Senior Network Security Engineer | Canberra | Up to $200k + bonus

Want to join the best network engineering team in the country?

About the company & culture We’re partnering with one of Australia’s leading consultancies. Their cyber practice has grown strongly over the past few years and is gearing up for its next wave of growth. They aren’t a reseller chasing product quotas. They’re a team of real technologists who know their tech inside out, get hands-on, and deliver outcomes clients can see.

The culture is technically deep, low-ego and high-trust. Autonomy is the norm, seniority is earned through capability rather than tenure.

The role You’ll join a high-performing secure networks team, delivering project-based work for federal and enterprise clients. You’ll own solutions end to end, from HLD through LLD, implementation and handover. You’ll also be a trusted technical advisor, guiding clients through trade-offs, decisions and risk.

Location: Canberra, with adaptable hybrid working.

What you’ll be doing

Authoring high-level and detailed designs aligned to business and technical requirements

Leading delivery of complex solution components across multiple workstreams

Working hands-on across NGFW, LAN/WLAN, datacentre, SD-WAN/SASE/SSE, NAC and WAF/load balancing

Advising clients on best-of-breed technology choices and what they mean for their security posture





Mentoring junior engineers and lifting the team’s shared technical knowledge

The tech you’ll work with

NGFW:

Fortinet, Palo Alto

LAN/WLAN:

Juniper, Aruba, Cisco

Datacentre:

Juniper Apstra, EVPN fabrics

SD-WAN / SASE / SSE:

Fortinet, Zscaler, Aruba

NAC:

Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass

WAF & load balancing:

Cloudflare, F5 BIG-IP

You don’t need all of it. Deep expertise in 1-2 of these areas is what matters.

What you’ll bring

4+ years of hands-on, senior-level networking experience

An integrator or consultancy background, delivering across multiple clients and environments.

Federal market experience

NV1 or NV2 clearance preferred (baseline considered)

A strong grasp of routing and switching fundamentals, plus overlay/VPN tech and segmentation.

Why join?

A clear path to Principal Consultant

Training and certification bonuses, plus time to keep your skills sharp

Culture awards that recognise real excellence

A social, tight-knit Canberra office

Real WFH flexibility

Up to $200k + Super potential

If you’re a hands-on senior engineer who’d rather be known for what you build than what you sell, let’s talk.

Additional information

x2 roles available for seasoned Senior Network Security Engineers

Canberra Based with active NV1

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