About the Chance

The Senior Network Administrator reports to the Chief Technology Officer and is part of the team responsible for working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholder, including vendors, to deliver Network solutions that align with CASA’s strategic requirements.

The role works in collaboration with the wider Information Technology Branch (ITB) to deliver and support network services to CASA and our external customers. As the role supports critical network operations, there is occasional out of hours work and a rostered on-call component, which will support CASA’s day-to-day business needs.

In addition to the Network and Network Security focussed activities, this role is responsible for supporting ICT facilities oversight such as Data Centres and physical cabling within CASA offices. As such, this position plays a key role, in conjunction with the CASA Property team, during office refit, uplift and relocation activities.

The Senior Network Administrator is responsible for the following deliverables:

- Assisting with the support, troubleshooting and uplift of CASA Network services.
- Contributing to the planning and execution of new projects/initiatives including transition into operations.
- Preparing submissions to the Change Advisory Board and other governance forums.
- Organising and prioritising work in alignment with the Network Operations team workplan.
- Monitor work queues to ensure incidents and requests are actioned in line with service level agreements.
- Ensuring documentation and standard operating procedures are maintained and updated.
- Contributing to continual service improvement within the Network Operations team.
- Supporting the ICT lead during planning and execution of office uplift and/or relocation activities.
- Promoting workplace safety, equity and diversity, participative management and environmental management in the workplace, and acting in accordance with the CASA Values and Behaviours.




- Engaging and working supportively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees in a sensitive, respectful and equitable manner to achieve shared outcomes.
- As a leader, support CASA to establish and maintain a positive health and safety culture, including psychosocial wellbeing, in the workplace and to consult with workers and others when making decisions that may impact upon the health, safety and wellbeing of those in the workplace.
- As an employee, contribute to maintaining a positive health and safety culture at CASA, including psychosocial wellbeing in the workplace and will provide my input, where appropriate, to decisions that may impact upon my health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace.

The key duties of the position include:

Our Ideal Candidate

- Demonstrated experience in the design, configuration and operation of ICT networking and communications equipment.
- Demonstrated experience in use of Network monitoring and control systems.
- Demonstrated experience in the design, configuration and operation of Network security systems (e.g. Firewalls and/or Web Access Firewalls).
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Highly developed written and oral communication skills, particularly in discussing technical matters with non-technical people.

Demonstrated delivery, support and service improvement experience in the following technical areas:

- HP and/or Cisco routing and switching
- Fortinet or similar firewall, networking and wireless devices
- Web Access Firewalls (WAFs)
- Citrix Netscalers or similar NLB devices




- Microsoft Azure Networking.

Eligibility

Employment with CASA is subject to conditions prescribed within the Civil Aviation Act 1988. The following eligibility requirements apply to this position:

- Must be an Australia citizen
- Undergo pre-employment screening including a Police Check
- Baseline Security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain

Notes

Affirmative Measures

This vacancy is being advertised concurrently under a general and an affirmative measure recruitment process.

Affirmative measures is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait people or people living with a disability, evidence will be requested if your application progresses under an affirmative measures process.

Getting to know the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia

"Safe skies for all—it begins with you." CASA is established by and operates under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the Airspace Act 2007. CASA's primary function is to conduct the safety regulation of civil air operations in Australia and the operation of Australian aircraft overseas. We license pilots, register aircraft, oversee aviation safety and promote safety awareness. We are also responsible for making sure that Australian airspace is administered and used safely. CASA is a Corporate Commonwealth entity and is subject to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 which deals with a range of matters, including reporting and the use of and management of public resources. We employ over 800 people working across Australia. We are an engaged team and proud to work for CASA. We strongly believe in the vision, mission and goals of our agency. We are highly connected to CASA’s Values and Regulatory Philosophy that underpin all we do. We understand how our roles directly contribute to aviation safety. We are a relationship-based organisation and value the unput and ideas of others.

📌 Senior Network Administrator (Canberra)
🏢 Civil Aviation Safety Authority
📍 Canberra