Network Engineer

_{27th August, 2026}

Job Title - NTAS Network Engineer
Job ID - 1124545

• Security Clearance: NV1 Clearance
• Length of Contract: 12 months
• The role closes on 26/08/2026
• Location: Campbell Park Offices, Canberra, ACT

Responsibilities:

• Perform network engineering activities across voice, video, and data systems, including converged communications environments.
• Conduct requirements analysis, development, and allocation for network and communications systems.
• Ensure network requirements are traceable to system-level capability needs and operational use cases.
• Support network architecture and design.
• Review design documentation and specialist network engineering reports.
• Develop and review engineering artefacts.
• Provide engineering support to communications networks and associated systems throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist in identification and management of technical risks, issues, and network performance concerns.
• Support cybersecurity and network hardening considerations in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Review and provide technical input on contractor deliverables related to communications and network engineering.
• Participate in engineering reviews, design reviews, and technical working groups.
• All other tasks as directed.

Qualification and Experience:

• Be a Chartered Professional Engineer of a registered Professional Engineering Body (such as Engineers Australia) equivalent, or be able to attain chartered status.
• Tertiary qualifications in Network Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in leadership and management roles, and an ability to coach and guide teams in the implementation of strategy and change.
• Understanding of technical, logistical, and operational requirements in the delivery of capability, and
• Experience in managing cross-functional teams of diverse technical specialisations.

SFIA Skills Sought:
The provision of network maintenance and support services. Support may be provided both to users of the systems and to service delivery functions. Support typically takes the form of investigating and resolving problems and providing information about the systems. It may also include monitoring their performance. Problems may be resolved by providing advice or training to users about the network's functionality, correct operation or constraints, by devising work-arounds, correcting faults, or making general or site-specific modifications. The provision of network maintenance and support services. Support may be provided both to users of the systems and to service delivery functions. Support typically takes the form of investigating and resolving problems and providing information about the systems. It may also include monitoring their performance. Problems may be resolved by providing advice or training to users about the network's functionality, correct operation or constraints, by devising work-arounds, correcting faults, or making general or site-specific modifications.

NTAS Level 4:
Maintains the network support process and checks that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures. Uses network management software and tools to investigate and diagnose network problems, collect performance statistics and create reports, working with users, other staff and suppliers as appropriate. Maintains the network support process and checks that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures. Uses network management software and tools to investigate and diagnose network problems, collect performance statistics and create reports, working with users, other staff and suppliers as appropriate.
 
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