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.

Ensure the ongoing operations of complex gateway protocols, routing and networking connectivity.

Lead complex gateway and network engineering tasks, contribute to architecture decisions and ensure the sustainment and maintenance of the secure internet gateway.

Involved in driving forward planning and architecture, evaluate new technologies to determine suitability to solving business needs, ensure appropriate policies and procedures are in place.

Ensure system availability and uptime, accountable for continuous improvement and innovation to enhance the service delivery experience.

Detailed knowledge of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Information Security Manual (ISM)controls, Essential 8, Protective Security Principles Framework (PSPF) and best practise secure technical implementation in cloud, network and gateway capabilities.

Broad understanding of cyber security systems, including endpoint detection, security information and event management (SIEM), vulnerability detection and management and cyber threat intelligence capabilities.

Highly Desirable:

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.

Job Specific Requirements:

Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or related fields, or equivalent professional experience.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 (Confidential/Highly Protected/Secret) security clearance.

At DPS, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that ensures all our people can contribute to our shared purpose. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people who identify as neurodivergent, and mature aged people.