Who we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced network professional who can combine technical expertise with strong leadership, sound judgement and a focus on delivering secure, reliable enterprise network services. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

- Demonstrated experience designing, operating and supporting secure enterprise network services across routing and switching, LAN/WAN, gateways, firewalls, load balancing, wireless, SD-WAN, zero trust and cloud networking.
- Proven ability to lead the resolution of complex incidents and problems, assess technical and security risks, implement controlled changes and improve service availability, performance, capacity and resilience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop technical staff, set priorities, allocate resources and deliver operational and project outcomes while contributing directly to technical work when required.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical information, negotiate practical outcomes and provide clear, evidence-based advice to senior stakeholders.
- Experience supporting procurement, commercial and vendor management activities, with an understanding of relevant Commonwealth security, procurement and accountability requirements.
- Ability to evaluate emerging technologies, align technical decisions with organisational outcomes and drive continuous improvement, innovation and automation.
- Sound knowledge of relevant security and governance frameworks, including the Information Security Manual, Essential Eight and Protective Security Policy Framework.





Job Specific Requirements

- Tertiary qualifications in information technology, engineering, project management or a related discipline, or relevant industry certifications, are desirable.
- Substantial experience supporting and managing network services in a complex enterprise environment.
- Relevant vendor, network, security, IT service management or project management certifications are desirable.
- The role may require participation in after-hours support, planned maintenance and incident response arrangements.
- The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 (Confidential/Highly Protected/Secret) security clearance.

At DPS, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that ensures all our people can contribute to our shared purpose. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people who identify as neurodivergent, and mature aged people.

Classification: Parliamentary Executive Level 1

Branch: Cyber Security

Section: Network Security & Operations

Immediate supervisor: Director,



Cyber Infrastructure, Networks & Security

Duty Statement

- The Assistant Director – Network Engineering and Operations is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for the secure, reliable and efficient operation and lifecycle management of parliamentary network services. The role combines network engineering expertise with team leadership, service management, stakeholder engagement, commercial oversight and transparent communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
- The position supports LAN, WAN, gateway, firewall, load-balancing, wireless, software-defined networking, zero trust and cloud networking capabilities. It provides authoritative technical advice, coordinates incidents and changes, supports projects and procurement activities, and works with internal teams, vendors and service partners to achieve business outcomes.
- As Assistant Director – Network Engineering and Operations, your key responsibilities will be:
- Lead and contribute to the operation, engineering and sustainment of secure enterprise network services, including routing and switching, LAN/WAN, gateways, firewalls, load balancing, wireless, SD-WAN, zero trust and cloud connectivity.
- Provide technical leadership for complex incidents, problems and changes; analyse performance, capacity, availability and security; and coordinate timely restoration and improvement of services
- Lead, coach and coordinate technical staff, set clear priorities and expected outcomes, allocate work and resources, and

📌 Lead, Secure Network Engineering (Canberra)
🏢 Parliament Of Australia
📍 Canberra