Principal Technical Specialist

Lime Recruitment; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lime Recruitment is partnering with a Queensland government client to recruit a Principal Technical Specialist. The role will lead deployment, upgrade, and management of enterprise firewall replacements (Check Point and Palo Alto) to enable secure health service delivery across Queensland.

You will oversee Check Point deployments, integrate Cisco routing, and coordinate policy optimisation with NSPM tools, while monitoring health with SolarWinds and producing thorough design and change

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Check Point firewall technologies.
• Experience with Palo Alto capabilities, SWG, and enterprise policy management.
• Strong background in Cisco routing and switching for firewall integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment, upgrade, and configuration of Check Point firewalls as primary platform.
• Provide expert support for Palo Alto solutions, SWG, and transitioning new capability into operations.
• Integrate firewall solutions using Cisco routing and switching for connectivity and security.
• Assist in policy orchestration and rulebase optimisation via NSPM tools.
• Monitor firewall performance and health using monitoring platforms like SolarWinds.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including designs, change plans, and test artefacts.

Skills

Check Point

Palo Alto

Policy orchestration

AlgoSec NSPM

SolarWinds monitoring

F5 GTM/LTM/WAF

Cisco routing

WAF

Tools

Check Point SmartConsole

Palo Alto PAN-OS

AlgoSec NSPM

SolarWinds

F5 BIG-IP

Cisco IOS

Job description

Contract to 08/11/2027 | Fortitude Valley, QLD | Hybrid working

Lime Recruitment is currently working with a Queensland government client to recruit a Principal Technical Specialist. In this role, you will join the Cyber Security Program to play a key technical lead role in the deployment, upgrade, and management of enterprise firewall replacements (Checkpoint and Palo Alto) to enable enhanced digital health service delivery across Queensland.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end deployment, upgrade, and configuration of Check Point firewalls as the primary platform, while providing expert support for Palo Alto solutions, F5 (LTM/GTM/WAF), and transitioning new capability into operations.
• Support and optimise firewall environments across Check Point firewalls and Palo Alto Secure Web Gateway (SWG), ensuring alignment with security standards and enterprise service levels.
• Integrate firewall solutions using Cisco routing and switching to maintain seamless connectivity, high availability, and network security.
• Assist in orchestrating firewall rule bases and policy optimisation via the AlgoSec (NSPM) platform to ensure continuous compliance and governance.
• Monitor firewall performance and health using SolarWinds, proactively identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving complex technical issues.
• Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation including solution designs, ICT Change plans, implementation plans, testing, and configuration artefacts.

About You

• Extensive hands-on technical experience with Check Point firewall technologies (build, replacement, upgrades, SmartConsole, troubleshooting, and policy optimisation).
• Practical expertise in Palo Alto capabilities, Secure Web Gateway (SWG), and policy management in enterprise deployments.
• Strong background in Cisco routing and switching, specifically relating to firewall integration and enterprise network security.
• Demonstrated experience with rulebase management, policy orchestration, and compliance using AlgoSec (or equivalent NSPM tools).
• Proficiency with SolarWinds or similar enterprise monitoring platforms for firewall health monitoring and performance reporting.
• Proven experience with F5 GTM, LTM, and WAF solutions, as well as gateway/proxy security technologies.