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A fantastic chance has presented itself for a Platform Owner - Firewall reporting to Senior Manager Secure Networking and Physical Security A bit about your role The Firewall Platform Lead is the accountable technical owner for nbn's enterprise firewall capability across on-premises, cloud and software-defined environments.
The role provides hands-on engineering leadership for the operation, patching, lifecycle, resilience and continual improvement of firewall platforms, while governing and enforcing security policy across firewall rulesets.
The role combines deep technical delivery with platform ownership.
It drives automation, policy orchestration, configuration assurance, compliance monitoring and rulebase remediation so that firewall services remain secure, supportable, resilient and aligned with nbn security zoning, segmentation and change requirements.
A bit about you You will bring extensive experience in engineering, operating,



and governing enterprise firewall platforms within large, complex hybrid environments, with deep expertise in Cisco FMC/FTD, and ASA as well as VMWare NSX, Illumio, F5, AWS Network Firewall and Azure Firewalls.
Leveraging a strong understanding of network security, routing, segmentation, and cloud-native security controls, you will be responsible for ensuring the security, resilience, performance, and lifecycle management of critical firewall services across on-premises and cloud environments.
The successful candidate will have proven experience translating security policies into practical technical controls, optimising complex firewall rulebases, and driving continuous improvement through automation and operational excellence.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with the ability to influence outcomes, challenge non-compliant designs, and provide pragmatic, risk-based solutions that support both security and business objectives.
This is a highly technical, hands-on role requiring extensive experience engineering and operating enterprise firewall platforms across large, complex hybrid environments

📌 Platform Owner Firewall (Sydney)
🏢 Nbn
📍 Sydney