1 Senior HPE, Cisco Network Specialist

Talent; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent in Canberra is seeking a senior network specialist to join a high-profile federal government environment. This hands-on role supports and maintains a complex, secure multi-vendor network, with a focus on Cisco enterprise networking expertise.

You will work in a hybrid Canberra setting, contribute to BGP/MPLS/IPsec/QoS initiatives, manage security and monitoring tools, and translate business requirements into practical network capabilities while ensuring ISM compliance and NV2 readiness.

Qualifications

• Senior network professional with enterprise experience.
• Extensive Cisco networking expertise across WAN and LAN.
• Experience in multi-vendor environments (HPE, Cisco, Fortinet/Palo Alto).
• Experience administering secure networks compliant with ISM.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across Cisco, HPE, FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplink environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot complex LAN, MAN and WAN environments.
• Support Cisco technologies including BGP, MPLS, IPsec, QoS and enterprise routing and switching.
• Manage and support network security technologies and services.
• Support virtualised networking environments.
• Manage carrier circuits and troubleshoot physical connectivity issues.
• Implement and administer network management and monitoring solutions including SNMP, Syslog, TACACS and NTP.
• Use automation tools to support the management of network and server infrastructure.
• Work with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical network capabilities.
• Support secure network environments aligned with the Australian Government ISM.

Skills

Cisco networking

HPE

Fortinet/FortiGate

Palo Alto

Peplink

BGP

MPLS

IPsec

QoS

LAN/WAN

Network security

SNMP

Syslog

TACACS

NTP

Automation tools

DCIM

Tools

DCIM

Job description

Canberra, ACT | Hybrid

12-month contract + 2 x 12-month extension options

NV2 Clearance Or Ability To Obtain NV2 Required

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Specialist - HPE / Cisco. We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Specialist to join a high-profile Federal Government environment in Canberra. This is a hands-on senior technical role supporting and maintaining a complex, secure, multi-vendor network environment. The successful candidate will bring strong Cisco enterprise networking expertise, complemented by experience across technologies such as HPE, Fortinet/FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplink.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across Cisco, HPE, FortiGate, Palo Alto and Peplink environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot complex LAN, MAN and WAN environments.
• Support Cisco technologies including BGP, MPLS, IPsec, QoS and enterprise routing and switching.
• Manage and support network security technologies and services.
• Support virtualised networking environments.
• Manage carrier circuits and troubleshoot physical connectivity issues.
• Implement and administer network management and monitoring solutions including SNMP, Syslog, TACACS and NTP.
• Use automation tools to support the management of network and server infrastructure.
• Work with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical network capabilities.
• Support secure network environments aligned with the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM).

About You

You will be a senior, hands-on network professional with strong experience operating complex enterprise networks.

Ideally, You Will Bring

• Strong Cisco networking experience across enterprise WAN and LAN environments.
• Hands-on experience with BGP, MPLS, IPsec and QoS.
• Experience working within multi-vendor network environments, including HPE, Cisco, Fortinet/FortiGate and/or Palo Alto.
• Experience administering secure networks compliant with the Australian Government ISM.
• Strong network monitoring and management experience across technologies such as SNMP, Syslog, TACACS, NTP and DCIM.
• Experience using automation tools for network or infrastructure management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.

Highly Regarded Experience Includes

• Palo Alto Networks NGFW, including Panorama, GlobalProtect, User-ID, App-ID and Content-ID.
• Linux server administration, including DNS, proxies, web servers, host-based firewalls and security tooling.
• Previous experience within complex Australian Government ICT environments.