Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Company Description
Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company. Working at Nine, you’ll have access to a unique range of experiences and opportunities, helping drive the success of the country’s most trusted television, radio, digital and publishing brands.

Our content reaches almost every Australian - meaning what we do has real impact. We bring people together, celebrate the big moments, and capture the everyday ones.

Some of our most beloved brands have been part of Australian life for generations, and others - new on the scene - have already found their place firmly in our lives. We’re evolving and we need people like you to bring new ideas, innovate and make your mark.

Job Description

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will be a technical leader helping shape the strategic design, implementation, security, and lifecycle management of Tapt Media's core computing platforms, hybrid cloud services, and enterprise storage. You will bridge the gap between traditional on-premise infrastructure, mission-critical broadcast workloads, and public cloud environments, ensuring our systems are scalable, highly secure, and optimized for real-time media workloads.

Tapt Media formally Nine Radio is Australia’s leading commercial talk radio network. Home to the country’s most influential stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC, and 6PR as well as a growing slate of podcast titles, we reach millions of Australians every week. With a focus on "Live and Local" content, we offer Australians and brands the intimacy and trust of radio, combined with the deep engagement and storytelling of podcasts and social.

Note on Ownership: Nine Radio is proud to have recently joined Tapt Media. While this recruitment process is being managed by Nine under a transition of services agreement, the successful candidate will be employed directly by Tapt Media.

Day to day you will:

• Own the architecture, optimisation, and daily administration of our multi-site VMware ecosystem, ensuring high availability for all corporate and broadcast workloads.

• Design and manage Tapt Media's hybrid cloud landscape, integrating public cloud resources (AWS and GCP) with modern on-premise solutions like HPE Greenlake.

• Manage and optimize enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments, supporting high performance, backup validation, and strict data governance.

• Architect, monitor, and scale enterprise SAN storage environments, and lead the business continuity strategy using modern backup solutions (Cohesity and Veeam).

• Support next-generation applications utilising Docker containerisation across multi-OS environments and manage Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) architectures.

• Ensure strict adherence to Microsoft licensing compliance and corporate security standards while collaborating with procurement and vendor management teams.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring:

• 7+ Years of Experience with a proven track record as a Senior Systems, Infrastructure, or DevOps Engineer within an enterprise environment (Media, Broadcast, Telecommunications, or Finance preferred).

• Expert VMware knowledge with in-depth, advanced expertise in VMware vSphere infrastructure, vCenter management, and enterprise-grade cluster operations.

• Strong proficiency in the implementation, performance tuning, and management of Microsoft SQL Server environments.

• Hybrid cloud competency with hands-on experience architecting and maintaining production environments in AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Solid understanding of SAN protocols (Fibre Channel, iSCSI) coupled with extensive experience running enterprise-level data protection platforms like Cohesity or Veeam.

• Understanding of the compute requirements required to run time-critical networks, with particular exposure to high-availability environments like Audio over IP (AoIP) systems.

• Desirable: Hands-on experience with HPE Greenlake management, familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) in multi-OS (Linux and Windows) environments, and expert-level understanding of complex Microsoft licensing agreements

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Additional Information

How we work
At Nine, our flexible work options vary by role and team. Depending on the position, this may include flexible hours, hybrid work, or part-time arrangements. We welcome discussing your flexibility needs during the hiring process - just ask the Talent Acquisition team.

Our employee benefits include:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers

• Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program - a way of getting closer to our incredible brands, offering unique experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and awesome perks.

• Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads

• Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription

• More info at Nine Careers
  

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.
Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.