Defence Network Engineer – Secure Communications

Downer; North Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reservist Leave (up to 20 days)

Perks@Downer discounts

Job summary

Downer is seeking a Network Engineer in Canberra to work on secure Defence communications and network engineering projects. You will contribute to designing, integrating and sustaining critical networks within Defence environments and collaborate across multiple teams to deliver secure, reliable communications.

Ideal candidates have tertiary qualifications in relevant fields, a Chartered status or ability to attain it, and experience in Defence or secure environments, with strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Network Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status (or the ability to attain chartership) with a recognised professional body.
• Demonstrated experience in Defence or secure communications and network engineering environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.
• Experience working with Defence engineering frameworks, including the ASDEFCON Suite.

Responsibilities

• Perform network engineering across voice, video and data systems.
• Support design/integration/assurance of secure Defence LAN/WAN networks.
• Analyze network requirements; ensure traceability to system needs.
• Review and develop network documentation to standards.
• Provide specialist input to stakeholders and contractor deliverables.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Defence comms

ASDEFCON Suite

Network engineering

Security clearance

Education

Network Eng/Telecom/CS

Tools

ASDEFCON Suite

Job description

Downer is seeking a Network Engineer in Canberra to work on secure Defence communications and network engineering projects. You will contribute to designing, integrating and sustaining critical networks within Defence environments and collaborate across multiple teams to deliver secure, reliable communications.

Ideal candidates have tertiary qualifications in relevant fields, a Chartered status or ability to attain it, and experience in Defence or secure environments, with strong stakeholder