Senior Technical Systems Administrator

Senior Technical Systems Administrator

• Permanent Full time opportunity in Stirling
• Free onsite fitness facilities | Free parking | On-site staff cafe
• Annual leave loading and employer matched super contributions matching up to 6%

About Us

The Corporate Services Directorate delivers essential support services, based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal customers and the community. 

The Directorate is committed to partnering with the business to provide high-level strategic support ensuring the ongoing wellbeing of the organisation and its people.

About the Position

The City of Stirling has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Systems Administrator to join the team on a permanent full-time basis. Under the direction of the Technical Infrastructure Lead this position is responsible for the design, configuration and administration of the City’s Server and Security IT infrastructure. This includes most aspects of service design utilising both on-site and offsite infrastructure.

This position requires technical knowledge at a level that can provide both design services and a technical escalation point for complex issues that involve multiple components and teams. The position will include business as usual work, as well as project responsibilities. This position is expected to be able to advise on the approach, design and implementation phases on ICT projects across the City.

Key Responsibilities

The duties of the Senior Technical Systems Administrator will include but are not limited to:

• Design, configuration and maintenance of corporate ICT infrastructure, including: virtualisation, servers, applications, systems and network in line with standards and policy;
• Technical management of ICT Infrastructure, including installation, capacity management, backup, recovery and optimisation to ensure performance;
• Service design, including integration to offsite services such as Microsoft Office 365;
• Administration of a large server fleet including duties such as configuration, maintenance, scripting, software and hardware upgrades;
• Working knowledge of Networking, load balancer and web content filter configuration and management;
• Administration of the information security framework, including contributing to the development and communication of policy and procedures;
• Research and evaluate new and innovative technologies as necessary;
• In consultation with key staff, develop and maintain the ICT risk register including ensuring that ICT risks have appropriate mitigation strategies and controls;
• Coordinate the implementation of technical infrastructure work

About You

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or demonstrated relevant experience.
• Microsoft Certified MCSE or demonstrated relevant experience
• VMware VCP Certified or demonstrated relevant experience
• Commvault or enterprise backup experience
• Azure, Office 365, Hyperconverged server infrastructure experience
• ITIL Foundation Certification or higher
• Project Management Certification (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation or higher)
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to establish effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders and to collaborate productively with colleagues on work allocation and priorities.

For further information, please refer to the position description. 

What We Offer

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

• Free parking and easy public transport access
• Free onsite fitness facilities and end of journey facilities
• Superannuation matching of up to 6%
• Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance
• Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
• 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres
• Amazing in-house employee canteen
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee health and wellness program and initiatives including yearly flu vaccinations
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Generous study assistance
• Active social club
• Employee recognition program
• Novated Leasing (where applicable)

To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a:

• A copy of Australian driving licence
• National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
• Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
• The right to work in Australia

More about the City

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 223,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.

How to Apply

www.stirling.wa.gov.au/employment

If you’re interested in this position, we want to hear from you so click ‘Apply’ now. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Stephen Meyers I 08 9205 8***

Applications close 6pm on 26 February 2024, however please be aware that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to the closing date and reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date.