ABOUT SNOWY:

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to about 1 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.
We’re also delivering Australia’s largest committed renewable energy project, Snowy 2.0, a major pumped-hydro expansion that’s creating thousands of local jobs in the Snowy Mountains.

ABOUT YOU:

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Technology System Administrator with the following qualifications and skills:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in IT Operations, System Administration, or similar technical roles.
• Proven experience in operating and managing VMware ESX clusters.
• Demonstrated expertise with distributed storage systems and enterprise storage arrays.
• Strong technical understanding of cloud hosting technologies, particularly AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of ITIL or similar IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks.
• Working knowledge of Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) frameworks, especially the Essential Eight.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated initiative in improving system performance, automation, and security posture.
• Experience working within highly regulated or critical infrastructure environments.

• Install, configure, maintain, and decommission physical and virtual servers.
• Perform regular updates, upgrades, and patching of server hardware, software, and operating systems.
• Manage resource allocation across virtual and cloud-hosted environments.
• Provide advanced (2nd and 3rd level) support for server and system administration incidents and service requests.
• Support and maintain a variety of server operating systems, including Windows Server and Linux variants.
• Administer containerised environments and support infrastructure performance monitoring and response.
• Execute domain administration tasks including DNS, DHCP, LDAP authentication, and directory services.
• Implement and maintain system patching and configuration in alignment with ACSC Essential Eight security standards.
• Ensure the security and integrity of server environments, cloud networks, and endpoint devices.
• Administer and support federated authentication systems such as Active Directory, SSO, and cloud directories.
• Manage access controls including secure server access points and Just-In-Time (JIT) access solutions.