Optus

Job Summary

Optus has a varied midrange computing environment spread across multiple geographically separated Data Centres.

This role covers the end-to-end provisioning of Citrix products and Windows server on various physical hardware and virtualisation platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement new Citrix products and Windows Server platforms.
• Deploy solutions on Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Upgrade Citrix ADC solutions (Citrix Secure Gateway and LBs).
• Automate Windows Server build process using Puppet, Ansible and Terraform.
• Work with Hardware Vendors, Storage and Database Administrators.
• Work with the Designers to ensure designs meet administrative and operational standards.
• Provide consultation throughout the system lifecycle.
• Ensure Server builds and application installations complies with security standards.
• Develop and maintain Standards and implementation plans.

Experience and Qualifications

• Australian Citizenship is required for this role due to the types of projects its working on.
• Excellent time management, prioritisation, and organisational skills to ensure the ability to work unsupervised.
• Strong analytical skills to identify opportunities to drive further improvements (quality) or efficiency gains (time & cost).
• Experience in working within Enterprise environments.
• Extensive experience (5 years) with Citrix products, in particular:
• Citrix Provisioning
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
• Citrix ADC
• Extensive experience (5 years) with Virtualisation products:
• VMware ESX
• Citrix Hypervisor
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems
• Windows 2016 and newer
• Windows 10