BCS Systems Administrator & Network Engineer

Job summary

The role of a Network and Systems Administrator involves managing the Software Development Environment and deploying software within the Battlespace Communication System (BCS) Program. Key responsibilities include performing Linux systems administration, leading the maintenance of a complex networking environment, and engaging in software deployment and automation using infrastructure as code concepts.

Qualifications

• Australian Citizenship required for defence security
• Experience with Linux operating system and system administration
• Solid experience with IP networks and routing principles
• Experience in defence or complex engineering project environments
• Experience with commercial networking products like CISCO, Juniper, Palo Alto
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies such as VMWare, KVM, and Libvirt
• Familiarity with software languages like Python, Ansible, Bash, Go
• Experience with Atlassian tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, Gitlab
• Ability to develop and maintain IT systems documentation
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle with an agile mindset
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and documentation capabilities

Responsibilities

• Perform Linux systems administration tasks
• Lead planning, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of networking environment
• Create and maintain documentation for infrastructure and software development
• Participate in software deployment to the Mission System Test and Integration Facility
• Engage with stakeholders and engineers to improve the software development environment
• Conduct ad-hoc testing within the Systems Integration Facility
• Contribute to environment automation using infrastructure as code
• Participate in a collaborative environment using agile methodologies
• Review pull requests and provide feedback to DevOps and development staff
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse team

Skills

Degrees

Relocation