- Initial Contract Duration: 12 months
- Extension term details: 12 months
- Location: ACT
- Security Requirements: Must have Negative Vetting Level 1
- Working Arrangements: OnsiteThe role requirements are predominantly in and around the ACT, including requiring attendance at ACT based off-site data centres. Flexible work arrangements are generally available (ie work from home) however due to the physical requirements of the role, applicants must be available to regularly attend in person to sites in the ACT.
- Maximum hours: 40 hours per week
Job details
The Digital Enabling Services Branch provides ICT support and underpinning infrastructure services to the department and the Ministers’ Offices, ensuring all staff in the department and MOs have access to secure and secure technology.
The ICT Networks & Infrastructure Platforms section falls within the Digital Enabling Services Branch.
The Infrastructure Platforms team is responsible for the management of all data centers, server hosts and virtualization, automation, storage, backup and restore capability. The team is also responsible for providing after hours on-call support for our infrastructure.
Key duties and responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior Storage Engineer who has experience working in large complex ICT environments. The successful candidate will be
responsible for deploying, configuring, managing and tuning the department’s storage systems at physical and virtual layers.
The Senior Storage Engineer
will also be responsible to deploy, configure and manage Storage Area Network Switches as required.
The successful candidate should have knowledge of new and emerging technologies to shape the future direction of the department’s storage and data platforms.
The role requires producing design documents, build documents, operations document, handover and sharing of knowledge with other team members and mentoring junior team members.
Essential Criteria
1. Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the design, administration, tuning and troubleshooting of one or more of the following storage systems:
- Ability to produce design, build and operations documents for processes and procedures.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills to work with skilled technical people, including making presentations to staff and stakeholders and coaching staff.
- Experience / Knowledge of following technology: • Veeam Backup and Replication
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Expected Start Date: Saturday, 02 January 2027
Job Type: Contract
If you wish to have a confidential discussion, call us on 02 6108 3*** or 0410 756 *** for more information.