Multiple Senior Network Administrator EL1 equivalent
Canberra, Australia | Posted on 12/02/2025
Security clearance: Australian Citizen must be able to obtain Positive Vetting
LH-01724
Job Duties and Responsibilities may include:
* Accountable for accurate completion of work within timeframes and quality requirements, share own expertise with others and guide and mentor less experienced employees.
* Has expertise in change management and applies this to ensure the continuity of network operations and business functions during network installation or integration tasks.
* Build and sustain relationships, liaise with a range of stakeholders including other teams, peers and colleagues across Defence and other organisations.
* Monitor systems and infrastructure and address sustainment support requests, fix and troubleshoot issues.
* Monitor and action security alerts and incidents using Splunk. Ability to 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 for current & future design decisions.
* Build functional, testable and scalable systems based on Detailed Design guidelines. Integrate COTS network hardware & software to optimise its performance and functional intend. Manage the full lifecycle of a system including, build, configure, administration & maintenance, security, racking & stacking, cabling & labelling, decommissioning in accordance with industry best practice.
Technical Skills:
* 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.
Requirements
Technical Skills:
* 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 candidates will bring the following attributes:
* 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. (Guide – 300 to 400 words.)
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