High Profile Federal Government Department 12-month contract 12 month extension option Rewarding hourly rates $$$/ Hybrid environment – ACT, NSW, VIC A high-profile Federal Government department is looking to engagean experienced Network Engineer to focus on operational maintenance of the environment, responding to incidents and service requests but will also involve project work to implement new digital services and enhance the network services. The successful Network Engineer will be offered an initial 12 month contract with the view to extended for a further 12 months and receive a rewarding hourly rate. The successful Network Engineer will be responsible for, but not limited to: Performing day-to-day level 2 and 3 support and administration activities for a global network including responding to system faults, configuration updates, monitoring system health and maintaining disaster recovery manuals Installation, configuration and maintenance of Cisco and Fortinet hardware and software platforms to provide Data Centre Networking, SDWAN, VPN Remote Access and WiFi Researching, evaluating and implementing new hardware, software and processes for the development, management and support of Austrade’s corporate communication networks and make recommendations for the acquisition of relevant goods or services Managing system upgrades and following ISM guidelines to maintain Maturity Level 2 security posture The successful Network Engineer will have experience in the following: Demonstrated technical understanding of, and experience with Fortinet, Cisco and Azure networking suite of services and products. Experience with FortiGate, Forti Manager, Forti Authenticator and Forti Analyzer Experience with Solarwinds or other equivalent network monitoring tools Operational experience and troubleshooting skills with global network communications deployments. Functional knowledge and experience of telecommunications standards and protocols such as; IP/TCP/UDP, routing protocols (EIGRP, BGP, OSPF), QoS/DSCP and DMVPN/ADVPN This is a great opportunity with a Federal Government Department and to join a supportive team The successful Network Engineer will be offered an initial 12-month contract with the view to be extended for 12 months and receive a rewarding hourly rate If you have the required skills and experience, APPLY NOW. Please forward your application to jobshitechaust.com quoting reference number NL1090. For more exciting job opportunities go to www.hitechaust.com .