Senior Infrastructure Engineer

• Federal Government Agency
• 12-month contract plus lengthy extensions
• Ability to obtain Negative Vetting 1 Security Clearance

• 12-month contract 
• Federal Government Agency 
• Canberra Location 

About the company
Karlka Recruiting Group has partnered with a Federal Government Agency to engage an EL1 Senior Infrastructure Engineer. This position is located in their busy Canberra office for an initial 12-month contract.
  
About the Position
You will implement, manage and retire the infrastructure (including physical, virtual, networking and cloud infrastructure) that supports digital services. You would use your in-depth knowledge of specific ICT Platforms to provide expert advice on the management and maintenance of those platforms. You work closely with key third party suppliers to ensure the provision of a robust gateway infrastructure capability for the business and liaise with architecture and shared services areas to ensure the security of the day-to-day technical operations. 

Duties 

• Design/evaluate/implement infrastructure requirements to meet future infrastructure demand
• Provide expert technical support for project build, test and solution deployment activities
• Prepare, review and maintain documentation which may include design documentation, implementation plans, test plans, and support procedures
• Assist in the development and implementation of strategies, operational policy and procedures and change initiatives
• Participate in change management process and communicate the end-to-end implications of configuration changes
• Provide detailed, specialist technical advice, including strategic advice to the senior executive
• Proactively share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert, and aid and mentorship to less experienced colleagues
• Undertake research on emerging technologies and provide recommendations on product suitability for the agency
• Engage and partner with other agencies and service providers to build service delivery capability
• Attend interagency meetings and forums to influence business outcomes and share information
• Encourage innovation, continuous improvement and manage and support change and influence and contribute to ICT strategy resolving conflicts as needed

Requirements/Skills

• A minimum 5 years demonstrated experience in design, management and maintenance of internet gateway and/or large-scale data centre networking environment.
• Demonstrated experience and technical proficiency in the design of services utilising F5/Blue Coat Layer 4-7 switching/load balancing and proxy systems.
• Experience in the design and deployment of network infrastructure including Cisco Data centre technologies like Cisco ACI, Cisco Routers, nexus switches, routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, EIGRP
• A detailed understanding of Palo Alto firewalls and IPS Solutions
• Ability to design and implementation of VPN technologies, email and DNS (Infoblox) Solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in the design and integration of hybrid and public cloud services. 

Benefits working with Karlka Recruiting Group 

• Weekly pay  
• Ongoing support: Pre, during and post placement 
• Dedicated consultant per contract
• Employee Assistance Program available
• Our agency supports Indigenous communities 

How to Apply
Apply now to be considered for submission to our client by 11/09/2025
Consultant:  Sandi
Email for questions only: recruitment@karlkarecruiting.com.au
*Please apply through this portal. Any applications through email may be missed.

Nyiyaparli and other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further discussion.
Applications received after the due date may be considered for similar roles.

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