Application closing date: Tuesday, 20 February 2024 • 11:59pm, Canberra time
Estimated start date: Monday, 01 April 2024
Location of work: ACT
Working arrangements: All work to be undertaken at Services Australia office in Canberra.
Length of contract: 15 months
Security clearance: Must have Negative Vetting Level 1
Rates: $120 - $150 per hour (inc. super)
The Services Australia (SA) is seeking the services of a Senior Server SOE Engineer.
The Essential 8 Maturity Level 1 (E8ML1) project will focus on the ACSC Essential 8 Mitigation Strategies and applicable Information Security Manual (ISM) controls to achieve the required Maturity Level by 30 June, 2024.
The E8ML1 project methodology seeks to provide assurance and uplift to existing ICT infrastructure (where required) using established patterns and approved technology solutions. Impacted teams will use a combination of in-house ICT resources and vendor partners to complete work packages.
The resources will work alongside the current ICT cohort within the Agency, to complement the APS capability.
Primary Technologies:
- Windows Server, Windows Desktop, Applications Packager.
Key Tasks/Duties/Requirements - Senior Server SOE Engineer:
- Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager including SCCM.
- Strong technical knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy Management, RBAC, AppLocker, Server imaging
- Strong Scripting ability (PowerShell, VBScript)
- Experience with facilitating large and enterprise scale software deployments, including Vrealize automation
- Maintenance, upgrades, and enhancements of environment wide configurations including user policies, device policies, security policies and automation scripts through enterprise grade endpoint management platforms (SCCM)
- Perform upgrades on applicable hardware and operating systems as required/requested
- Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in SOE migrations, projects and implementation
- Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Windows desktop management, projects and implementation.
Essential Criteria
- Minimum three plus years experience administering Microsoft related technologies in large complex organisations.
Desirable Criteria
- Minimum three plus years experience as a Server Engineer in enterprise environments.
- Enterprise knowledge of Active Directory, Configuration Manager, server image deployment, Vrealize automation, Applocker, Role Based Application Control, Group Policy
- Enterprise knowledge of packaging and deploying desktop applications via SCCM and Intune, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, Active Directory, Group Policy Management, RBAC, Applocker, WDAC, Autopilot.
- Experience with facilitating large and enterprise scale software deployments, upgrades, and enhancements of environment wide configurations
including user policies, device policies, security policies and automation scripts through enterprise grade endpoint management platforms. - Knowledge and understanding of the Essential 8 Maturity Model, mitigation strategies and corresponding Information Security manual controls.