12-month contract + 2 x 12-month extension options
NV2 clearance or ability to obtain NV2 required
We are seeking an experienced
Senior Network Specialist
to join a high-profile Federal Government environment in Canberra.
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
.
Key Responsibilities
Support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across
Cisco, HPE, FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplink
environments.
Administer and troubleshoot complex
LAN, MAN and WAN
environments.
Support Cisco technologies including
BGP, MPLS, IPsec, QoS and enterprise routing and switching
.
Manage and support
network security technologies and services
.
Support virtualised networking environments.
Manage carrier circuits and troubleshoot physical connectivity issues.
Implement and administer network management and monitoring solutions including
SNMP, Syslog, TACACS and NTP
.
Use automation tools to support the management of network and server infrastructure.
Work with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical network capabilities.




Support secure network environments aligned with the
Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM)
.
About You
You will be a senior, hands-on network professional with robust experience operating complex enterprise networks.
Ideally, you will bring:
Strong
Cisco networking
experience across enterprise WAN and LAN environments.
Hands-on experience with
BGP, MPLS, IPsec and QoS
.
Experience working within
multi-vendor network environments
, including HPE, Cisco, Fortinet/FortiGate and/or Palo Alto.
Experience administering secure networks compliant with the
Australian Government ISM
.
Strong network monitoring and management experience across technologies such as
SNMP, Syslog, TACACS, NTP and DCIM
.
Experience using
automation tools
for network or infrastructure management.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.
Highly regarded experience includes:
Palo Alto Networks NGFW
, including Panorama, GlobalProtect, User-ID, App-ID and Content-ID.
Linux server administration, including
DNS, proxies, web servers, host-based firewalls and security tooling
.
Previous experience within complex Australian Government ICT environments.
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📌 Cisco Network Engineer (Canberra)
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