Systems Administration Staff

The Opportunity

Eligibility: Applicants must be Australian citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain an active Australian Government Defence security clearance at the level required for the position.

We are seeking an experienced Software Lab Manager to take operational ownership of the AIR6500 Software Integration Lab and its supporting facilities.

Working with the AIR6500 Systems Administration Team, you will ensure the lab is available, stable, secure and fit for purpose, supporting critical software integration and test activities.

This is a hands-on operational role spanning Linux, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, configuration management, automation and infrastructure sustainment. You’ll work closely with Software Engineering, Systems Administration, Network and Cyber teams to keep the environment running and continuously improve its reliability.

Key Responsibilities

As the operational custodian of the AIR6500 Software Integration Lab, you will establish and maintain the frameworks, processes and technical practices required to keep the environment healthy, available and ready for engineering activity.

You will:

• Own lab governance and scheduling — manage environment bookings, code drops, release gates and competing engineering priorities.
• Maintain lab operations — manage system accounts, software, storage, documentation, performance, backup/recovery and computing resources.
• Drive reliability — monitor uptime and lab health, understand recurring failures and move from reactive support to proactive sustainment.
• Automate recovery — maintain Ansible playbooks that enable developers to self-service VM resets and recovery.
• Control configuration — audit the environment against approved Mission System baselines and ensure infrastructure and facilities changes are authorised and traceable.
• Lead Tier 3 support — resolve complex issues beyond the Systems Administration Team and drive root-cause and problem management.
• Plan capacity — analyse utilisation and upcoming engineering demand to forecast infrastructure requirements and support hardware provisioning.
• Coordinate technical teams — work across Engineering, Systems Administration, Cyber, Network and Engineering Tools to manage changes and maintain a stable environment.

You’re the person engineers call when the lab is down and the answer isn't obvious.

You’re comfortable troubleshooting Linux, Kubernetes, automation and CI/CD, but you also think beyond the immediate fix. You want to understand why something failed, how to prevent it happening again and how to make the environment more reliable.

You’re calm under pressure, technically credible and comfortable working across multiple teams and competing priorities.

Most importantly, you understand that in Defence, configuration discipline, availability and operational resilience directly support the delivery of capability.

Why This Role Matters

The AIR6500 Software Integration Lab is a critical engineering environment.

Your role is to make sure it's there when engineers need it.

If you’re a Defence or Defence Industry systems professional who enjoys solving complex operational problems and taking ownership of the environment behind the engineering, we’d like to hear from you.

If you're a Defence systems professional who enjoys solving the problems behind the problems, this is your opportunity to take ownership of an environment that matters.

What you'll bring

• Strong hands-on Linux Systems Administration experience.
• Experience managing and troubleshooting Kubernetes and containerised environments.
• Practical DevSecOps, IaC and configuration management experience, including Ansible.
• Experience troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitLab.
• Strong background in systems support, infrastructure sustainment or operational reliability.
• Experience managing shared computing environments, including performance, storage, accounts and recovery.

Highly Desirable

• Defence or Defence Industry experience supporting complex mission systems.
• Experience working with Systems Administration, Network and Cyber teams.
• Experience with environment scheduling, release management and governance.
• Knowledge of ITIL, Agile or systems engineering practices.
• Experience managing configurations against Defence standards and approved baselines.

Experience with capacity planning and infrastructure forecasting.

About Lockheed Martin Australia

Lockheed Martin is a dynamic organisation, providing stimulating and challenging opportunities with a global team of over 122,000 professionals. We embrace flexibility, so our people can be their best inside and outside of work. As a leader in national security, our innovative and diverse programs create a more secure future for Australia across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

Special Requirements

Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance and employment may be contingent on the provision of further personal information including citizenship to ensure compliance with international export control legislation and regulations.

Veteran Friendly Workplace

Veterans are encouraged to apply. We highly value the unique skills and experiences that veterans and transitioning service members can contribute to our team. We are proud to be recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer by the Australian Government.

Equal Opportunity

Lockheed Martin Australia supports Equal Employment Opportunity and values diversity in the workplace by creating a place of employment that is, free of unlawful discrimination and is harassment free, fair, ethical, inclusive, and values the contribution of all its employees. By leveraging our employees’ unique talents and experiences, we will deliver innovative, affordable solutions and unparalleled customer value.

As part of our endeavours to increase participation of Indigenous Australians, we welcome applications from all people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.