Infrastructure Team Lead

The Infrastructure Team Lead is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and management of secure, high-performance infrastructure to support mission-critical software development in the defence sector. This role requires a high level of technical expertise, autonomy, and leadership, ensuring the reliability and security of systems. The Infrastructure Team Lead performs diverse complex activities, supports and supervises others, works autonomously under general direction, and contributes expertise to deliver team objectives.

About You: You are a self-motivated and positive individual with proven experience as an Infrastructure Team Lead. You thrive in a leadership role, guiding a team/s and driving operational excellence in a secure, high-performance environment. You bring a proactive mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Key qualities and experience you bring:

• Guide and support team members, fostering collaboration, cross-skilling, and professional development.
• Develop and enhance workflows, procedures, and documentation to optimise the ICT environment delivery and availability.
• Identify, assess, and report risks, ensuring proactive mitigation strategies are in place.
• Plan, schedule, and oversee Project and BAU work to achieve quality objectives while balancing complexity and trade-offs.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, drive knowledge sharing, and contribute to ongoing improvements.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Architecture & Security: Proven expertise in designing and managing secure, scalable, and high-performance network infrastructure, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Systems Management: Proven experience implementing and administering various Compute, Storage, Backup and Monitoring systems to deliver seamless operations for the business.
• Automation & Systems Management: Sound skills in automation (Ansible, Python, PowerShell) for efficient infrastructure and monitoring, along with experience managing Linux and virtualized environments (VMware, vSphere, NSX).
• Change & Risk Management: Ability to lead change control processes, ensuring all infrastructure modifications deliver value, secure, documented, and compliant with industry standards.
• Communication & Collaboration: Extensive verbal and written communication skills to document processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and support high-security environments.

To be considered, candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, such as Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or relevant industry experience.
• Ideally have supporting certifications: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), VMware Certified Professional (VCP).

Security Clearance: Applicants are required to be Australian Citizens and be eligible to hold and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance.

About the Company: Consunet is headquartered in the Adelaide CBD with operations in Adelaide, Edinburgh (SA) and Canberra. We focus on the design, development, deployment, and support of high-assurance software solutions – trusted software and systems that do exactly what they are supposed to, when and where they are supposed to do it, and with the cyber and security safeguards needed to protect it. We collaboratively work with customers to understand and solve complex problems. We develop world-leading solutions that deliver enduring benefits. As a 100% Australian-owned and operated corporation, Consunet strives to be the country’s leading cyber and spectrum security solution developer, and trusted industry partner to the Australian Defence and cyber security communities. A strong research and development and collaboration emphasis underpins our culture of innovation and excellence. We lead with vision to deliver trusted and sustainable outcomes for discerning and astute customers.

Further benefits include:

• A workplace that believes in innovation, quality, and a work-life balance.
• A flexible, inclusive, and friendly work environment.
• Competitive remuneration.
• Salary packaging options.
• Generous Study Loan Scheme.
• Career and skills progression through training and development to team members.
• Access to cutting-edge technology, research, and agile project management practices.
• Mentoring and support from our experienced team members.