Job Description

Senior Solution Infrastructure Engineer

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Paxus is partnering with a large Federal Government environment to engage an experienced Senior Solution Infrastructure Engineer to design and deliver resilient, high-performing infrastructure solutions that support business-critical systems.

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This is a senior (EL1-equivalent) contract role focused on technology refresh, workload consolidation, system resiliency, and robust operational readiness.

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Key details

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- Location: Canberra, ACT (Belconnen area)
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- Working arrangement: Hybridn n
- Onsite full-time for the first 3 months (or until you're across the ICT landscape and project objectives)
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- Then minimum 3 days/week onsite (subject to approval and operational needs)
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- Hours: Up to 40 hours/week
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- Contract term: To 30 June 2027 with 2x 12 months extensions
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- Estimated start: 6 October 2026
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- Security: NV1 (Negative Vetting Level 1) is must
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Key duties and responsibilities

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- Develop and maintain infrastructure roadmaps aligned to business and IT strategy
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- Provide advice to leadership on lifecycle management, emerging trends, and investment options
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- Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, optimise cost, and improve value
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- Design infrastructure solutions across networking, virtualisation,



and enterprise platforms
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- Lead/oversee technical designs, consolidation initiatives, and legacy decommissioning
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- Validate DR, failover, and resiliency frameworks
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- Produce operational documentation to enable smooth handover into BAU teams
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- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, outcome-focused messaging for stakeholders
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- Engage vendors, run proof-of-concepts, and recommend best-fit solutions
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- Review infrastructure health/capacity data and recommend hardening and tuning
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Technical skills

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Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

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- Enterprise Server Operating Systems (Windows, Linux/UNIX, AIX)
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- Virtualisation Platforms and Infrastructure (VMware, Hyper‐V), Hyper‐Converged Infrastructure
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- Gateway & Security Services (Proxy, Load Balancing, NGFW, IPS/IDS)
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- Enterprise and Software‐Defined Networking (i.e Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Arista, Aruba/HPE SDN) Firewall networking technologies (i.e. F5 BIG‐IP)
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- Enterprise Database Platforms (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2)
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Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.

📌 Senior Solution Infrastructure Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Paxus - Technology + Digital Talent
📍 Canberra