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  • Flexible working options considered.
  • 26 weeks paid parental leave after one year and 36 weeks after five years continuous service, regardless of gender.
  • 4 weeks annual leave with the option to purchase more.
  • 13 weeks long service leave after seven years.
  • Salary packaging options.
  • 17% superannuation, with the option to reduce to the minimum super guarantee.
  • 25% off UWA full fee courses, discounted health insurance, and convenient on-campus childcare options.
  • Incremental progression based on 12 months continuous service.

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System Administrator

Job no: 518271
Work type: full time
Location: Crawley
Categories: Information Technology

University IT

  • Opportunity to work with a dynamic team managing and support core infrastructure, platforms, and emerging technologies.
  • 2 x Level 6-8, full-time appointments (1 x 12-month fixed term & 1 x ongoing).
  • Base salary range: $91,883.00 – $122,544.00 p.a. plus 17% superannuation.

About the area

UWA is making significant investments in the Information and Technology Services to enable its strategic direction and goals.  UWA is also looking to utilise technology advancements to expand its services and create new and innovative teaching and research models. Robust, flexible, integrated, and agile enterprise architecture, information and technology services are vital to enabling the university strategic objectives.

About the opportunity

  • You will operate independently and provide support to the Platform Operations Lead.
  • Use your technical expertise in a variety of analytical and technical assignments.
  • Diagnose solutions for services in the storage, computing, and infrastructure software environment.

About you

A successful candidate will have broad experience across both private datacentre and cloud hosted platforms. You will have a strong understanding of enterprise application architectures and the underpinning services required to support them and be motivated to learn and develop new ways of delivering agile hosting platforms and foundation services leveraging Infrastructure as Code and other emerging capabilities.

Applicants with highly developed skills in Microsoft Azure IaaS, Directory Services, Online Services like Exchange and Teams, VMWare Horizon VDI and skills in both Windows and Linux will be highly regarded.

  • Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent competency
  • ITIL Certification or demonstrated experience in ITIL processes is desirable.
  • Substantial relevant computing experience in standards, documentation, operations and technical maintenance of platforms and applications, in a diverse hosting environment including high availability configurations, orchestration, automation, performance analysis and recovery methods.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to interpret needs and recommend appropriate solutions within a changing environment.
  • Ability to establish positive stakeholder relationships whilst always remaining fully customer focused.

 Position description:Download File PD System Administrator (518271) (518274).pdf

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact please contact Steven Lim at steven.lim@uwa.edu.au - please do not send your resume to Steven this should be done via the application process below.

How to apply

Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on 16th September 2024

 This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

About the University

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.

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Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are committed to fostering a safe environment for all, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community, and people living with disability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Alternatively, you can contact us for assistance during the recruitment process.

 

If you have queries relating to your application, please contact the individual named in the advertisement. Alternatively, please contact the Talent team at talent-hr@uwa.edu.au with details of your query. To enable a quick response, please include the 6-digit job reference number.

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