Our client, a Federal Government department based in Civic, ACT, that is responsible for providing an independent electoral service, requires the services of a senior Network Engineer for a 20 + 12 month contract.

Duties of the Senior Network Engineer:

• Analyse, develop, interpret and evaluate complex telecommunications systems design and network specifications, data models and diagrams in the development, configuration and integration of computer systems.
• Research, analyse, evaluate and monitor telecommunications network infrastructure.
• Advise, document, commission, build, configure and support network integration with multiple network partners.
• Ensure compliance and alignment with all cyber recommended patch levels and hardening.
• Install, configure, test, maintain and administer new and upgraded networks and applications.
• Provide network programming in support of specific business needs and requirements
• Prepare and maintain procedures, maintenance instructions and documentation for network inventory.
• Monitor network traffic, and activity, capacity and usage.

Skills and Experience - Senior Network Engineer:

• Experience contributing to the development and maintenance of network and infrastructure architectures, standards and roadmaps.
• Experience providing strategic input into future infrastructure design, including server and network integration patterns.
• Experience leading or contributing to architectural governance artefacts.
• Experience Configuring and maintaining firewalls.
• Experience configuring Dynamic Routing Protocols such as BGP, OSPF.
• Experience deploying and maintaining DWDM optical networks.
• Experience troubleshooting L4-7 application performance problems.
• Experience maintaining DNS and DHCP network infrastructure.
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