We're partnering with a large, established Australian organisation looking to add aSenior Platform Engineerto its enterprise infrastructure team.
This is a hands-on senior engineering position working across alarge, multi-datacentre environment, with a strong focus onVMware vSphere,NSX, storage, backup and disaster recovery.
The role offers a good balance of keeping critical enterprise platforms running while also being heavily involved inprojects, platform optimisation, datacentre consolidation and the organisation's future infrastructure strategy.
We're partnering with a large, established Australian organisation looking to add aSenior Platform Engineerto its enterprise infrastructure team.
This is a hands-on senior engineering position working across alarge, multi-datacentre environment, with a strong focus onVMware vSphere,NSX, storage, backup and disaster recovery.
The role offers a positive balance of keeping critical enterprise platforms running while also being heavily involved inprojects, platform optimisation, datacentre consolidation and the organisation's future infrastructure strategy.
The Role
Working as part of an experienced Platform team, you'll be responsible for the design, implementation, optimisation and ongoing operation of enterprise infrastructure across multiple datacentres.
Approximately70% of the role will be project-focused, with the remaining 30% covering BAU, operational support and continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities will include:
Design, build and support enterpriseVMware vSphereenvironments
Manage and optimiseVMware NSX, including micro-segmentation and software-defined networking
Support enterprise storage platforms includingDell EMC, NetApp and/or Pure Storage
Manage backup and recovery infrastructure, ideallyVeeam




Contribute to upcomingdatacentre consolidation and workload migration projects
Design, maintain and testDisaster Recoverysolutions
Identify opportunities to improve platform performance, resilience and efficiency
Support the adoption ofKubernetes/container technologieswithin the VMware ecosystem
Contribute ideas aroundcloud migration, automation, Infrastructure as Code and platform modernisation
Provide technical recommendations and documentation
Work closely with internal technology teams, vendors and external service providers
Participate in an on-call rotation approximatelyone month every 3-4 months
What We're Looking For
You'll be an experienced Infrastructure or Platform Engineer who has worked hands-on within a complex enterprise environment.
Ideally, you'll bring:
5+ years' hands-on infrastructure/platform engineering experience
StrongVMware vSpheredesign, implementation and administration experience
Hands-onVMware NSXexperience
Experience withNSX micro-segmentationand software-defined networking
AVMware certification
Strong understanding of enterprise datacentre environments
Experience with enterprise storage technologies such asDell EMC, NetApp or Pure Storage
Experience withVeeam or another enterprise backup platform
Experience designing or supportingDisaster Recoveryenvironments
Strong Windows Server administration experience
Exposure todatacentre or workload migration projects




Experience withKubernetes or containerisationin an enterprise environment
Exposure toAzure and/or AWS
An understanding of automation andInfrastructure as Codepractices
Experience with SQL Server HA/clustering, ITIL practices, lifecycle management and broader networking technologies would also be advantageous.
What Will Make You Successful?
Technical capability is important, but we're also looking for someone who takes genuineownership and responsibilityfor their platforms.
You'll be able to communicate clearly and concisely, work effectively with other technical teams and take a proactive approach to improving the environment rather than simply maintaining the status quo.
This organisation is looking for someone who can bringnew ideas and modern infrastructure thinkingto the team – helping determine what should be optimised, automated, containerised or potentially migrated to cloud over time.
The Opportunity
Permanent position
$125k-$135k + super (ideally)
Melbourne (preferably) or Sydney
Enterprise, multi-datacentre environment
Significant upcoming infrastructure and datacentre projects
Approximately70% project work / 30% BAU
Established platform team
Opportunity to influence the future direction of the infrastructure environment
Large, stable Australian organisation
This is a5-day onsite position, so please ensure this working arrangement suits you before applying.
Requires Australian PR or Citizenship, & applicants must be located in Australia.
No sponsorship on offer.
If you're a VMware-focused Senior Infrastructure or Platform Engineer looking for an environment where you can combine deep enterprise infrastructure experience with modernisation and transformation work, we'd be keen to hear from you.
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📌 Senior Platform Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Morgan Consulting
📍 Melbourne