Systems Administrator

Harry Maxwell are recruiting for an intermediate Systems Administrator on behalf of an established Australian engineering and construction business, with a mix of corporate and project-based operations across the country. This is a great opportunity to join a stable, well-regarded business and take genuine ownership of the systems that keep it running.
  
About the Role
Reporting to the Group Manager, Information Systems and Technology (IS&T), you will take ownership of day-to-day systems administration across the business — working closely with the wider IS&T team, project sites and external vendors to keep infrastructure, security and endpoint systems running smoothly.
  
This is a genuinely varied role at the centre of the business's IT operations. Systems administration — infrastructure, network, cloud and project work — is the vast majority of the role, with a small amount of desktop support for corporate and project staff. It's suited to someone a few years into their systems administration career who wants ownership of real infrastructure, rather than someone coming purely from a desktop support background.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of corporate and project IT systems, including monitoring, configuration, maintenance and repairs
• Manage backup and disaster recovery processes, restoring data within agreed timeframes
• Work with internal staff and external vendors to patch and upgrade hardware and software
• Lead third-level support, resolving issues within agreed SLAs
• Design, deploy and maintain hardware and software for remote project sites
• Manage endpoint and identity controls using Intune, Entra ID and Defender XDR
• Support Conditional Access policy configuration and Entra PIM role management
• Support the maintenance of Essential Eight maturity level 2 controls
• Provide desktop support to corporate and project staff
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve IS&T operations and services between remote sites and central infrastructure
• Maintain software licensing, backup procedures, virus checks and an accurate technology asset inventory

About you

• 3-5 years' experience in a Systems Administrator role, ideally in engineering, construction or a similar project-based industry
• Diploma or tertiary qualification in Information Technology preferred
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft 365 admin centre, Entra ID (Conditional Access, PIM), Intune (device/app/config management), Defender XDR and Sentinel
• Advanced knowledge of SharePoint Online administration
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and complex problems with a strong delivery focus
• Self-motivated, well organised, with a positive can-do attitude
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency required (visa holders cannot be considered for this role)

Highly regarded

• Certifications such as MS-102 (Microsoft 365 Administrator), SC-300 (Identity and Access Administrator) or SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst)
• Exposure to Essential Eight maturity uplift and ISO 27001 control environments
• Palo Alto firewall experience
• Experience in a business of similar size and complexity, supporting both corporate offices and remote/project sites