Location Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Sector IT
Function IT & Telecoms
Employment type Contract
Date published May 16, 2025
Senior Network Security Engineer
Location:Perth & Onshore/Offshore (Western Australia)
The company:Renowned Oil & Gas Operator
Benefits:Competitive rate with long-term prospect
Indicative assignment length: 3 years casual contract (subject to agreement)
As part of the Australian Network Team, you will be contributing directly to deliver robust, intelligent, and future-focused network solutions. Reporting to the Network Operations Lead, you will provide expert engineering assurance across both corporate and operational networks, ensuring a secure, high-performing, and adaptive digital infrastructure that underpins the safe and reliable operation of company's systems.
Key Responsibilities
Providing expert technical direction, advice, and support across the full lifecycle of network systems, ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence.
Translating business and customer needs into actionable project delivery plans, including High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), resource and hardware forecasts, project schedules, and change management strategies.
Leading and participating in project management activities—from scoping through planning and design—to enable successful external construction and deployment.
Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to ensure adherence to project scope, timelines, budget, and governance requirements (including Risk, Compliance, MoC, and Operational Handover).
Monitoring and reporting on project status and performance to all relevant stakeholders.
Participating in and, when required, directly supporting hands-on network installations in onsite and offshore environments.
Collaborating with IT Operations to resolve escalated, business-critical network issues.
Contributing to post-incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensuring robust governance and service line health across the network portfolio.
Managing the performance of Digitals Managed IT Service Provider to uphold consistent quality in delivery, maintenance, and support.
Supporting the Network Architect in shaping network security architecture, strategies, roadmaps, and technical blueprints.
Mentoring and developing team capability in network security and engineering best practices.
Skills & Experience
Demonstrated expertise inNetwork Security Architecture andSystem Integration, covering Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security, and Voice technologies.
Experience withOil & Gas safety-critical systems, including IT, OT, and telecommunications.
Background in similar roles withinOil & Gas ,mining, orresource services industries.
Ability and willingness to travel tointernational, offshore, or remote sites as required.
Strong team collaboration skills, particularly within large, multi-disciplinary operational and project teams.
Exceptionalcommunication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Proven ability to work independently and manage competing work scopes.
Stronganalytical and problem-solving abilities.
Additional Requirements
As this is asite/asset-based role, candidates must meet at least one of the following:
Hold a validIndustry Safety Induction (Safer Together), or
Demonstrate a minimum of12 months Oil & Gas industry experience within the last two years to qualify for an 'experienced worker' exemption.
If you are interested, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications through SEEK or send your CV to
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider. With 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 70 countries, Airswift's geographical reach, experience and expertise across the energy, mining, infrastructure and technology sectors is unparalleled.
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