Our client is looking for a Systems Administrator. They’re hiring talented engineers with strong core IT skills that love to master new technologies. Not only will you be learning from some of the best and brightest minds in the field, you’ll even get the opportunity to take it one step further and be paid to contribute code back to the Apache open source projects. The role:

• Provide expert operational support to their nodes running in the cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), using technologies such as Linux (CoreOS, Ubuntu), Docker, and languages including Java, Python and bash
• Responding to customer queries and incidents, diagnosing and solving complex technical issues by liaising with customer’s engineers on Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Elastic Search, Redis and other supported technologies and maintain a high standard of customer communication
• Investigate issues and apply standard maintenance procedures to optimize the performance and stability of production systems
• Undertake complex cluster operations such as migrations, upgrades and maintenance on their fleet of 4000+ nodes
• Develop and continually improve our suite of internal automation tools, applications, and processes
• Be a proactive, reliable and supportive member of the TechOps team, and participate in a 24/7 rotating shift roster.

The location of the role is in Sydney.

You must have the legal right to live and work in the location this job is advertised in.  This means you must have citizenship, residency, or a current work visa.  You must already live in the area, supply a local phone number, and be available for interview at short notice.  You must have excellent communication skills and a high standard of both written and spoken English.

Apply in the first instance by sending your CV to please.pick.me@fieldsharrison.com  referencing the vacancy code listed in the job title.