Lead System Engineer (Team Leader) - Linux

Job No.: 615079

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $116,800 - $123,977 pa HEW Level 09 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Be inspired, every day
• Enjoy the freedom to discover something new
• Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions 

There’s a certain feeling you get from working at Monash University. It’s the feeling that you’re a part of something special. Something significant. So if you’re looking for the next chapter in your career, it’s here. You’ll be given the opportunity to challenge yourself, build on your skills, and make a significant contribution to a workplace that’s filled with energetic and inspiring people. Talent thrives here – and so do truly satisfying careers.

eSolutions is a dynamic and innovative team, with a goal to enable Monash to deliver the best possible academic experience and research outcomes through the provision of high-quality technology and enhanced ICT services.

The Opportunity

The position of Lead Systems Engineer is vitally important to the day-to-day management and operations of Monash University’s Linux-based systems. The position is also responsible for the strategic delivery of initiatives, liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders to design and deliver bespoke solutions to meet business objectives.

In collaboration with a team of staff under your supervision, you will use your specialist expertise to lead our Linux systems into the future, in line with current and changing best practice and industry standards. This is a position with a significant amount of influence across the University and as such, you will need to maintain current knowledge and remain abreast of the latest changes in the industry.

As our successful candidate, you will demonstrate:

• extensive Linux administration and tuning experience with a broad knowledge and understanding of operating and supporting large scale public and private cloud infrastructures (especially with Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
• strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to collaborate not only with your own team, but also to engage and influence high-level stakeholders
• extensive experience with Puppet Enterprise
• experience implementing and supporting containerised environments using Docker and managed containers using Kubernetes
• experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins

It would also be desirable to have one or more of the following:

• experience with developing Ansible Playbooks
• experience with CloudFormation and/or Terraform
• experience with complex Red Hat Identity Manager (IdM) implementation and operations
• experience with OpenSCAP, SELinux and Linux hardening

If you fit this brief and are excited to contribute to a forward-thinking global University like Monash, we look forward to welcoming your application. To apply, simply submit your CV along with a cover letter. Please refer to “How to apply for Monash Jobs”.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. Some positions at the University will require the incumbent to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

The successful applicant will need to possess a current valid Police Check.

Enquiries

Dr. Amr Hassan, Delivery Lead Technology Services and eResearch

Amr.Hassan@monash.edu (for questions only - no recruitment agencies please)

Position Description

 Lead System Engineer

Closing Date

Sunday 28 February 2021, 11:55pm AEDT 

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