Senior Network Engineer – FTC to October 2026
Reserve Bank of Australia – Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
About the role
The Bank is looking for a Senior Network Engineer until 30 Oct 2026 with great Cisco Networking and Infrastructure provisioning experience who are keen to develop their cyber security, automation and cloud credentials.
The Bank is currently on the journey towards Software Defined networking and your skills and experience will be used and uplifted to support these key next generation networks including ACI, Zero Trust Networking with Software Defined Access, SD‑WAN & Azure Cloud.
About the team
You will report to the Network Services Project Team Lead, within the Network Services team. The Network Services team is part of the Infrastructure Services section of IT. As part of the team, you will provide expert services in relation to roll out of SD‑WAN technology, Data carriage and Wi‑Fi, while providing a service‑oriented approach.
Responsibilities
* Undertake the provisioning, maintenance, security hardening, capacity planning, and performance testing of network (data, storage) systems infrastructure
* Participate in 2nd line IT incident and security response capability for network infrastructure
* Produce design, automation scripts, technical documentation, reports, and records regarding infrastructure solutions
* Improve, harden, test, implement, monitor, and tune networking software/hardware to ensure optimum systems performance and highlight potential issues
* Manage the analysis of network traffic data and provide recommendations on performance and security improvements to network infrastructures as appropriate
* Undertake acceptance tests and commissioning communications systems and equipment
* Occasional scheduled work at our Business Resumption Site at Bella Vista will be required
* Work with cyber security team to improve the Bank's protections and remediate vulnerabilities
About you
* Degree preferred in IT coupled with industry accreditations in Cisco and ITIL
* Strong knowledge of Cisco networking infrastructure covering both LANs and WANs
* Strong experience with Firewalls Cisco and/or Palo Alto and applicable management tools such as Cisco Security Manager (CSM)
* Strong expertise with network tools such as Cisco DNA Centre
* Strong expertise with F5 (LTM, GTM and BIGIQ) and SD‑WAN
* Lead end-to-end project delivery, taking full ownership and accountability for assigned tasks and milestones
* Strong experience in writing policies and procedures and other support documentation
* Strong experience or willingness to learn: Python and relevant scripting languages to automate activities
* Good general knowledge of IT infrastructure and service management practices
* Good working knowledge or willingness to learn network management tools like Stat seeker and Infoblox
* Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools like Terraform
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders
* Nice to haves:
o Experience in Cisco SDDC and Cisco storage fabric management and SD‑WAN
o A working knowledge of Venafi and VMWare products
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level. Employment type: Contract. Job function: Information Technology. Industries: Technology, Information and Internet.
Benefits and Why RBA
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing, and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation.
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.
Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.
Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.
We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
EEO Statement
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.
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