Sr. Network Infrastructure Engineer

Position: Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Security
clearance

Must be
able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1

Job
details

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 the
provision of a robust gateway infrastructure capability for the business, and
liaise with architecture and shared services areas to ensure the security of
the day-to-day technical operations. Senior Gateway Engineers exercise a
considerable degree of independence, with decision-making substantially
dependent on their high-level judgement and consideration of wider agency
implications, with work being performed under the general guidance of senior
staff.

Key
duties and responsibilities

Duties
may include some or all the following but not limited to:

·        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

Knowledge/Qualifications:

At least
five (5) years demonstrated experience in the design, management and
maintenance of internet gateway and/or large scale data centre networking
environment.

1.      Demonstrated experience and
technical proficiency in the design of services utilising F5/Blue Coat Layer
4-7 switching/load balancing and proxy systems.

2.      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

3.      Demonstrated
experience with and/or detailed understanding of Palo Alto firewalls and IPS Solutions

4.      Demonstrated
experience in the design and implementation of VPN technologies, email and DNS
(Infoblox) Solutions.

5.      Demonstrated
experience in the design and integration of hybrid and public cloud services.

6.      Demonstrated
experience in the development and maintenance of system architecture and design
documentation.

7.      Demonstrated
experience with or knowledge of Australian Government information security
policies, the ASD Information Security Manual and Essential Eight.

Technical
skills