Lead infrastructure capacity management and CPU right-sizing initiatives across a major Australian Government ICT environment. This senior role focuses on infrastructure utilisation, performance monitoring, demand forecasting and cost optimisation across enterprise platforms including VMware, OpenStack, OpenShift and Solaris.
Location:Canberra, ACT (preferred). Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane may also be considered.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Essential Tasks
- Lead infrastructure capacity assessments, establishing baseline utilisation profiles across CPU, memory, storage, network and transaction metrics.
- Identify and prioritise CPU right-sizing opportunities across VMware, OpenStack, Power Server, Solaris, OpenShift and other enterprise platforms.
- Develop capacity optimisation recommendations, implementation plans and monitoring processes to improve performance, resilience and cost efficiency.
- Coordinate with technical teams and senior stakeholders to implement capacity changes, manage risks and establish ongoing reporting and governance.
- Demonstrated experience in enterprise ICT capacity management, infrastructure performance monitoring, utilisation analysis and demand forecasting.
- Strong understanding of right-sizing methodologies, including workload trends, utilisation thresholds, 95th percentile reporting and capacity modelling.
- Experience with infrastructure platforms and monitoring tools such as VMware, OpenStack, OpenShift, Linux, Windows Server, Dynatrace, Elastic, Grafana or equivalent technologies.
- Strong technical leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to develop recommendations, coordinate infrastructure changes and maintain clear governance documentation.
Does this role sound perfect for you? If so, to register your interest in this role, please apply below and send through your latest CV. If you have further questions or wish to speak with the consultant, please contact Melissa Dixon on (02) 6230 0233.
About Compas
Compas Pty Ltd is a Canberra based wholly Australian owned, Recruitment and Services company that has been operating since 1987. We specialise in the provision of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment services, as well as specialised Consulting assignments.
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Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current NV1 clearance.