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Application Support Engineer | Defence

Melbourne, Victoria💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide Level 2/3 application and systems support, perform root cause analysis, and manage incidents for critical applications in a Linux-based environment to enable Defence analysts' decision-making.

Role type

Application Support Engineer (Linux/Unix)

Builds

Supports the JP2096 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) system

Domain

Defence / Intelligence / IT Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Linux/Unix troubleshooting, incident management, root cause analysis, scripting/automation, network protocols, application lifecycle knowledge

Preferred skills

ITIL Foundations, Elastic Search/Observability, open-source technologies

Technologies

Linux, Unix, Elastic Search, ITSM tools

Responsibilities

Provide Level 2/3 application and systems support in a Linux/Unix environment; Own incidents end-to-end from triage to resolution; Perform root cause analysis of application and system issues; Deploy software updates, patches, and fixes; Collaborate with developers to improve application reliability; Create and maintain operational and technical documentation

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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