Unix Platform Engineer - IRIS

A leading organisation is seeking a Unix Platform Engineer to join its Infrastructure team. This is a key role focused on building, maintaining and optimising critical UNIX/Linux platforms that support essential business operations. You’ll drive best-practice design, standardisation and automation, ensuring systems remain secure, scalable and highly available.

What you’ll do:

• Build and support enterprise UNIX/Linux platforms to ensure high availability and performance.

• Manage patching, upgrades, lifecycle, compliance and preventative maintenance.

• Partner with security to remediate vulnerabilities and meet policy standards.

• Automate processes using Bash/Python and tools like Ansible.

• Drive performance, scalability and reliability improvements.

• Support DR readiness, monitoring integrations and documentation.

• Act as an escalation point for incidents and collaborate with internal teams and vendors.

What you bring:

• 3+ years’ UNIX/Linux administration (AIX, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).

• Experience with enterprise compute (e.g. IBM Power Systems) and storage.

• Strong scripting (Bash/Python) and automation (Ansible); IaC exposure desirable.

• IRIS database administration experience (highly regarded).

• Knowledge of virtualisation (LPAR), HA/DR and security frameworks (ISO27001/ISM).

• Experience with monitoring tools and capacity planning.

• Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills.

• Relevant degree or certifications (RHCE, LPIC-2, IBM AIX) advantageous.

Why join:

• Strong values-led culture with supportive leadership.

• Ongoing training and development in automation and emerging tech.

• Flexible working and strong health & safety focus.

• Collaborative environment where contributions are recognised and growth is supported.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Sam Jamshed on 02 8289 3159 for a confidential discussion.