Platform Engineer

Job Description

Platform Engineer (Infrastructure Specialist) MS Azure

About our client:

Our client is a well known and prestigious multinational consultancy who is working with a Federal Government end client.

Employees enjoy access to cutting-edge resources continuous learning and development programs and a collaborative environment that fosters creativity and career growth. Our clients commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures a welcoming workplace for all. Additionally the companys focus on sustainability and social responsibility allows employees to contribute to meaningful global initiatives.

About the role:

The Platform Engineer (Infrastructure Specialist) will be responsible for managing the day-to-day health stability and performance of the Azure-based infrastructure platform. This role will focus on maintaining and supporting virtual machines (RHEL and Windows) patching processes monitoring integration backup validation and general infrastructure lifecycle tasks aligned with Microsoft best practices and client-specific policies.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Perform operational support for a production and non-production servers hosted on Microsoft Azure.
• Manage and maintain system availability performance and patch compliance using Azure-native tools and automation.
• Ensure adherence to tagging policies RBAC controls NSG configurations and HA/DR practices as per Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related incidents (L2/L3) including those related to VM performance boot failures and network reachability.
• Collaborate with the clients service desk and change management functions to fulfill service requests and planned changes.
• Integrate with the existing monitoring framework (Azure Monitor Dynatrace) to ensure platform observability and proactive incident response.
• Participate in the review and implementation of hardening recommendations within the boundaries of agreed service scope.
• Support cloud-native backup and recovery validation activities; raise concerns if protection gaps are identified.
• Contribute to infrastructure documentation and knowledge base articles to support operational continuity and knowledge transfer.

The successful candidate:

• 2 years of hands-on experience managing infrastructure in a Microsoft Azure environment.
• Proficiency in supporting both RHEL and Windows Server-based virtual machines.
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS services including virtual machines storage accounts load balancers NSGs and availability sets/zones.
• Experience with infrastructure patching using native Azure tools (e.g. Update Management Azure Automation).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools particularly Azure Monitor and Dynatrace.
• Solid troubleshooting skills across compute networking and OS-level issues.
• Understanding of ITIL processes (incident change problem configuration management).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Azure DevOps Engineer or equivalent certification.
• Red Hat Certified: Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent
• Experience working in government or highly regulated environments.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform or ARM templates.
  
  

Whats on offer

This contract is available for an initial 6 12 month term with likely extensions. There is also potentially a pathway to permanency with the client for this opportunity.

Location preference is Ballarat in Victoria but candidates are also able to work on end client sites in all capital cities. This role requires 5 days on site and no remote working due to security reasons.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Must have an active AGSVA Baseline Clearance preferred to have AGSVA NV1 Clearance or be eligible to obtain one.
• Must be an Australian Citizen

How to Apply

Please upload your resume to apply. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Please note that you will be required to complete selection criteria to complete your application for this role.

Call Farbar Siddiq onor email for any further information.

Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include ID and work rights security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.