Technology Specialist Platform Engineer

Be you with us – Shape the future of Defence and Technology

C4i Solutions is a leading Technology, ICT, and Digital Solutions company, delivering real outcomes for our Defence, Government, and Industry partners. We're growing and we're looking for great people who share our values, believe in our mission, and care about what they do. People who value teamwork, take pride in their work, and want to make an impact.

About the Role:

As a Technology Specialist – Platform Engineer in C4i Solutions, you will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining critical Defence infrastructure and tools, enabling the development and maintenance of key capability. You will act as the technical interface and key stakeholder to our clients and partners. The role is located onsite in Sydney, CBD.

About the role:

• System Design and Architecture: Design the architecture of ICT systems, including servers and storage solutions, while considering factors such as scalability, redundancy, and performance.
• System Maintenance and Monitoring: Ensuring that all IT infrastructure components, including servers, storage systems, and other critical infrastructure, is centrally monitored and operating in a healthy state.
• Server Management: Installing, configuring, and maintaining both physical servers and virtual machines, ensuring they run optimally by applying updates and patches.
• Develop and maintain detailed infrastructure designs, specifications, processes, and diagrams.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Managing cloud-based resources, including provisioning cloud instances and ensuring integration with on-premises systems.
• Security Management: Defending assets from cyber security threats through ongoing system patching including the continued growth of cyber security maturity though then enhancement of Essential 8 posture.
• Ensure compatibility and integration across various infrastructure platforms and components.
• Design infrastructure with performance, scalability, reliability, and security in mind.
• Integrate cloud services into infrastructure designs (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Align platform components with enterprise architectures, strategies, policies, and standards.
• Build and operate Continuous Integration (CI) environments, including source control and deployment pipelines.
• Manage virtualised, cloud, and hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• Automate infrastructure through scripting, orchestration tools, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
• Use containerisation technologies (preferably Kubernetes) to streamline application deployment and scaling.
• Produce clear and concise documentation to support ICT systems, aligned with best practice and governance frameworks.

About you:

• Australian citizen (required for Defence projects) with a min AGSVA NV1 clearance. The ability to obtain a Negative Vetting 2 (NV2) security clearance is preferred.
• Experience working in a Defence project setting, preferably in either complex ICT, Engineering or Technology integration environments.
• A BACH or other tertiary qualification relative to your role.
• Familiar with ISM, DSPF, PSPF.
• Defence industry – Any ICT/ Technology category.
• ICT Systems Engineering / WINTEL / Solutions Architecture.
• Scripting / PowerShell automation.
• Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
• VMware.
• Knowledge of Dell enterprise hardware and software.
• Cloud infrastructure (Vestural advantageous).
• Windows SOE, SCCM deployment, and configuration management experience.

Why Join Us?

Veteran-Focused: As a Veteran-owned and operated company, we value your service. Our Veteran Career Development Program is designed to support your transition and future career growth. Defence Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

People First: Were a company that puts people at the centre. Fostering a culture of wellbeing, engagement, and respect for your unique skills.

A Culture That Values You: Be part of a passionate, supportive, and growing team that recognises your contribution and rewards success.

And we like to keep things real. We work hard, support each other, and make space for a laugh along the way.

Benefits We Offer:

• Long Service Leave @ 7 years: Take long service leave after 7 years service (Pro-rata).
• Health & wellbeing allowance: Our annual Health & Wellbeing allowance ($250) helps you stay fit and healthy.
• First year leave (5 days): We offer 5 additional leave days in your first year to help you settle in!
• Birthday leave: We know your birthday is a special day! Take the day off and relax on us!
• Higher Education Subsidy: Obtain a higher qualification relevant to your role while working with us and receive a $2500 contribution annually. This includes certification fees on digital learning courses.
• Veteran Engagement: At C4i Solutions, we understand that leaving the ADF can be a daunting time. We've been there, as we know from our own experience. Our Veteran Career Development Program offers a range of support and development activities for ADF veterans and their partners, so that your transition from the ADF is seamless and supported.
• Service Awards: We acknowledge your service with us through 1, 5, and 10-year awards.
• Employee Recognition: We reward our people when they go above and beyond.
• Donate for a Cause: Donate to a charity of your choice and we'll match it up to a value of $200!
• PLUS, much more!

Be you, with us:

If you're looking for a workplace where your skills, experience, and dedication are genuinely valued we'd love to hear from you. We are a close-knit team of veterans, problem-solvers, tech heads, dads, mums, soccer coaches, and weekend adventurers who love what we do, like to have a bit of fun, and don't take ourselves too seriously. What brings us together is a passion for doing great work that makes a real difference to those who serve.