Infrastructure Engineer - Servers

About the job

Infrastructure Engineer

12 month contract

Sydney

A large enterprise organisation is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join their Servers & Platforms team on a 12-month contract. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys reviewing existing environments, improving stability and performance, and producing high-quality documentation to support future transformation work.

You'll work across both on-premises and cloud environments, helping uplift core infrastructure, enhance security, streamline operations, and support ongoing technology modernisation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Conduct a full review of current infrastructure across on-prem and cloud platforms.
• Identify optimisation opportunities across performance, capacity, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Develop detailed documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and configuration records.
• Work collaboratively with internal IT teams and external vendors to validate configurations and industry best practice.
• Support the uplift and hardening of infrastructure services to meet evolving compliance and operational standards.
• Contribute to cloud re-platforming initiatives, particularly within Microsoft Azure.
• Provide Level 3 support for infrastructure-related issues throughout the contract.
• Support knowledge transfer, training, and onboarding of internal team members.

Key Technologies You'll Work With

• Cloud & Virtualisation: Azure, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Azure Virtual Desktop
• Security: Azure AD, Certificate Services, Palo Alto, Mimecast, Microsoft Purview
• Networking: Cisco, Palo Alto, VPN, SD-WAN
• Automation: PowerShell, Power Automate
• Monitoring & Backup: SolarWinds, Rubrik, Azure Site Recovery, PowerBI
• Collaboration & Productivity: Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint
• Databases: Microsoft SQL
• Industry Systems (nice to have): iManage, Intapp, Elite 3E

What You Bring

• 5+ years' experience supporting and implementing multi-site infrastructure environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure, VMware, and Windows Server technologies.
• Solid understanding of Active Directory (on-prem + cloud), networking fundamentals, load balancing, and virtual desktop technologies.
• Experience maintaining system documentation, BCP/DR plans, and operational runbooks.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Comfortable working under pressure, managing multiple priorities, and delivering to deadlines.
• Certifications such as ITIL, CCNP, VCP, MCITP are highly regarded.
• Experience in regulated or professional-services environments (legal, financial, consulting) is a bonus.