Our Federal Government Client is seeking a Senior Gateway Engineer.
This is a long-term contract role with an initial duration of 12 months, with two 12-month extension terms, located at our client's offices in ACT, QLD, SA, and VIC. Candidates must work from their office in one of the nominated cities for 5 days per week. (This requirement may be reviewed in the future and some flexible working arrangements may be considered).
As the selected candidate, you will:
- Manage infrastructure requirements to meet future demand.
- Provide infrastructure-related operational support for hardware, software, and other assets.
- Prioritize and escalate infrastructure issues to ensure timely resolution.
- Communicate the end-to-end implications of configuration changes.
- Analyze the quality of requests for change management.
- Provide detailed, specialist technical advice, including strategic advice to the senior executive where appropriate.
- Share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert, providing assistance and mentorship to less experienced colleagues.
- Assist in the development and implementation of strategies, operational policy and procedures, and change initiatives.
- Research emerging technologies and provide recommendations on product suitability for the agency.
- Develop staff capability through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
- Prepare, review, and maintain documentation, including design documentation, implementation plans, test plans, and support procedures.
- 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.
- Influence and contribute to ICT strategy, resolving conflicts as needed.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in the design, management, and maintenance of internet gateway and/or large-scale data centre networking environments.
- Demonstrated experience and technical proficiency in designing services utilizing F5/Blue Coat Layer 4-7 switching/load balancing and proxy systems.
- Demonstrated experience in the design and deployment of network infrastructure, including Cisco Data Centre technologies like Cisco ACI, Cisco Routers, Nexus switches, and routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP.
- Demonstrated experience with and/or detailed understanding of Palo Alto firewalls and IPS Solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of VPN technologies, email, and DNS (Infoblox) Solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in the design and integration of hybrid and public cloud services.
- Demonstrated experience in the development and maintenance of system architecture and design documentation.
- Demonstrated experience with or knowledge of Australian Government information security policies, the ASD Information Security Manual, and Essential Eight.
It is desirable if you have:
- Experience with F5, Cisco ACI, Palo Alto Firewalls, Blue Coat Proxy, Infoblox DDI, Email Solutions, VPN Technologies, Routing and Switching Infrastructure, Network Analysis Tools, and Cloud Technologies (AWS/Azure/Google).
Due to security clearance requirements for this role, candidates must be Australian citizens with Negative Vetting Level 1 clearance.
Apply now for immediate consideration - contact Carissa Burgos on 0262689778 quoting Job Reference: # 263357.
Please note: Only candidates that meet the above criteria will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in the position.
Diversity and inclusion are strongly supported at Peoplebank. People of all nationalities, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, are encouraged to apply.
