Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Yolk Digital; Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services provider in Canberra is seeking a Senior Gateway Engineer to design and manage critical digital infrastructures. This mid-senior level role requires extensive experience with gateway technologies, networking protocols, and cloud services, offering a chance to engage in innovative projects. The ideal candidate will bring over five years of experience in IT and contribute to the operational efficiency of digital services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in designing and managing internet gateway networking.
• Technical proficiency in F5/Blue Coat layer 4-7 services.
• Experience with Cisco technologies including ACI and routing protocols.
• Detailed understanding of Palo Alto firewalls.
• Experience in design and implementation of VPN and DNS solutions.
• Knowledge of Australian Government security policies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure to meet future demands.
• Provide technical support for project build and deployment.
• Prepare and maintain implementation and test documentation.
• Assist in developing operational policy and change initiatives.
• Provide strategic advice to senior executives.
• Manage IT systems' backup and disaster recovery solutions.

Skills

Design of internet gateway

F5/Blue Coat switching/load balancing

Cisco Data centre technologies

Palo Alto firewalls and IPS

VPN technologies

Hybrid and public cloud services

Job description

Yolk Digital Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

About the Job

Infrastructure Engineers implement, manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services. The Senior Gateway Engineer uses their in-depth knowledge of specific ICT platforms to provide expert advice on the management and maintenance of those platforms. They work closely with key third party suppliers to ensure a robust gateway infrastructure capability for the business, and liaise with architecture and shared services areas to ensure the security of day-to-day technical operations. Senior Gateway Engineers exercise a considerable degree of independence, with decision-making substantially dependent on high-level judgement and wider agency considerations, with work performed under the general guidance of senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Design/evaluate/implement infrastructure requirements to meet future infrastructure demand
• Provide expert technical support for project build, test and solution deployment activities
• Prepare, review and maintain documentation which may include design documentation, implementation plans, test plans, and support procedures
• Assist in the development and implementation of strategies, operational policy and procedures and change initiatives
• Participate in change management process and communicate the end-to-end implications of configuration changes
• Provide detailed, specialist technical advice, including strategic advice to the senior executive
• Proactively share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert, and aid and mentorship to less experienced colleagues
• Undertake research on emerging technologies and provide recommendations on product suitability for the agency
• Engage and partner with other agencies and service providers to build service delivery capability
• Attend interagency meetings and forums to influence business outcomes and share information
• Encourage innovation, continuous improvement and manage and support change and influence and contribute to ICT strategy resolving conflicts as needed
• Manage the operation of backup, high availability and disaster recovery solutions for IT systems
• Manage the regular maintenance of patches and support packages for all technical layers
• Manage the administration and operation of the Gateway network kit

Qualifications

1. At least five (5) years demonstrated experience in the design, management and maintenance of internet gateway and/or large scale data centre networking environment.
2. Demonstrated experience and technical proficiency in the design of services utilising F5/Blue Coat Layer 4-7 switching/load balancing and proxy systems.
3. Demonstrated experience in the design and deployment of network infrastructure including Cisco Data centre technologies like Cisco ACI, Cisco Routers, nexus switches, routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP
4. Demonstrated experience with and/or detailed understanding of Palo Alto firewalls and IPS Solutions
5. Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of VPN technologies, email and DNS (Infoblox) Solutions.
6. Demonstrated experience in the design and integration of hybrid and public cloud services.
7. Demonstrated experience in the development and maintenance of system architecture and design documentation.
8. Demonstrated experience with or knowledge of Australian Government information security policies, the ASD Information Security Manual and Essential Eight.

Technical Skills

• Cisco Data centre technologies like Cisco ACI, Cisco Routers, nexus switches, routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP
• Palo Alto firewalls and IPS Solutions
• VPN technologies, email and DNS (Infoblox) Solutions
• Hybrid and public cloud services

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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