Systems Administrator - Adelaide

Location: Adelaide, CBD
Contract: Initial 12 months, with potential for extension
Working Hours: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

We’re seeking an experienced System Administrator to join an IT team on an initial contract basis, supporting and maintaining core IT infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on IT professional to take ownership of infrastructure support, provide advanced technical assistance to the Helpdesk team, and contribute to ongoing infrastructure modernisation and IT transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, maintain and optimise IT infrastructure, including servers, virtualisation platforms, backup solutions and monitoring systems such as PRTG.
• Manage Veeam backup solutions, including backup monitoring, recovery testing and disaster recovery readiness.
• Monitor and respond to cybersecurity alerts across CrowdStrike, antivirus and other endpoint security platforms.
• Perform infrastructure audits, server patching, system updates and proactive health checks.
• Administer physical and virtual server environments across on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
• Support and manage virtualisation platforms, including Hyper-V, VMware and XCP-ng, including virtual machine migrations.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for Level 1 Helpdesk and business-as-usual support issues.
• Contribute to infrastructure modernisation, technology improvements and IT transformation projects.
• Provide technical recommendations to improve infrastructure performance, reliability, security and operational efficiency.
• Support Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune and endpoint management initiatives.
• Provide onsite technical support to clinics and offices when required.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures and infrastructure records.

About You:
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience in a System Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer or similar technical support role.
• Level 2 Helpdesk experience or above, with ideally at least two years of commercial IT support experience.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Intune and Microsoft 365.
• Practical experience supporting Hyper-V, VMware and XCP-ng environments.
• Experience with Dell PowerEdge servers and iDRAC.
• Knowledge of Ubiquiti networking equipment and Fortinet network security.
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and backup solutions, particularly PRTG and Veeam.
• Familiarity with antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. CrowdStrike experience is highly regarded.
• A broad understanding of desktop, device, server and network support across Microsoft-centric environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and communication skills, with a proactive approach to resolving technical issues.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with IT teams and business stakeholders.
• A current Australian driver's licence and willingness to travel to client sites when required.

Healthcare or medical practice IT experience will be highly advantageous.
Why Apply?

• Secure an initial 12 month contract with potential for extension.
• Work across a diverse range of infrastructure, server and cloud technologies.
• Take an active role in infrastructure modernisation and IT transformation projects.
• Provide technical leadership and support as a senior escalation point.
• Gain exposure to a broad Microsoft-centric IT environment within a healthcare setting.

Interested? Send your updated CV to armila@nbridge.com.au to discuss this opportunity.

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants must have the relevant Australian working rights and required experience and licences.