Multiple Senior Network Administrator EL1 Equivalent
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced network administrator to join our team at Powerdata Group Consulting in Canberra, Australia.
About the Role:
The successful candidate will be accountable for accurate completion of work within timeframes and quality requirements, share own expertise with others and guide and mentor less experienced employees.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure continuity of network operations and business functions during network installation or integration tasks by applying change management principles.
* Build and sustain relationships with stakeholders including other teams, peers and colleagues across Defence and other organisations.
* Monitor systems and infrastructure, address sustainment support requests, fix and troubleshoot issues.
* Action security alerts and incidents using Splunk, and develop & maintain dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana or Nagios.
* Maintain and upgrade device software and firmware versions, and create, implement, and provide feedback to inform system improvements.
* Design, build, testable and scalable systems based on Detailed Design guidelines, integrate COTS network hardware & software to optimise its performance and functional intent, manage the full lifecycle of a system.
Technical Requirements:
* Cisco qualifications are advantageous, including experience with routing technologies (OSPF, ISIS, BGP, etc.), switching technologies (STP, VLAN, NTP, FabricPath, etc.), carrier technologies (VPLS, MPLS etc.), security technologies (IPsec, firewall etc.) and virtual routing technologies (VyOS, Cisco CSR, etc).
* Experience with network security including enterprise proxy and load balancing systems and experience with different systems and architecture.
* An understanding of Linux based systems and how to integrate them within the network environment.
* Experience with major cloud providers for example AWS, Google Cloud, etc. Experience with 1G/10G networking. Detailed experience in CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Puppet or Chef.
Our Ideal Candidate:
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Desire to be accountable for their actions.
* Strong stakeholder management skills.
* Demonstrate leadership behaviours.
* Willing to challenge the traditional ways of doing business.
* Thrive in dynamic environments and comfortable with ambiguity.
* Outcome-focused mindset.
* Adaptability, resilience, flexibility and teamwork, including regionally dispersed teams, if applicable.
Please provide a brief explanation of your experience covering these attributes.