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.
This is a senior (EL1-equivalent) contract role focused on technology refresh, workload consolidation, system resiliency, and strong operational readiness.
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
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 transparent, 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:
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)
Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.
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📌 Senior Solution Infrastructure Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Paxus
📍 Canberra