The first thing you learn at Leidos Australia is to leave current thinking at the door. Our aim is to make the world a safer, healthier and more efficient place, but we won’t get far using existing ideas. We need incisive minds like yours to weave together information technology, engineering and science skills into practical solutions for the most complex and high risk challenges.

As a Project Services Network Engineer you will be responsible the design, build and execution of technical ICT solutions. Based in either our Canberra or Melbourne facility and working within the Project Services Engineering team, your role will perform network engineering functions including design, implementation and optimisation.

Other duties include :

• Produce networking design specifications and detailed schematics for project delivery.

• Provide in-depth analysis on existing network and server configurations and make recommendations for system enhancements.

•  Analyse, develop, enhance, secure and test complex network designs.

•  Monitor the performance of network and equipment to ensure high availability and redundancy.

•  Troubleshoot network performance issues.  Analyse network traffic and provides capacity planning solutions.

•  Develop and revise network technical documentation.

•  Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways.

About You

You are an experienced engineer within a complex, regulated environment and have a good knowledge and interest in a broad range of systems and enterprise architecture and interface protocols. The following will also be desirable:

•  CCNA (Data Centre or Routing and Switching), VCP or MCSA certifications

•  Palo Alto firewall experience

•  Solid understanding of modern server hardware;  particularly NetApp HCI & Cisco UCS

•  Experience with Storage and Backup; particularly, EMC & NetApp solutions

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate must hold a government NV-2 security clearance; or NV1 with eligibility to upgrade to NV2.

The company's diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Leidos is an Equal Opportunity Employer.