Christian Clark

Internal Systems Engineer @ efex | Supporting Virtualisation, Acquisition Integration, Automation

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Summary

I'm a dedicated IT engineer with a deep passion for System Administration. I love diving into the world of self-hosted solutions, where I can tinker and innovate in virtualized environments that feel like my own digital playground.

What really gets me excited is the art of troubleshooting and debugging: there's nothing quite like unraveling a complex issue from chaos to clarity, watching systems run smoothly again. Whether I'm setting up my next self-hosted project or optimizing my home lab for better performance, I'm constantly on the hunt for ways to sharpen my skills and streamline the tech I know and love.

Experience

efex

Jun 2025 – Present Adelaide, SA

  1. Internal Systems Engineer
    • Manage and support hybrid infrastructure across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud platforms, including Microsoft 365, Azure, and VMware-based IaaS environments
    • Administer and maintain hosted datacentre platforms (Zettagrid and iseek), working with VMware Cloud environments to manage virtual machines, networking constructs, storage, and resource optimisation
    • Support physical datacentre infrastructure, including server hardware, virtualisation hosts, networking, and storage systems, ensuring resilience, availability, and performance across environments
    • Deliver and contribute to infrastructure projects such as datacentre migrations (iseek to Zettagrid), platform standardisation, and SD-WAN rollouts across multiple sites
    • Implement and maintain monitoring solutions using platforms such as Zabbix, developing custom triggers, dashboards, and alerting to improve visibility and enable proactive incident detection
    • Respond to incidents and major outages, performing deep technical troubleshooting across networking, compute, storage, identity, and cloud layers, and contributing to root cause analysis and preventative improvements
    • Work closely with internal Information Security teams to remediate vulnerabilities, enforce security baselines, manage privileged access, and support audit and compliance initiatives
    • Manage infrastructure changes through formal change control processes, including planning, risk assessment, stakeholder communication, and after-hours execution to minimise customer impact
    • Maintain and improve technical documentation across environments, ensuring systems, configurations, and processes are accurately captured and aligned with operational standards
    • Collaborate with service delivery, project, and security teams to deliver consistent, scalable, and secure outcomes across a large-scale MSP environment

Rising Sun Pictures

May 2024 – May 2025 Adelaide, South Australia

  1. System Administrator
    • Supported administration and optimization of Linux (Rocky Linux/RHEL) and Windows environments across 500+ workstations, render nodes, and corporate devices
    • Managed hybrid infrastructure and developed automation scripts (Python, Bash, Microsoft Graph)
    • Collaborated with international teams to ensure consistent IT operations
    • Helped maintain multi-petabyte NetApp ONTAP and StorageGRID arrays for VFX workflows
    • Assisted with projects such as Docker migration for Autodesk Flow Production Tracking and SAP SuccessFactors integration
    • Managed identity and access via Okta SSO and Active Directory
    • Supported Atlassian tools, internal web platforms, and license servers
    • Contributed to security, compliance, and audit efforts
    • Enabled successful delivery of major film projects, including Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Deadpool & Wolverine

Auswide Corporate

Mar 2023 – May 2024 Adelaide, South Australia

  1. L3 Support Engineer
    • Provided advanced technical support and systems administration for diverse managed services clients
    • Managed and troubleshot Windows Server, Linux, VMware ESXi, and Proxmox environments
    • Supported cloud services, endpoint management, and multi-node cPanel clusters
    • Handled server provisioning, performance optimization, and security hardening
    • Developed automation scripts (PowerShell, Bash) to streamline maintenance and monitoring
    • Contributed to server migrations, cloud transitions, and compliance audits
    • Focused on thorough documentation and proactive support to help clients achieve IT goals

Bridge Partners

Sep 2022 – Apr 2023 Australia

  1. Out of Hours Engineer
    • Performed scheduled out-of-hours maintenance and patching for UK clients from Adelaide
    • Managed updates, security patches, and system health checks across Windows Server, Linux, VMware ESXi, and Proxmox
    • Administered Proxmox clusters, storage maintenance, and backup verification
    • Automated routine tasks and patch deployment using PowerShell and Bash
    • Supported server migrations and infrastructure upgrades
    • Ensured thorough documentation and compliance with client requirements

Blackbird IT

Jul 2021 – Sep 2022 Dulwich, South Australia, Australia

  1. Client Support Engineer (Traineeship)
    • Provided day-to-day technical support for clients in Windows and Linux environments
    • Assisted with troubleshooting, user account management, and software installations
    • Performed basic network troubleshooting and IT operations tasks
    • Worked alongside senior engineers to learn best practices in customer service and documentation
    • Built a strong foundation in systems administration and client support within a professional / managed services environment

KFC

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 Playford, South Australia, Australia

  1. Customer Service Representative

Education

University of South Australia

Bachelor of Information Technology Sep 2024 – Sep 2027

Certifications

  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
  • Basic Certified Engineer
  • cPanel Certified Systems Administrator (CW1)

Skills

Top skills
NetApp, Python, Server administration