Solution Infrastructure Engineer

Canberra Location
Long Term Contract
Federal Government 

Our client, one of the Federal Government Departments, is seeking an experienced Solution Infrastructure Engineer to join a high-performing technology team responsible for the design, modernisation and ongoing evolution of critical enterprise infrastructure platforms.
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior infrastructure professional with strong architecture and design experience to influence strategic technology outcomes, develop infrastructure roadmaps, and deliver resilient, scalable solutions that support business-critical services.

About the Role

Working within a complex enterprise environment, you will be responsible for designing and delivering robust infrastructure solutions across on-premises, virtualised, networking and cloud environments. You will play a key role in infrastructure transformation initiatives including technology refreshes, system consolidation, resiliency improvements and legacy platform decommissioning.
You will collaborate closely with architects, operational teams, vendors and business stakeholders to ensure infrastructure solutions align with strategic objectives while maintaining operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technology infrastructure roadmaps aligned with organisational and ICT strategies.
• Provide expert advice on infrastructure lifecycle management, emerging technologies and investment opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, optimise infrastructure costs and improve business outcomes.
• Design enterprise-grade infrastructure, networking and virtualisation solutions.
• Lead infrastructure modernisation, technology refresh and consolidation initiatives.
• Develop and review High-Level Solution Designs (HLSDs), Detailed Level Designs (DLDs) and technical specifications.
• Validate disaster recovery, failover and business continuity solutions.
• Produce operational designs, runbooks, standards and supporting documentation.
• Review infrastructure health, performance and capacity metrics and recommend improvements.
• Conduct proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and evaluate vendor solutions.
• Provide knowledge transfer and support seamless transition to operational teams.
• Engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise infrastructure solutions within large and complex environments.
• Strong infrastructure architecture and solution design experience.
• Excellent knowledge of:
  • Server infrastructure (Windows and/or Linux)
  • Virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper-V or similar)
  • Enterprise networking concepts
  • Storage and backup platforms
  • Hybrid cloud environments (Azure and/or AWS)
• Experience developing infrastructure roadmaps and strategic technology plans.
• Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery and resiliency design.
• Experience producing architecture and engineering documentation including:
  • Business Specifications
  • Functional Specifications
  • HLSDs
  • Detailed Designs
  • Technical Specifications
  • Architecture Decision Records
  • Standard Operating Procedures
• Strong problem management, capacity management and availability management capabilities.
• Experience using scripting and automation tools such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, Terraform or Ansible.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Security Clearance: Applicants must hold a current NV1 Security Clearance at the time of application.

What's on Offer

• Long-term Federal Government contract.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale infrastructure transformation programs.
• High-profile enterprise environment.
• Collaborative and technically mature team.

How to apply
Apply directly or for more information on this role, please email Zainab Afzaal at [email protected]

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