Python Job: System Administrator

Application closing date: Friday, 14 October 2022 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (in Canberra)

Estimated start date: Sunday, 18 December 2022

Location of work: ACT

Length of contract: 12 Months

Contract extensions: 2x 12 months

Security clearance: Must have Negative Vetting Level 1

Rates: $120 - $150 per hour (inc. super)

The System Administrator is responsible for complex activities and tasks relating to design, development, integration, configuration, hardening, and documentation of Cyber Security Systems. The System Administrator will conduct these activities whilst working cohesively and flexibly with related stakeholders to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).

The System Administrator is required to provide system administrative support under general direction in a key capability domain; participate within a business environment that is in a complex, emerging domain and operates at a rapid pace.

A Top Secret Positive Vetting Clearance is desirable for this role. For applicants that have an NV1, a willingness to participate in a clearance upgrade to TSPV is essential.

The successful candidate will be expected to work 5 days per week (estimated 40 hour week).

Note: To be eligible for employment within ACSC, the preferred applicant will be required to undergo an Organisational Assessment (OSA). Before you submit an application, the applicant should consider their own preparedness for questions that may include the following topics: personal relationships, living circumstances, personal values, financial situation physical and mental health history including substance use, and any civil and/or military record.

OSAs are conducted to determine suitability to work in the organisation. All employees must obtain and maintain the required security clearance to work in ACSC.

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge and experience in the administration of the following cloud technologies: • Microsoft AZURE • Microsoft Intune • Azure Active Directory • Azure Networking Services – including but not limited to: Virtual Network, Firewall, NSG, DNS and VPN • Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure Container Registry • Azure Pipelines and Bicep
• Proven skills in the planning, design, implementation hardening and maintaining of Linux systems.
• Proven skills in the planning, design, implementation hardening and maintaining of Windows end points, including hardware, identity, device policy and compliance.
• Experience with Linux and Windows systems administration including Operating System installation, configuration, integration, hardening, software and patch management and documentation of Cyber Security Capability.
• Ability to identify and analyse system performance issues, identify configuration discrepancies, and work in close coordination with related stakeholders to recommend and implement remediation actions.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in the following technologies is preferred: • GitOps and CI/CD • Containers • Virtual Machines • System and service monitoring and alerting (Grafana and Prometheus) • Python scripting • OpenSearch (or ElasticSearch) • Dataflow management (including Apache NiFi, repository mirroring, web scraping, KAFKA)