Job Description

12-month contract + 2 x 12-month extension options

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NV2 clearance or ability to obtain NV2 required

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Specialist to join a high-profile Federal Government environment in Canberra.

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This is a hands-on senior technical role supporting and maintaining a complex, secure, multi-vendor network environment. The successful candidate will bring strong Cisco enterprise networking expertise, complemented by experience across technologies such as HPE, Fortinet/FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplink.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across Cisco, HPE, FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplink environments.
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- Administer and troubleshoot complex LAN, MAN and WAN environments.
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- Support Cisco technologies including BGP, MPLS, IPsec, QoS and enterprise routing and switching.
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- Manage and support network security technologies and services.
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- Support virtualised networking environments.
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- Manage carrier circuits and troubleshoot physical connectivity issues.
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- Implement and administer network management and monitoring solutions including SNMP, Syslog, TACACS and NTP.
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- Use automation tools to support the management of network and server infrastructure.
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- Work with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical network capabilities.
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- Support secure network environments aligned with the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).
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About You

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You will be a senior, hands-on network skilled with strong experience operating complex enterprise networks.

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Ideally, you will bring:

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- Strong Cisco networking experience across enterprise WAN and LAN environments.
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- Hands-on experience with BGP, MPLS, IPsec and QoS.
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- Experience working within multi-vendor network environments, including HPE, Cisco, Fortinet/FortiGate and/or Palo Alto.
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- Experience administering secure networks compliant with the Australian Government ISM.
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- Strong network monitoring and management experience across technologies such as SNMP, Syslog, TACACS, NTP and DCIM.
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- Experience using automation tools for network or infrastructure management.
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- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
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- Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.
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Highly regarded experience includes:

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- Palo Alto Networks NGFW, including Panorama, GlobalProtect, User-ID, App-ID and Content-ID.
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- Linux server administration, including DNS, proxies, web servers, host-based firewalls and security tooling.
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- Previous experience within complex Australian Government ICT environments.
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📌 Cisco Network Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Talent
📍 Canberra