About the chance
A large, regulated financial services organisation is investing heavily in a major cyber security uplift program and is looking for a senior Network Architect to help shape the network security architecture underpinning it.
This is a hands on architecture role covering secure enterprise connectivity, AWS network security and patching governance across network and security infrastructure, working closely with cyber, cloud, infrastructure and endpoint teams.
What you'll be doing
Defining current state and target state network security architecture across corporate, cloud, third party and remote access environments
Designing secure AWS networking patterns including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect/VPN, private endpoints, egress control, segmentation and inspection patterns
Supporting patching uplift across routers, switches, firewalls, proxies, VPN and load balancers
Partnering with endpoint and security teams to integrate EDR, device compliance, secure access, telemetry and privileged administration paths
Reviewing third party connectivity and managed service provider access for secure integration, monitoring, ownership and resilience
Producing architecture diagrams, security patterns, decision records, risk assessments and implementation guardrails




Supporting architecture governance and cyber risk forums with clear technical recommendations
Network Architect (AWS Security)
6 Month Contract
Melbourne - Hybrid
Day Rate: $1,100 - $1,200
What we need to see
10+ years in network architecture, network security engineering or infrastructure security roles
Solid enterprise networking background including routing, switching, DNS, firewall policy, proxy, VPN, WAF, load balancing and segmentation
Solid AWS networking and security experience (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, Route 53, Security Groups, NACLs, AWS Network Firewall, WAF, VPC endpoints, CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs)
Experience delivering cyber uplift or infrastructure security programs in complex enterprise environments
Understanding of Zero Trust, least privilege, defence in depth and secure administration principles
Experience with DLP tooling and policy enforcement across endpoint, network and cloud environments
Exposure to regulated environment controls such as ISO *****, NIST CSF or CIS Controls
Bonus points
Working knowledge of Azure security patterns
Experience with NAC/ZTNA/SASE and remote access controls
AWS Advanced Networking or AWS Security Specialty certification
CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, CCNP or CCIE Security
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