Systems Engineer

Join us at a pivotal moment of growth

Box Hill Institute is entering a significant period of growth and transformation, with major investment underway across our IT, Digital and AI implementation space.

We’re building capability, embedding smarter ways of working, and leveraging emerging technologies to support our people, students and future workforce.

APPLY NOW and be part of what’s next.

About the Role

Supporting the Technology That Powers Education

Play a hands-on role in keeping the technology that supports teaching and business operations running reliably every day. As a Systems Engineer, you will support the stability, security and performance of Box Hill Institute’s core data centre and hybrid infrastructure. Working across on premise and cloud connected platforms, this role provides practical operational support across compute, storage, virtualisation and enterprise backup and recovery environments, including Veeam. You will be part of the IT Infrastructure Services team, supporting a hybrid environment that spans traditional data centre technologies and platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Entra ID, while working closely with internal teams and external vendors across a multi-campus environment.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Operate, maintain and optimise on-premise compute, storage, HCI and virtualisation platforms to ensure health, capacity, availability and performance
• Support hybrid infrastructure environments, integrating on-premise platforms with cloud-connected services including Microsoft Azure
• Administer enterprise backup and recovery platforms, including Veeam, performing verification, restore testing and disaster recovery readiness
• Support hybrid identity platforms, including Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, monitoring platform health, authentication dependencies and integrations
• Provide proactive infrastructure monitoring and remediation, technical support for incidents and changes, maintain asset and lifecycle records, develop documentation and collaborate with vendors and internal teams

What you’ll bring

• Experience supporting enterprise data centre and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Hands-on capability across compute, storage, virtualisation and enterprise backup platforms
• Experience administering backup and recovery solutions, including Veeam or equivalent
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure infrastructure and hybrid identity platforms including Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve infrastructure performance and availability issues in cross-functional teams

Qualifications / Requirements

• Advanced Diploma or Degree in IT, Computer Science or equivalent experience, with certifications or equivalent experience across Azure, identity platforms, virtualisation, backup technologies and ITIL
• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise data centre environments including physical and virtual servers, enterprise storage and hyperconverged infrastructure across multi-site or distributed environments
• Hands-on capability in backup, recovery and resilience practices, infrastructure monitoring, lifecycle management, technical documentation and working with vendors or managed service providers

Why work with us?

At Box Hill Institute, we offer a supportive and rewarding work environment with benefits that are designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally:

• Flexible work arrangements 
• On-site parking
• Generous leave options such as Emergency response leave and up to 16 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Health & wellbeing supports and resources, including FREE flu-vaccinations, FREE skin checks, FREE health checks and corporate health insurance discounts
• Financial perks like novated leasing and salary packaging
• Unique campus experiences to support student learning
• Exclusive staff discounts on CAE/Box Hill Institute short courses for staff and their immediate family

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All applications must be submitted online and include a cover letter and current resume.

For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact us via email at

it-careers@boxhill.edu.au

Applications close: 5:00pm, 24^th April 2026

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Box Hill Institute is a welcoming, safe and respectful work environment. We are work-life friendly and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.

Box Hill Institute is a Child Safe Organisation and has a zero tolerance towards the harm or abuse of children and young people. We believe that child safety is everyone’s responsibility. All employees, volunteers, contractors and service providers are required to promote a culture of child safety, comply with the Child Safe Standards and other relevant legislation and reporting obligations of suspected child abuse as per the Institute’s Child Safety Policy and Procedures.  All employees are required to hold and maintain a current, valid Working with Children Check for the duration of their employment at their own expense.

Candidates for employment at Box Hill Institute will be subject to pre-employment probity checks, and must satisfy Box Hill Institute’s pre-conditions for employment.

Box Hill Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.