System Administrator – Battle Lab Support

About the role

The Land Network Integration Centre (LNIC) is seeking an experienced System Administrator to support the Battle Lab environment (NV1). This hands‑on position will manage both physical and virtualised network infrastructures that underpin Army digital integration, experimentation and capability development.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and sustain VMware ESXi, vCenter and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms.
• Manage Windows Server environments, Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS and related services.
• Oversee virtualised and physical infrastructure supporting LCSSE and connected systems.
• Conduct security compliance activities: vulnerability management, patching, configuration management, accreditation support and ISM/STIG controls.
• Set up, administer and tear down user and project environments across multiple domains.
• Install, configure and maintain Windows and Linux‑based military software applications.
• Perform infrastructure monitoring, backup management, capacity planning and availability management.
• Develop technical documentation such as SOPs, As‑Built records, High‑Level Designs and configuration logs.
• Support infrastructure upgrades, extensions, integration activities and technical change implementation.

Required profile

• Significant experience in system administration and network engineering within complex, secure environments.
• Ability to work within a small specialist team and provide technical advice to Army units, project teams and industry partners.

Required skills

• VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
• Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, WSUS
• Linux system administration
• Network infrastructure management
• Security compliance, vulnerability management, patching, ISM/STIG controls
• Infrastructure monitoring, backup and capacity planning
• Technical documentation (SOPs, As‑Built, High‑Level Designs)