The Role
As an ASD 4 Network Technician, you will assist with the design, build, and support of the organisation's IP-based Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks, firewalls, and other supporting systems. You will work alongside experienced professionals during a period of significant technological change, gaining hands-on experience and developing your skills as part of a team delivering secure and reliable network solutions.
Key duties and responsibilities include:
* Administer and maintain specific security procedures as required by ASD and organisation policy to maintain confidentiality, resilience, integrity and availability of networked systems and devices.
* Accountable to use network management tools to collect and report on network load and performance statistics.
* Acquire and apply a basic knowledge of the current industry accepted hardware and software products relevant to ICT network engineering.
* Acquire and apply knowledge of the capabilities of current industry data and voice networking devices and procedures.
* Build and sustain effective working relationships with team members and actively participate in teamwork and group activities.
* Communicate network issues to managers promptly.
* Recommend solutions to issues affecting the achievement of desired outcomes.
* Interpret and comply with technical and hardware installation manuals.
Further information can be found at: asd.gov.au/careers/im-changing-my-career/engineering-and-technical
About our Team
ASD is looking for people who are interested in starting a career in technology as Network Technicians. In this role, you will help deliver systems that support intelligence, cyber security, and offensive cyber operations for the Australian Government and the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
You will work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to design and maintain networks, ranging from small, specialised solutions to some of the largest and most complex enterprise systems in Australia.
We will support your development with on-the-job training, industry-recognised certifications, and learning pathways tailored to your career as an ASD Network Technician.
Our Ideal Candidate
ASD are looking for people who are able to work within a technical environment and have a passion for building and supporting important ASD capabilities. Ideal candidates will be innovative, proactive and have experience in applying their technical skills to solve problems.
* Understand, build and manage routing and switching solutions including configuration, automation and monitoring.
* Build, configure, and maintain network security solutions including firewalls, virtual appliances, VPNS, as well as cloud-native routing and switching technologies.
* Install and manage physical hardware including network routers, switches and compute servers.
* Cisco and/or Juniper firewall experience.
* Exposure to and understanding of OSPF and BGP routing, as well as MPLS technologies.
* Familiarity with ITIL processes and procedures.
* Troubleshoot ICT infrastructure.
* Experience with Unix/Linux.
* Experience with Optical Transport, design, operations and maintenance including DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexing).
This is your chance to experiment, develop and shape the future with us. From keyboard to career, your journey starts here.
ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner's Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, 22 March 2026
For further information please review the job information pack, reference ASD/01191/26 on www.asd.gov.au/careers.