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 strong 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. Robust 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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