Network Engineer Edge Services

Aurion; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great training and development

Generous leave and flexible working

Employee Assistance Program

Competitive salary with 15.4% super

Rewards and recognition

Job summary

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is seeking a Network Engineer, Edge Services to manage NFSA's edge network infrastructure, firewalls, wireless, and secure remote access across multiple sites. The role requires expertise in enterprise networking, perimeter security and site connectivity.

The successful candidate will maintain security, reliability and capacity of ICT infrastructure, document configurations, and collaborate with ICT Operations and external providers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise firewalls, wireless infrastructure and edge networking services.
• Demonstrated experience managing VPN services, WAN connectivity and site networking technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to implement firewall policies, network segmentation and lifecycle management for edge platforms.
• Ability to develop technical documentation and coordinate infrastructure changes with vendors and ICT teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise firewall and edge network infrastructure ensuring security, availability and performance.
• Oversee remote access services including VPNs and secure connectivity.
• Manage wireless infrastructure, controllers, and access points.
• Configure site connectivity, WAN links and edge routing for reliable operations.
• Maintain firewall policies and security standards across the edge network.

Skills

Edge networking

Firewall management

Wireless infrastructure

VPN & remote access

Security lifecycle

Job description

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About the National Film and Sound Archive

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia’s audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world’s oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country’s most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year. The NFSA is in a period of significant change. Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia’s most dynamic and valued cultural organisation. We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA’s capacity to digitise our collection at scale – to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians.

We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne.

We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling.

We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff.

Cultural Values

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At the NFSA we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice.

About the Team

The ICT Infrastructure team is part of the Digital and Data Branch and is responsible for the design, delivery and ongoing management of NFSA's core ICT infrastructure. The team ensures the organisation's network, storage, virtual infrastructure and supporting platforms remain secure, reliable and available to support business operations.

The team manages enterprise network services, storage, backup and recovery, virtual infrastructure, infrastructure monitoring and supporting technology platforms. This includes maintaining core and edge network services, monitoring infrastructure performance, managing infrastructure certificates, planning technology upgrades, and implementing improvements to maintain the reliability, security and capacity of ICT infrastructure.

Working closely with ICT Operations, Cyber Security and other teams across NFSA, the ICT Infrastructure team provides the technical foundation that supports the organisation's ICT services. The team delivers infrastructure solutions that are reliable, secure and fit for purpose, while continually improving infrastructure services to meet current and future business needs.

The Opportunity

The Network Engineer, Edge Services is responsible for the administration, maintenance and continual improvement of NFSA's edge network infrastructure. Reporting to the ICT Manager, the role manages firewalls, wireless, remote access and site connectivity services to ensure secure, reliable and resilient network access across the organisation. The role is suited to a technically skilled network professional with experience in enterprise networking, perimeter security and connectivity services.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

Under limited direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:

• Provide specialist technical leadership for enterprise firewall, perimeter security and edge network infrastructure, ensuring security, availability and performance.
• Provide specialist technical oversight of remote access services, including VPN technologies and secure connectivity solutions.
• Manage and optimise enterprise wireless infrastructure, including wireless controllers, access points and associated network services.
• Configure and maintain site connectivity, WAN links and edge routing services to ensure reliable connectivity across all locations.
• Manage and optimise firewall policies, network segmentation, NAT and access control rules in accordance with approved security standards.
• Ensure the currency and security of firewalls, wireless infrastructure and edge network devices, through patching and lifecycle management.
• Monitor and optimise the availability, capacity and performance edge network, wireless and internet services, investigating and resolving connectivity, performance and availability issues.
• Manage and implement network changes, upgrades and technology refresh activities in accordance with approved standards and change processes.
• Manage and resolve complex edge network incidents, working with service providers and vendors to restore services and maintain operational availability.
• Maintain network configurations, technical documentation, standard operating procedures and configuration backups for edge infrastructure.

Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will demonstrate their capacity against the following:

• Demonstrated experience managing and optimising enterprise firewalls, wireless infrastructure and edge networking services, ensuring secure and reliable service delivery.
• Demonstrated experience managing and optimising enterprise wireless infrastructure, VPN services, WAN connectivity and site networking technologies, to ensure secure and reliable connectivity.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing firewall policies, network segmentation, security controls and lifecycle management for enterprise edge networking platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse, diagnose and resolve complex issues affecting firewalls, wireless networking, internet connectivity and secure remote access services.
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical documentation, coordinate infrastructure changes and collaborate effectively with vendors, ICT teams and internal stakeholders

Eligibility

To be eligible for this position you must:

• Be an Australian Citizen.
• Satisfactorily complete an Australian Federal Police National Police Check.
• Obtain and maintain an Australian Government Baseline Security Clearance.

What we offer you

We provide a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment with access to:

• Great training and development opportunities.
• Generous leave and flexible working arrangements.
• Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP – a free counselling service for you and your family).
• A competitive salary, plus 15.4% superannuation.
• Rewards and recognition initiatives.

RecuitAbility

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information see: RecruitAbility | Australian Public Service Commission ( https://apsc.gov.au )

Contact Officer

Michelle Crampton | Manager ICT Operations

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Ph: 02 6248 2123