Senior Network Communications Engineer

Our Federal Government client is looking for an experienced Senior Network Communications Engineer to join a dynamic team in Sydney. This exciting opportunity involves working with a range of cutting-edge technologies and supporting a variety of stakeholders in a high-performance environment.

• Location: Sydney, NSW
• Contract Duration: 12 months, with potential extensions
• Working Arrangement: Onsite
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assurance and guidance to internal teams and stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in SDWAN, WAN, LAN, and wireless networks.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and remediation of network vulnerabilities.
• Prioritize vulnerabilities based on their severity, exploitability, and potential impact.
• Collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities in a timely manner.
• Explore opportunities for network automation and process improvement.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive network documentation and policies.

What you will bring:

• Solid understanding of industry best practices in network communications, particularly security standards.
• In-depth knowledge of network protocols and technologies.
• Extensive experience with firewall technologies.
• Expertise in Cisco ACI design, implementation, and management within Data Centre Architecture.
• Familiarity with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) components such as Tenant, BD, VRF, EPG, and APIC.
• Proficient in integrating services and appliances with Cisco ACI deployments (e.g., Load Balancers, Firewalls, VMware).
• Certified Cisco CCIE-Data Centre and/or Routing and Switching.
• Proven troubleshooting experience with packet captures, analyzers, and network automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Python).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, VMware, Azure) and network systems (DNS, DHCP, Tacacs, Syslog).
• Strong project delivery experience across the full lifecycle.
• Experience with other network and security technologies (e.g., Juniper, Fortinet, Riverbed WAN optimization, F5 Load balancing).

Desirable:

• Exceptional interpersonal and negotiation skills, able to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong analytic, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Eligibility:

Candidates must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Sofia Moran on 03 8628 2104 for a confidential discussion.