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Hardware / Network Engineer
Senior Gateway & Network Engineer
Hardware / Network Engineer
#43809
Remote / WFH
The Department of Parliamentary Services
Job Description
Employment Type: Ongoing/Non-Ongoing
Classification: Parliamentary Executive Level 2
Closing Date: 11:30pm AEDT, 30 June 2026
Contact: Ian Kyle, +61 2 6277 5381, ian.kyle@aph.gov.au
The Opportunity
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is recruiting for a Parliamentary Executive Level 2 Senior Gateway & Network Engineer within Cyber Security Branch.
The Information Services Division (ISD) delivers ICT to the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) staff as well as all other users of the Parliamentary computing network and ICT facilities. Within ISD, the Network Operations team is responsible for a variety of services and ICT capabilities, including the physical network infrastructure such as the local and wide area networks, gateway, load balancing and wireless technologies.
Senior Gateway & Network Engineer -
The Senior Gateway & Network Engineer is responsible for the technical management and operations of parliamentary secure internet gateway and network capabilities. The role will manage complex secure network & gateway technologies, execute ICT changes and respond to incidents. You will work as part of a Gateway and Network Operations team and liaise with internal stakeholders within the Information Services Division (ISD) support teams, support vendors and various enabling service partners within the Department to deliver a coordinated and seamless experience to our users.
The role will provide technical expertise in the management of gateway firewalls, protocols, including boarder gateway protocol (BGP), routing, software-defined (SD) wide area network (WAN), zero trust network architecture, cloud networking and wireless technologies. You will also be responsible for the installation and configuration of network hardware and software for the Parliamentary local area network (LAN) and undertake analysis and of network utilisation for performance and capacity. You will contribute to gateway and network related projects and be involved in project resourcing planning and requirements gathering.
Who we are looking for
As Senior Gateway and Network Engineer, your key responsibilities will be:
Respond to complex gateway and network related incidents, implement changes and maintain the effective security and operations of gateway and network technologies with the Parliamentary ICT Networks.
Minimum 6 years' experience in secure enterprise network engineering across firewalls, switching, VPNs, NAC, observability, and automation.
High level of knowledge of emerging network security technologies and practices, including Zero Trust, micro‑segmentation, secure remote access, and cloud‑integrated network security.
Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise or Security), Fortinet NSE4/5/7, are highly desirable.
Experience engineering and supporting Aruba/HPE or similar switching platforms across campus and data centre environments, are highly desirable.
Salary
An attractive salary, which could be negotiated with the successful candidate, is on offer.
Classification: Parliamentary Executive Level 2
Closing Date: 11:30pm AEDT, 30 June 2026
Contact: Ian Kyle, +61 2 6277 5381, ian.kyle@aph.gov.au
The Opportunity
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is recruiting for a Parliamentary Executive Level 2 Senior Gateway & Network Engineer within Cyber Security Branch.
The Information Services Division (ISD) delivers ICT to the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) staff as well as all other users of the Parliamentary computing network and ICT facilities. Within ISD, the Network Operations team is responsible for a variety of services and ICT capabilities, including the physical network infrastructure such as the local and wide area networks, gateway, load balancing and wireless technologies.
Senior Gateway & Network Engineer -
The Senior Gateway & Network Engineer is responsible for the technical management and operations of parliamentary secure internet gateway and network capabilities. The role will manage complex secure network & gateway technologies, execute ICT changes and respond to incidents. You will work as part of a Gateway and Network Operations team and liaise with internal stakeholders within the Information Services Division (ISD) support teams, support vendors and various enabling service partners within the Department to deliver a coordinated and seamless experience to our users.
The role will provide technical expertise in the management of gateway firewalls, protocols, including boarder gateway protocol (BGP), routing, software-defined (SD) wide area network (WAN), zero trust network architecture, cloud networking and wireless technologies. You will also be responsible for the installation and configuration of network hardware and software for the Parliamentary local area network (LAN) and undertake analysis and of network utilisation for performance and capacity. You will contribute to gateway and network related projects and be involved in project resourcing planning and requirements gathering.
Who we are looking for
As Senior Gateway and Network Engineer, your key responsibilities will be:
Respond to complex gateway and network related incidents, implement changes and maintain the effective security and operations of gateway and network technologies with the Parliamentary ICT Networks.
Minimum 6 years' experience in secure enterprise network engineering across firewalls, switching, VPNs, NAC, observability, and automation.
High level of knowledge of emerging network security technologies and practices, including Zero Trust, micro‑segmentation, secure remote access, and cloud‑integrated network security.
Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise or Security), Fortinet NSE4/5/7, are highly desirable.
Experience engineering and supporting Aruba/HPE or similar switching platforms across campus and data centre environments, are highly desirable.
Salary
An attractive salary, which could be negotiated with the successful candidate, is on offer.
