Junior Infrastructure Engineer - ASD

Canberra or Adelaide Onsite | PV Clearance Required | AU Citizenship | 12m + 12m + 12m Contract | $115 – $130 p/h

Closing: 23 June 2026

This role is inside the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), a critical national security agency. You will work alongside senior engineers across LAN and WAN environments, gaining hands‑on experience in monitoring, troubleshooting and automation under limited supervision.

You will join a technical team responsible for the sustainment and growth of ASD’s network infrastructure. Your work will involve installation, configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting and automation of LAN and WAN environments.

• Assist in establishing new networks and sustaining existing LAN and WAN environments
• Install and configure systems and network infrastructure, including hardware and software components
• Contribute to development of installation procedures and documentation standards

• Monitor, measure and report on infrastructure load, performance and security events
• Conduct troubleshooting activities under limited supervision and contribute to resolution of operational issues
• Carry out agreed operational procedures, including backup, restore and system software maintenance, using supplied tools and scripts

• Automate routine system administration tasks using standard tools and basic scripting
• Use diagnostic tools to test installations, document outcomes and record components installed and removed
• Assist users and follow agreed escalation procedures for additional support

• Current PV security clearance and Australian citizenship
• Hands‑on experience provisioning, installing, configuring and maintaining infrastructure services and components in line with SFIA Level 3 expectations
• Practical experience across LAN and WAN environments, including installation, configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience monitoring infrastructure load, performance and security events, and contributing to incident resolution
• Working knowledge of basic scripting and standard tools to automate routine system administration tasks