Server Specialist - Linux, Cloud

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. 

Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. 

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology.  Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Your Team

The Hosting Server team supports the underlying operating system and shared services platform technologies that host critical ASX external and internal applications and services.  The Hosting Server role provides technical support and administration of key server environments, providing expert technical support, advice, design, planning and build of servers which underpin critical ASX systems.

Your responsibilities

• Provide technical support including installation, configuration, maintenance, security and compliance of ASX Enterprise Systems, with a focus on Linux System Administration.
• Support various infrastructure platforms such as Backup, DNS, Logging and Monitoring.
• Accommodate software installation and upgrade projects for application owners.
• Intel Hardware configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, installation and upgrade of physical servers.
• Development of technical standards and associated documentation.
• Infrastructure design / architecture, and environmental review.
• Design to ensure system availability targets are met or exceeded.
• Projects delivered on time and to specification.
• Be aware of change management disciplines and adhere to this process for all system changes.
• Security and operational incident response.
• OS Patch Implementation, administration & status monitoring.
• The role has out of hours work and has rostered On-Call components.
• The role is location specific, i.e. onsite support of systems at their location at ASX Data Centre Sites.

Your experience and qualifications

Must have

• Strong experience in Linux System Administration. Must be able to demonstrate advanced troubleshooting experience.
• Experience in developing and deploying Linux SOEs across physical and virtual (On-Prem and Cloud) environments. Including secure server build and configuration in line with best practice hardening controls.
• Have worked with automation and compliance tools for maintaining uniformity across Linux environments; specifically  Ansible and Red Hat Satellite.
• Scripting, preferably Python.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining physical Intel server hardware.
• Certifications:  RHCE/RHCA,  AWS SysOps.

Nice to have

• Containerisation experience (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Routing, switching concepts and firewalling experience
• Interest in Infrastructure oriented Open Source communities.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at careers@asx.com.au.

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.