Senior Network Security Engineers

Decipher Bureau; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and certification bonuses

Time to keep skills sharp

Culture awards that recognise realexel

Job summary

Decipher Bureau in Canberra is seeking a hands-on Senior Network Security Engineer to own end-to-end security network solutions from design to handover. You’ll work on federal and enterprise projects, guiding trade-offs and risk with clients.

The role emphasises deep expertise across NGFW, LAN/WLAN, datacentre, SD-WAN/SASE/SSE, NAC and WAF/load balancing, with a path to Principal Consultant for standout performers. Flexible hybrid work in Canberra available.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on, senior-level networking experience.
• Federal market experience.
• NV1 or NV2 clearance preferred (baseline considered).
• Integrator or consultancy background, delivering across multiple clients and environments.

Responsibilities

• Authoring high-level and detailed designs aligned to business and technical requirements.
• Leading delivery of complex solution components across multiple workstreams.
• Working hands-on across NGFW, LAN/WLAN, datacentre, SD-WAN/SASE/SSE, NAC and WAF/load balancing.
• Advising clients on best-of-breed technology choices and what they mean for their security posture.
• Mentoring junior engineers and lifting the team’s shared technical knowledge.

Skills

Senior networking experience

Federal market experience

NV1/NV2 clearance

Integrator/consultancy background

Routing & switching fundamentals

Overlay/VPN tech

Tools

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Juniper

Aruba

Cisco

Juniper Apstra

EVPN fabrics

Zscaler

Cloudflare

F5 BIG-IP

Cisco ISE

Aruba ClearPass

Job description

Senior Network Security Engineer | Canberra | Up to $200k + bonus

Want to join the best network engineering team in the country?

About the company & culture

We’re partnering with one of Australia’s leading consultancies. Their cyber practice has grown strongly over the past few years and is gearing up for its next wave of growth. They aren’t a reseller chasing product quotas. They’re a team of real technologists who know their tech inside out, get hands-on, and deliver outcomes clients can see.

The culture is technically deep, low-ego and high-trust. Autonomy is the norm, seniority is earned through capability rather than tenure.

The role

You’ll join a high-performing secure networks team, delivering project-based work for federal and enterprise clients. You’ll own solutions end to end, from HLD through LLD, implementation and handover. You’ll also be a trusted technical advisor, guiding clients through trade-offs, decisions and risk.

Location:

Canberra, with flexible hybrid working.

What you’ll be doing

• Authoring high-level and detailed designs aligned to business and technical requirements
• Leading delivery of complex solution components across multiple workstreams

• Working hands-on across NGFW, LAN/WLAN, datacentre, SD-WAN/SASE/SSE, NAC and WAF/load balancing
• Advising clients on best-of-breed technology choices and what they mean for their security posture
• Mentoring junior engineers and lifting the team’s shared technical knowledge

The tech you’ll work with

• NGFW: Fortinet, Palo Alto
• LAN/WLAN: Juniper, Aruba, Cisco
• Datacentre: Juniper Apstra, EVPN fabrics
• SD-WAN / SASE / SSE: Fortinet, Zscaler, Aruba
• NAC: Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass
• WAF & load balancing: Cloudflare, F5 BIG-IP

You don’t need all of it. Deep expertise in 1-2 of these areas is what matters.

What you’ll bring

• 4+ years of hands-on, senior-level networking experience
• An integrator or consultancy background, delivering across multiple clients and environments.
• Federal market experience
• NV1 or NV2 clearance preferred (baseline considered)
• A strong grasp of routing and switching fundamentals, plus overlay/VPN tech and segmentation.

Why join?

• A clear path to Principal Consultant
• Training and certification bonuses, plus time to keep your skills sharp
• Culture awards that recognise real excellence
• A social, tight-knit Canberra office
• Real WFH flexibility
• Up to $200k + Super potential

If you’re a hands-on senior engineer who’d rather be known for what you build than what you sell, let’s talk.

Additional information

• x2 roles available for seasoned Senior Network Security Engineers
• Canberra Based with active NV1
• Perm role