System Engineer / Splunk Architect

We have an outstanding opportunity for multiple System Engineers/ Splunk Architects who will be responsible for the design, integration, testing and documentation of engineering subsystems under general direction and guidance. They will require an understanding of the client's environment, processes and procedures and are required to take this into account when designing subsystems. The System Engineer/ Splunk Architect will be required to work across a variety of disciplines including mechanical design, thermal design and modelling, ICT infrastructure, ICT security and embedded systems development. They will be required to take broad customer requirements and develop the appropriate project documentation.
Skills and Knowledge:

• Demonstrated experience creating and updating technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Demonstrated experience working with virtualisation technologies.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring and actioning security alerts and incidents.
• Ability to maintain and upgrade device software, firmware versions, racking, cabling and labelling of current and new infrastructure.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ongoing review, design, development, and continual improvement of Splunk deployment(s).
• Design, support and update documentation including standard operating procedures and detailed design documentation.
• Work with system developers to onboard new data sources - including the development of “apps” to provide automatic field extractions and event enrichment.
• Maintain fundamental knowledge of other system landscape components including: solution operating systems, load balancers, hosting environments, and networking in order to design, deploy, maintain, and enhance solutions.

Location: The role is based in Canberra ACT.
Contract terms: Contract term of 12 months, not exceeding 30 June 2025 will be considered.
SFIA security level required: The Specified Person will be expected to demonstrate attributes of SFIA Level of Responsibility 4.
Security Requirements: Current Top-Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) security clearance is strongly preferred, however candidates who have held a TSPV in the previous 12-month period (which has since been downgraded) may be considered. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.
How to Apply: Please upload your most up-to-date resume to apply. Please note you will need to supply a suitability statement addressing the Skills and knowledge outlined in this job advertisement to complete this application process. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Applications open until 6 February 2024 - Contact Ashleigh on 0480 002 497 or ashleighw@whizdom.com.au for any further information.