"Systems Administration/Automation Engineer"

About This Opportunity

The Systems Administration/Automation Engineer supports the delivery of secure, reliable and scalable infrastructure services across on-premise and public cloud environments. The role focuses on virtualisation, converged infrastructure, networking and automated provisioning, ensuring high availability of computing platforms while driving automation and continuous improvement across Microsoft and Unix operating systems.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the day-to-day operation of secure and highly available servers, storage, networks and cloud platforms within the Infrastructure Operations Team.
• Designing, implementing and maintaining technical solutions for virtualisation, cloud, converged infrastructure and automated provisioning.
• Providing intermediate technical support, incident resolution and coordination with internal teams and external vendors.
• Contributing to IT change initiatives, automation activities and infrastructure projects that enhance service reliability and efficiency.
• Participating in on-call roster arrangements to support critical services.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave/paid primary care leave
• 17% superannuation contributions + 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• Career development opportunities –access to exclusive internal-only vacancies and our Study for Staff program
• On campus childcare options
• Affordable parking (from just $6.40 a day)
• Salary packaging options

About You

You are a proactive and technically capable infrastructure professional with a strong interest in automation and modern platform operations.

• Tertiary qualifications in IT or a related field with relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and training.
• Practical experience with virtualisation, storage, networking and automated provisioning technologies in enterprise environments.
• Technical capability in three or more of the following: Microsoft/Unix administration, Palo Alto firewalls, VMware vSphere, public cloud (AWS/Azure), scripting for automation, or tools such as Puppet, Ansible or Jenkins.
• Experience working within service-oriented IT operations and contributing to infrastructure projects and change initiatives.
• Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate issues, research options and implement effective solutions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to prepare technical documentation and engage professionally with stakeholders.
• A self-motivated and organised approach with demonstrated commitment to delivering reliable outcomes in a team environment.
• Experience with GPFS storage clusters or Cisco networking environments (desirable).

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include verification of the right to work in Australia and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Shaun Diefenbach, Senior Manager, Infrastructure Operations Centre, Infrastructure Services at shaun.diefenbach@uq.edu.au.

For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• A cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the 'About You' section

Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent, particularly from Australia’s First Nations Peoples. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact talent@uq.edu.au.

Other Information

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

Applications close Wednesday 18 February 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-60348).

Full time, permanent position. Base salary will be in the range $95,361 - $102,302 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 6). Based at our St Lucia location.