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 solid 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 professional 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