Senior Network Security Engineer — Canberra (On-site)

PALAS Consulting Pty Ltd.; Canberra; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PALAS Consulting Pty Ltd. is seeking senior Network Security Engineers for a multi-year Federal Government secure network upgrade program in Canberra.

Roles involve owning integration and technical assurance from design through handover, with substantial autonomy within a delivery team and stakeholder engagement across engineering and operations. The positions require experience with secure network technologies, change control, and cross-domain solutions, including Fortinet, Palo Alto or Check

Qualifications

• Senior network engineer with secure enterprise experience.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls and DNS.
• Experience evaluating and implementing multi-vendor security technologies.
• Experience developing integration, verification and rollback plans under formal change control.
• Clear technical documentation and ability to coordinate stakeholders across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop integration approaches and detailed implementation plans for secure network services.
• Configure and integrate firewalls, secure gateways, routing, switching, load balancing and security controls across trust boundaries.
• Define build standards, interface requirements, test conditions and acceptance evidence.
• Investigate connectivity and security issues across platforms and boundaries using fault isolation.
• Coordinate environments, dependencies, windows, rollback plans and resources.
• Assess vulnerabilities and risks; implement proportionate treatments.
• Produce as-built docs, diagrams and handover materials.
• Provide peer reviews and mentoring across teams.

Skills

Senior network engineer

Secure enterprise networking

Network security principles

Change control

Technical documentation

Tools

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Check Point

CCNP Security

Job description

PALAS Consulting Pty Ltd. is seeking senior Network Security Engineers for a multi-year Federal Government secure network upgrade program in Canberra.

Roles involve owning integration and technical assurance from design through handover, with substantial autonomy within a delivery team and stakeholder engagement across engineering and operations. The positions require experience with secure network technologies, change control, and cross-domain solutions, including Fortinet, Palo Alto or Check