Senior System Administrator - FTC to December 2026

• Fixed Term Contract until December 2026

• Hybrid Work Environment

• Be part of a high performing systems team

The Reserve Bank of Australia is hiring a Senior System Administrator! Be part of a team that supports each other and demonstrate growth mindsets. This role is part of the Corporate Services Group, Information Technology Department. The Corporate Services Group is responsible for the effective provision of information technology, workplace (asset management, facilities management, building security, and procurement) and data management services to support the delivery of the Bank's policy, operational and corporate objectives. Information Technology Department - responsible for transforming and developing the core IT functions that support the Reserve Bank's policy, operational and corporate objectives.

About the role

• Assist in providing support services in relation to the operations and maintenance of Active Directory operating systems across the RBA virtualisation and physical infrastructure in the support of business critical applications.

• Deliver the required documentation, reporting and data collection for asset management, audit, standard operations and proactive management of the Bank's end-to-end IT infrastructure services and processes.

• Continuously improve systems to enhance the user experience, operate efficiently and cost effectively, including maximising automation and orchestration of implementation and ongoing operations

• Ensure a Bank wide culture of applying industry best practice, guidelines and governance through consultation, collaboration, coaching, advice, guidance and knowledge sharing with peers across IT and business staff.

• Liaise with project and technical teams to facilitate the successful delivery of infrastructure solutions aligned to IT Infrastructure and Operations standards and patterns

About you

• Advanced skills/experience with Active Directory, including supporting components (DNS, DHCP and DFS).

• Advanced skills/ experience with Active directory automation and release practices including advanced group policy management

• Demonstrated IT experience in a service delivery or system administration role.

• Experience of automation of system administrative tasks.

• Demonstrated experience with scripting such as shell, bash or PowerShell.

• Willingness to maintain, or undertaken provided training to acquire, IT and industry related certifications as products are updated/released.

• Manage the service delivery, support and proactive maintenance of Bank's IT Infrastructure services and processes.

• Contribute towards maximising the availability and cyber protections of IT Infrastructure systems by enhancing resilience and recovery capabilities to minimising the impact of incidents.

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives.

Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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