Engineer - Data Centre Services

Engineer - Data Centre Services (Computer Manager Grade 2)

Build digital solutions that support clinicians and patients across NSW - while enjoying hybrid flexibility, competitive pay, and real career growth.

• Permanent Full Time | Unanderra, (travel to Chatswood and Silverwater required)
• In-office presence with hybrid flexibility for work-life balance
• Attractive salary from $138,982 + 12% Super + 17.5% annual leave loading

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Thursday 13 August 2026

Your work matters at eHealth NSW
As the digital centre of excellence for NSW Health, we design and deliver secure, scalable technology that supports patient care across the state, helping clinicians provide better healthcare, now and into the future.

Join eHealth NSW to create real-world impact, drive meaningful outcomes and support the health of millions every day. Learn more about us at eHealth NSW

Join the Team
As an Engineer - Data Centre Services, you will play a hands-on role in supporting the resilience, performance, and efficiency of NSW Health's enterprise data centres. Working within the Data Centre Management team, you will help manage eHealth Tenancy within in a Co-Lo Datacentre Environment-Ensuring 24/7 Availability of critical network-compute and Storage infrastructure - while contributing to ongoing modernisation initiatives such as automation, hybrid cloud integration and sustainability practices.

You will support the Product Owner - Data Centre Services by delivering day to day operational tasks, infrastructure upgrades, and continuous improvements that strengthen the reliability, compliance and future readiness of eHealth NSW's digital health ecosystem.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver physical data centre work including racking, cabling and patching to maintain stable and secure connectivity.
• Monitor and maintain environmental conditions to ensure power, cooling and infrastructure meet operational requirements.
• Support ITIL aligned incident, problem and change processes to maintain high service quality.
• Maintain accurate asset and configuration records for compliance and audit readiness.
• Assist with capacity planning across rack space, compute and storage environments.
• Contribute to resilience and vendor activities, including DR testing and onsite support at Unanderra and Silverwater.

This role is internally referred to as Engineer - DevOps. Please see the Position Description here.

About You
We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong hands on experience with physical data centre operations including racking, cabling and patching.
• Understands the basic concept within the Tenancy environment-such as power and cooling and operational resilience
• Brings experience with ITIL aligned operations and maintains accurate documentation and asset records.
• Supports capacity planning and lifecycle activities with a focus on operational efficiency.
• Communicates effectively with vendors and service providers, contributing to performance and issue resolution.
• Ideally has exposure to virtualisation, automation, hybrid cloud integration or NSW Government data centre environments.

Why work at eHealth NSW
At eHealth NSW, our benefits are designed to provide you with the flexibility, growth and support when you need it. We provide:

• Hybrid and flexible working options to support balance and productivity
• Allocation day off per month in addition to annual leave
• Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay

Hear about how our team benefits from working at eHealth:

Learn More About Us

• Find out how we hire at eHealth NSW
• Check out our diversity and inclusion commitment

How to apply
Submit your cover letter and most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience. Please ensure to address the following targeted question in your cover letter.

• Do you have any Data Centre experience with Hardware Installation/Removal and Physical Fibre and copper cabling and troubleshooting? If so, please provide examples and information around your experience.

While we accept AI use - we want your application to feel genuine and true to you.

For questions around the role or recruitment process, including adjustments, please contact our Talent Advisor or Hiring Manager, Raj Muguntharajah Manickarajah and quote REQ683048.

Important information

• This recruitment may be used to establish a Talent Pool for similar roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
• To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
• If you currently reside outside NSW, please indicate in your application whether you are willing to relocate if successful.