Location: Chullora 2190, Sydney, Australia
Employment Type: Full-time (38 hours per week)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Opportunity to work from home 2 days per week upon successful completion of training

About NECA
NECA is an Industrial Association representing the interests of the electrical and communications contracting industry across Australia, for over a century. As a not-for-profit thriving business and association, we pride ourselves in providing excellent service, guidance and advice to our members to help them build stronger businesses and to represent their interests to the government. Being the peak industry body within Australia, we also provide support, education, training and legal advice through our secondary businesses to meet the needs of our members.

Primarily, our goal is to lift the standards of the Electrotechnology Industry and provide a voice and fight for the rights and interests of our members, while delivering critical information to ensure that our members remain in front of changes that may affect the Industry.

About the Role
Take ownership of a modern hybrid IT environment. This is a hands-on role across cloud, infrastructure, security, and business systems. You’ll work closely with our MSP, act as the internal escalation point, and ensure systems remain secure, reliable, and high performing.

What You’ll D
Reporting to the Head of IT, you’ll work in a small IT team alongside our MSP and vendors to:

• Administer Azure infrastructure and Microsoft 365 services
• Support hybrid cloud and on-prem servers, endpoints, and core systems
• Maintain system performance, availability and, security
• Provide 2nd/3rd level escalation support beyond the MSP
• Manage identity and access (Entra ID, Azure B2C, conditional access, provisioning)
• Support business applications and coordinate vendors
• Monitor environments, troubleshoot incidents, and perform root cause analysis
• Manage backups, disaster recovery, and continuity processes
• Automate tasks with PowerShell and contribute to improvements and projects
• Maintain documentation and operational standards

What you’ll bring

• 3-5 years’ systems or infrastructure administration experience
• Strong Azure and Microsoft 365 administration in production environments
• Backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity experience
• Proactive, organised, and confident working independently and with MSPs, vendors and stakeholders
• Tertiary IT qualification (or equivalent experience) and Azure Administrator certification (AZ-104) or willingness to obtain

Why NECA?

• Broad, varied role with real ownership (not just tickets)
• Modern cloud-first environment
• Opportunity to shape processes and future technology directions
• Stable, purpose-driven organisation
• Hybrid work post-onboarding period
• Novated Lease options available
• A competitive salary package commensurate with a position at this level
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities, including paid certifications and exam costs relevant to the role
• A collaborative and supportive team environment within a leading industry association
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Close to home location with onsite parking and cafeteria

How to Apply:
Please submit your resume via SEEK outlining your suitability for the role.

All applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia. For more information, please contact yusur.al-hiali@neca.asn.au. Applications will be processed via Seek only. Any applications not responded to within 30 days have been unsuccessful.

Employer questions
Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• What's your expected annual base salary?
• How many years' experience do you have in the IT industry?
• How many years' experience do you have as a systems administrator?
• How many years' experience do you have as an Azure Specialist?