Job Description
Senior Solution Infrastructure Engineer
Paxus is partnering with a large Federal Government setting to engage an experienced Senior Solution Infrastructure Engineer to design and deliver resilient, high-performing infrastructure solutions that support business-critical systems.
This is a senior (EL1-equivalent) contract role focused on technology refresh, workload consolidation, system resiliency, and strong operational readiness.
Key details
Location: Canberra, ACT (Belconnen area)
Working arrangement: Hybrid
Onsite full-time for the first 3 months (or until you're across the ICT landscape and project objectives)
Then minimum 3 days/week onsite (subject to approval and operational needs)
Hours: Up to 40 hours/week
Contract term: To 30 June **** with 2x 12 months extensions
Estimated start: 6 October ****
Security: NV1 (Negative Vetting Level 1) is must
Key duties and responsibilities
Develop and maintain infrastructure roadmaps aligned to business and IT strategy
Provide advice to leadership on lifecycle management, emerging trends, and investment options
Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, optimise cost, and improve value
Design infrastructure solutions across networking, virtualisation, and enterprise platforms




Lead/oversee technical designs, consolidation initiatives, and legacy decommissioning
Validate DR, failover, and resiliency frameworks
Produce operational documentation to enable smooth handover into BAU teams
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, outcome-focused messaging for stakeholders
Engage vendors, run proof-of-concepts, and recommend best-fit solutions
Review infrastructure health/capacity data and recommend hardening and tuning
Technical skills
Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:
Enterprise Server Operating Systems (Windows, Linux/UNIX, AIX)
Virtualisation Platforms and Infrastructure (VMware, Hyper‐V), Hyper‐Converged Infrastructure
Gateway & Security Services (Proxy, Load Balancing, NGFW, IPS/IDS)
Enterprise and Software‐Defined Networking (i.e Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Arista, Aruba/HPE SDN) Firewall networking technologies (i.e. F5 BIG‐IP)
Enterprise Database Platforms (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2)
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