Operations Engineer

Just imagine your future with us…

At Aurecon we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?

Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?

Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are.

Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.

What will you do?

The IT Operations Engineer role is primarily responsible for application patching and vulnerability remediation. Ensuring remediations are planned, prioritized, communicated and executed effectively. This resource owns and directly executes vulnerability remediation.

This role will also manage version upgrade testing and is responsible for administration and support of various technical engineering applications.

We know the work we do is vital in assisting Aurecon's business globally. Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.

• Plan, manage and execute application remediation activities
• Ensure clear prioritisation based on risk, exploitability, age of vulnerabilities, and business impact
• Ensure timely deployment of patches and vulnerability mediation across environments
• Track and report full vulnerability lifecycle (identification → remediation → validation → closure)
• Validate fixes and capture remediation evidence to meet audit and security requirements
• Serve as the primary point of contact for patching and vulnerability remediation
• Engage with Application Owners, Security and Infrastructure teams.
• Drive agreement on remediation approach, timelines, and outage planning
• Identify opportunities for standardisation and use automation where available to perform remediation tasks
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tooling for patch deployment and remediation workflows
• Produce regular reporting on patch compliance, vulnerability posture, and remediation progress

You will also need the following capabilities:

Qualifications (Required)

• With at least 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Experience managing and administering 3rd party Windows Desktop and Windows Server applications, including application configuration, maintenance, user provisioning, license management and troubleshooting.
• Experience administering Azure-based infrastructure and services.
• Practical knowledge and experience performing application remediation and vulnerability management.
• Fundamental knowledge of various server and infrastructure technologies, including Windows Server environments, cloud platforms, networking concepts, and storage management.

Desirable

• Experience supporting Engineering Applications
• Familiarity with application lifecycle management, including upgrades and decommissioning activities.
• Experience implementing and configuring SSO for 3rd party applications using Entra ID
• Experience with InTune
• Certifications: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
• Background in IT Service Management (ITSM) and Agile Methodology

At Aurecon, we know every career adventure is unique. That’s why our benefits are designed to support you and your family - at every stage.

• Flexibility - balance what matters most to you
• Wellbeing - we priorities your health
• Recognition - your impact matters
• Family - support for modern families and carers
• Community - give back through volunteering days
• Career development - learn, lead and shape your career

Our Aurecon Attributes describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you.

Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About us

We’ve re-imagined engineering.

Aurecon is an engineering and infrastructure advisory company, but not as you know it!

For a start, our clients’ ideas drive what we do. Drawing on our deep pool of expertise, we co-create innovative solutions with our clients to some of the world’s most complex challenges. And through a range of unique creative processes and skills, we work to re-imagine, shape and design a better future.

We listen deeply and intently, which helps us see opportunities, possibilities and potential that others can’t. Think engineering. Think again.

Want to know more?

You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website.

If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. Apply now!