• Flexible location offered in Geelong, Waterfront or Melbourne, Burwood Campus + hybrid work arrangements
• 2 Full-time and continuing positions available – commencing from 24 February 2025
• HEW 7 $101,858 - $112,156 + 17% Superannuation

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across seven campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

As a Systems Administrator, you will:

• Install, configure, and maintain hardware, operating systems, and software including software updates, security patches, and general con figuration maintenance.
• Provide specialist technical services to identify and resolve incidents and problems across a broad range of services, provide request fulfilment, and deliver operational, tactical, and strategic digital projects, ensuring alignment with team and project objectives.
• Collaborate with senior team members to plan, design, and execute the migration of on-premises systems to cloud platforms; primarily Azure, with AWS and GCP where relevant.
• Coordinate, implement and support delivery of cloud-based solutions, ensuring they meet the Deakin’s requirements for scalability, reliability, and security.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, processes, and procedures related to both on-premises and cloud-based environments.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Extensive experience and management expertise in technical or administrative fields; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Experience administering Linux and Windows servers.
• Experience of working with Cloud services such as Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Experience administering servers, storage, and networking hardware.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools.
• Experience with containerisation technologies
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems.

Here's how to apply: 

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Matt Farmer (Team Leader, Systems) on m.farmer@deakin.edu.au   

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 Systems Administrator_HEW 7.pdf

Applications for this position close on Sunday, 26 January 2025 at 11:55pm.

Make an Impact with Us 

Together we aim to take Deakin forward, strengthening our progressive University through the digital work we do. Whether it's empowering students, enabling teaching staff, or supporting researchers, the work you do here matters. Your achievements contribute to making a positive difference in the lives of the people and communities we serve. 

So that you can focus on making a positive impact, Deakin Digital Services lays the foundations for you to be your best self, grow and evolve and join forces with exceptional people. 

Be Your Best Self 

As a unique individual we understand that showing up as the best version of yourself takes commitment to your personal wellbeing. That’s why we foster a supportive environment where you can manage your work to balance your productivity, engagement and wellbeing. Our approach to flexible working empowers you to achieve your best. 

Grow & Evolve 

Being in the higher education sector, ours is an environment of knowledge sharing and seeking. With us you can grow your capability through formal and informal learning and continuously improve, deepen and broaden your expertise. With many digital roles and teams under the one umbrella, there’s opportunity to expand your skillset, embrace new challenges and evolve your career. When YOU thrive, WE thrive. 

Join Forces 

As a member of our dynamic team, you’ll tackle challenges and deliver digital services and solutions alongside supportive, inclusive and talented humans from within the team, and more broadly across the University. We are a powerful collective of diverse skillsets, strengths and experience and our practices promote an environment of collaboration where your unique contribution is welcomed and valued. When you join forces with Digital Services you join forces with Deakin. Visit Why Work at Deakin to view the overarching benefits of working with Deakin. 

Are you ready to make an impact with us? 

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.