About Us

Padua College is an independent Catholic boys' day school for Years 5-12, conducted by the Franciscan Friars, with an enrolment of over 1,500 students. We foster an enriching and nurturing educational community which offers young men the opportunity to discover and develop their individual talents and interests within a vibrant and caring Christian environment.

The Systems and Network Administrator plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity, performance, and security of the School's IT infrastructure. This position involves managing and maintaining both physical and virtual servers, overseeing cloud infrastructure and services, and implementing backup and disaster recovery solutions. The Systems and Network Administrator possesses professional and technical expertise related to servers and cloud-based IT Software, and programs.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Build, configure, and maintain the College network, software, and virtual infrastructure both cloud and on-premises.
• Manage, maintain, and ensure optimal performance, reliability, and security of the College's cloud and on-premises servers and applications.
• Performance and service level reporting at regular intervals
• Liaise with contractors for hardware and network installations
• Assess and enhance the College's cybersecurity posture in accordance with industry standards and frameworks.

To review the full Position Description click here.

Why work for us?

• Working as part of a successful team in a friendly and supportive environment.
• Generous staff discount program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 12.75% superannuation contribution.
• Salary packaging options.

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• Qualifications in a computer-related discipline (Diploma of Information Technology - Advanced Networking or higher or demonstrated equivalent work experience).
• Relevant network, server and/or cybersecurity certificates are highly regarded.
• Proven knowledge and working experience with managing network and server environments and hardware infrastructure, including troubleshooting, data backups and recovery, security management, system monitoring, maintenance and upgrades, and setting up user access.
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) or equivalent certification or experience.
• Identity management and secure authentication experience (Active Directory, Entra ID, multifactor authenticator)
• Deployment and software management experience (Microsoft Intune).
• Exceptional attention to detail to ensure data integrity and accuracy.

For any enquiries, please contact our HR team via [email protected] or on 07 3857 9999.

The closing date for applications is Friday 13 June 2025 at 8.00am.

Interviews may be conducted throughout the advertising period, and interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.

Padua College is committed to the safety of our students. Student protection is everyone’s responsibility. At the College all persons undertaking work for or on behalf of the College have a shared responsibility for contributing to the safety and protection of children. The appointment of a successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and must have a sound understanding of, and commitment to, current child safety standards and a positive current Working with Children check.