EL1 Lead Network Security Engineer
Contract: 12 months, with 2 x 12-month extension options
Pay: $140-$170 p/h including super (negotiable)
Work type: Full-time, up to 40 hours per week
Work arrangement: On-site, with flexible arrangements considered where operational requirements allow
Clearance: Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
About the Role
This is a senior, hands-on network security engineering role with our Federal Government client. You will help operate, assess and strengthen critical network infrastructure in a sensitive Defence environment.
You will work across network architecture, infrastructure and device configurations. The focus is practical security: identifying weaknesses, improving network practices and hardening systems against advanced threats.
What You'll Be Doing
Contract: 12 months, with 2 x 12-month extension options
Pay: $140-$170 p/h including super (negotiable)
Work type: Full-time, up to 40 hours per week
Work arrangement: On-site, with flexible arrangements considered where operational requirements allow
Clearance: Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
About the Role
This is a senior, hands-on network security engineering role with our Federal Government client. You will help operate, assess and strengthen critical network infrastructure in a sensitive Defence environment.
You will work across network architecture, infrastructure and device configurations. The focus is practical security: identifying weaknesses, improving network practices and hardening systems against advanced threats.
What You'll Be Doing
- Plan, implement and operate network services across hardware and virtual environments
- Test and maintain network infrastructure, software and hardware devices
- Assess network requirements, architecture and infrastructure
- Review complex information systems using contemporary security frameworks and toolsets
- Apply knowledge of malicious actor techniques, tools and processes
- Assess critical infrastructure systems and identify security weaknesses
- Recommend practical network hardening and defence-in-depth improvements
- Help defend systems against advanced threats
- You've demonstrated at least 5 years' experience in a Cyber role
- You can implement, maintain and assess established network practices
- You can recommend practical improvements to network security
- You can configure protection components including firewalls, servers and routers
- You can assess network security architectures and apply defence in depth
- You can review network device configurations and recommend security improvements
- You've secured network communications in complex environments
- You're an Australian citizen
- You must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
- Strong computer networking, protocols and network security methodology knowledge
- Experience explaining technical network concepts to non-technical audiences
- Knowledge of firewalls, demilitarised zones, encryption and related IT security methods
- Experience using network management tools to analyse network traffic patterns