Industrial Server Engineer, Commercial Energy Storage, APAC

The global energy market is currently undergoing a once in a generation transformation. Tesla Energy is at the forefront of this transition, deploying massive BESS systems across the APAC region, helping to stabilise electrical grids and reduce carbon emissions.

 The Tesla Energy Network Engineering team is key to ensuring these critical assets are online and operating day and night without fail.

This team is seeking a motivated industrial server engineer to be part of the multi-functional OT team in APAC. The ideal candidate will specialise in server engineering, and support network engineering for industrial environments.

This role will provide server and networking implementation, management, automation, and will contribute to a global server architecture, ensuring we meet internal and external customer requirements and industry regulations.

If you have a bias for action, don’t shy away from difficult problems, and want to gain experience in a high-performing team that delivers, please consider applying.

• Deploy and manage server infrastructure at APAC energy sites
• Assist with supporting networks at APAC energy sites
• Work closely with other APAC OT team members, and a worldwide OT team, on designs and initiatives with a global impact
• Function as a Tier 2-3 escalation point for internal teams and external clients
• Gather requirements, analyse, and propose solutions to server needs
• Provision, implement, test/validate, and maintain services per solution design
• Conduct product POC evaluations, engage vendors and contribute to designs
• Monitor, analyse, and report metrics of services
• Create documentation and implement automation to speed up processes
• Meet Australian critical infrastructure security requirements
• Must be able to work occasional weekends, after hours, and holidays
• Must be able to lift 50lbs/25Kg
• Participate in on call rotation
• 15% travel required as necessary

We’re not expecting you to have all of these, but the more the better, especially in the core areas mentioned:

• 5+ years managing virtual and physical servers in production industrial/manufacturing environments (energy sector preferred)
• 2+ years managing industrial networking infrastructure (energy sector preferred)
• Strong operational experience with VMware (or equivalent) virtualization, including ESXi, vCenter, HA, and shared storage
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server ecosystems (including Active Directory, SQL Server, Veeam) and Linux server administration
• Experience automating server and infrastructure management using tools such as PowerShell/PowerCLI, Python, Ansible, or shell scripting
• Solid understanding of IP networking (L2/L3 protocols, VLANs, IPSEC, BGP, DHCP/DNS) and industrial switching technologies (e.g., Cisco IE, Hirschmann, Moxa, Siemens, or similar)
• Familiarity with next-generation firewalls (e.g., Cisco ASA/Zone-Based, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper SRX) including VPN, application inspection, and IDS/IPS
• Exposure to key industrial protocols (e.g., Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP) and high-uptime OT environments
• Knowledge of industrial security standards and frameworks (e.g., IEC 62443, Purdue Model, Australian SOCI Act / critical infrastructure requirements)
• Experience with network analysis and security tools (e.g., Wireshark, SNMP, Splunk, ICS vulnerability scanners like Claroty/Tenable/CyberVision)
• Strong requirements gathering, solution design, documentation, and communication skills
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNA/CCNP or industrial networking equivalents) preferred; proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Visio, etc.)