Permanent opportunity | $130,000 + superannuation | Western Sydney Your new company
Join an established organisation based in Western Sydney that operates a predominantly on-prem IT environment. The infrastructure is supported by a small internal technology team and external managed service providers. This role is based fully in the office, so will not offer any working from home.This is a permanent opportunity for an experienced Systems Administrator or Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys taking ownership of infrastructure, delivering projects and supporting business-critical systems.
Your new role
Working as a hands-on Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving the organisation's predominantly on-prem VMware environment, including its servers, virtual infrastructure, backups and networks.The environment includes approximately 40 virtual machines, including SQL servers, application servers and domain controllers. It is primarily based on Windows Server 2022, with a smaller number of Windows Server 2016 systems and a limited Azure cloud footprint.
Your responsibilities will include:

- Managing and monitoring backups across the VMware environment
- Administering approximately 40 virtual machines
- Supporting Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2016 infrastructure
- Maintaining SQL servers, application servers and domain controllers
- Administering VMware and Veeam technologies
- Supporting Cisco networking infrastructure
- Monitoring infrastructure performance, capacity and availability
- Troubleshooting complex server, network and infrastructure issues
- Supporting the organisation's hybrid on-prem and Azure environment
- Using automation to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes
- Delivering infrastructure upgrades, migrations and improvement projects
- Working with external managed service providers and technology vendors
- Escalating risks and critical issues appropriately




- Assisting the wider technology team and taking ownership of additional work when required

You will work alongside operations engineers responsible for Level 1 and Level 2 support, as well as a senior engineer focused on service delivery and applications.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will have:

- At least five years of experience in systems administration or infrastructure engineering
- Robust hands-on experience supporting VMware environments
- Experience managing enterprise backups using Veeam
- Solid knowledge of Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2016, Active Directory and Group Policy
- Experience supporting Cisco networking technologies
- Exposure to SQL servers, application servers and domain controllers
- Experience delivering infrastructure projects from planning through to implementation
- Knowledge of Azure and hybrid infrastructure environments
- An understanding of infrastructure automation and scripting
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
- The confidence to escalate issues when necessary
- A proactive attitude and willingness to support the broader team
- Experience working with managed service providers and external vendors

What you'll get in return

- Permanent salary of $130,000 plus superannuation
- Free on-site parking
- Ownership of a predominantly on-prem VMware environment
- Exposure to infrastructure projects, upgrades and improvements
- A collaborative internal technology team supported by specialist managed service providers
- Potential to work from home one day per week after the first six months, subject to business requirements and performance
- A permanent, full-time opportunity based in Western Sydney

What you need to do now

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📌 IT Systems Administrator (Sydney)
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