Systems Engineer x2

Why work with us

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

The Digital & Information Services branch drives agile, transformative technology solutions, empowering Council to lead in delivering innovative, sustainable services to our community.

Our Infrastructure team plays a key role in the design, implementation, and optimisation of Council’s Data Centre Services and Cloud Infrastructure. You’ll help ensure high performance, availability, and cost-effectiveness across platforms including Windows Server, Linux, VMware, and Azure.

Key duties:

• Design and implement scalable Data Centre and Cloud solutions
• Configure and monitor Windows, Linux, and VMware platforms
• Automate infrastructure tasks using Infrastructure as Code
• Resolve complex technical issues and support system security
• Ensure business continuity through disaster recovery planning

This position is based at Sunshine Coast City Hall in the heart of the Maroochydore CBD – a state-of-the-art, sustainable building designed for innovation and collaboration.

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About you**

As a seasoned systems engineering professional, you bring a strong foundation in Information Technology, supported by a relevant degree and industry certifications or extensive hands-on experience. Your technical expertise spans advanced administration and support of Windows Server environments, VMware virtualisation, and Veeam backup solutions—making you a valuable asset in managing complex infrastructure.

You have a proven track record in disaster recovery planning and virtual infrastructure deployments, ensuring business continuity and system resilience. Your ability to troubleshoot, analyse, and resolve technical issues is matched by your excellent communication and time management skills, enabling you to work effectively across teams and projects.

In addition to your technical capabilities, you are ready to respond to critical incidents as needed. Your flexibility and commitment to service excellence are demonstrated through your willingness to participate in on-call rosters and respond to outages, ensuring the reliability and performance of Council’s IT systems.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Sheldon Riddick during business hours on 0482 692 234.

_We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role._