The key duties of the position include The Role You will be responsible under broad direction to perform and achieve outcomes pertaining to the technical strategy and implementation of ICT technologies within the Cyber Security Environment for Defence. Some key duties include: Designing, implementing, and maintaining IT infrastructure. This includes physical and virtual servers, networks, storage, and cloud environments. Ensuring reliability, security, and performance of the infrastructure to support business operations. Design and Implementation - planning, designing, and implementing new infrastructure components or solutions, including hardware, software, and cloud services. Troubleshooting issues, performing routine maintenance tasks, and ensuring the smooth operation of existing infrastructure. Monitoring and Optimisation - proactively monitoring infrastructure performance, identifying potential problems, and optimising systems for efficiency and performance. Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect infrastructure from cyber threats and unauthorised access. Creating and maintaining documentation for infrastructure components, configurations, and procedures. This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer. About our Team Cyber Defence Systems is a directorate within the Service Management Branch. Our work revolves around providing a leading edge ICT platform that is utilised for the purposes of monitoring, managing, detecting, deterring and responding to all cyber security threats levelled at the cyber terrain within the Department of Defence. Our Ideal Candidate To thrive in this opportunity, you will: Have a strong record of accomplishment of successfully leading and managing complex ICT environments, underpinned by an understanding of emerging ICT technologies, processes and practices. Proactively identify, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, utilising influencing and negotiation skills to achieve outcomes in the best interest of the project and organisation. Understand the strategic environment you are operating in, linking project outcomes to the mission and organisational goals. Demonstrate exceptional leadership through guiding, mentoring and developing your team. Have a strong knowledge of Linux administration as well as automation technologies.
