automation and IaC.
• Virtualisation technologies.
• Platform security and infrastructure hardening.
• Technical problem-solving and solution design.
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Technical documentation and knowledge sharing.

How to apply:

Please submit your application including your resume and a completed application form addressing the essential and desirable criteria. Ensure your application highlights your experience and any relevant certifications.