12-month contract + 2 x 12-month extension options
NV2 clearance or ability to obtain NV2 required
We are seeking an experiencedSenior Network Specialistto 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 workplace.
The successful candidate will bring strongCisco enterprise networking expertise, complemented by experience across technologies such asHPE, Fortinet/FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplink.
Key Responsibilities
Support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure acrossCisco, HPE, FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplinkenvironments.
Administer and troubleshoot complexLAN, MAN and WANenvironments.
Support Cisco technologies includingBGP, MPLS, IPsec, QoS and enterprise routing and switching.
Manage and supportnetwork security technologies and services.
Support virtualised networking environments.
Manage carrier circuits and troubleshoot physical connectivity issues.
Implement and administer network management and monitoring solutions includingSNMP, 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 theAustralian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).
About You
You will be a senior, hands‐on network professional with strong experience operating complex enterprise networks.
Ideally, you will bring:
StrongCisco networkingexperience across enterprise WAN and LAN environments.
Hands‐on experience withBGP, MPLS, IPsec and QoS.
Experience working withinmulti‐vendor network environments, including HPE, Cisco, Fortinet/FortiGate and/or Palo Alto.
Experience administering secure networks compliant with theAustralian Government ISM.
Strong network monitoring and management experience across technologies such asSNMP, Syslog, TACACS, NTP and DCIM.
Experience usingautomation toolsfor 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, includingDNS, 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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