Senior Network Engineer
Location: ACT
Clearance: Baseline required
Contract: 12 months with 2 × 12‐month extension options
Are you an experienced Senior Network Engineer looking to take ownership of a complex and evolving enterprise environment? This long‐term contract offers the opportunity to lead critical network operations, uplift standards, and contribute to major incident response and strategic improvements.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer with 10+ years' experience providing Level 3 network administration and support across a broad technology landscape. You will work within a high‐performing team responsible for managing and enhancing a large‐scale network environment spanning:
* Firewalls & traffic management
* LAN, WLAN, WAN
* Software‐defined networking (SDN)
* Cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Zscaler
This role requires a proactive, accountable professional who can lead improvements, ensure compliance, support major incident processes, and uplift team capability.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and manage updates, improvements, and lifecycle activities for network infrastructure, standards, procedures, documentation and diagrams.
* Perform advanced fault diagnosis, root cause analysis, and implement effective remediation.
* Maintain strict adherence to security policies and controls.
* Manage IT service queues to ensure timely ticket resolution.
* Lead or support major incident response, keeping senior stakeholders and incident managers informed.
* Communicate effectively with technical and non‐technical stakeholders.
* Support project planning and drive positive outcomes.
* Mentor and uplift team capability.
Technical Skills & Experience
* Strong experience in SDN technologies (e.g., Cisco ACI)
* Expertise with Fortigate firewalls and enterprise‐grade LAN/WAN/WLAN
* Cloud networking across AWS and Azure
* Experience with Zscaler and cloud security technologies
* Strong problem‐solving, communication, and documentation skills
* Ability to train, mentor, and support team members
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