Network Architect

18 hours ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Canberra Consulting Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

About Us

Canberra Consulting focuses on delivering highly skilled and qualified professionals to our clients. We understand the unique requirements of government environments and ensure the right fit for both client and candidate, offering you the opportunity to thrive in a challenging and rewarding role.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced ICT Network Architect to join a high-profile program based at Parliament House. This long-term engagement offers the chance to lead the design, build, and assurance of enterprise-scale broadcast network environments.

If you are already delivering outcomes in this space and want to continue shaping future-state network services, make contact for a private chat to enhance your engagement.

Working in a hybrid environment (3+ days onsite), you will collaborate with diverse teams including Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture, and Broadcasting Operations, providing both leadership and hands-on expertise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assess and remediate current network topologies; deliver target architectures
  • Design and implement future-state spine-leaf fabric with redundancy
  • Build unified management layers (naming, RBAC, configuration standards)
  • Engineer VLAN/ACL/VRF segmentation; implement domain segregation
  • Integrate monitoring/alerting with SolarWinds, Splunk, and related tools
  • Conduct failover and performance testing; document and hand over reports
  • Provide knowledge transfer, operations guides, and change procedures
  • Deliver specialist advice for upcoming projects and initiatives

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Degree in IT/Engineering (or equivalent) with 5+ years enterprise networking
  • Hands-on with L2/L3 (OSPF/IS-IS/BGP), multicast, QoS/DiffServ
  • Proven design/operation of spine-leaf fabrics with redundancy
  • Experience with cloud-based architecture, routing, switching, VPNs, DMZs
  • Skilled in troubleshooting with Wireshark and telemetry diagnostics
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and documentation skills
  • Experience in government or large enterprise environments as a contractor
  • Industry certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCIE highly regarded

Desirable Skills

  • Familiarity with live production/broadcast networks (deterministic, low latency)
  • Understanding of SMPTE ST 2110, DANTE, AES-67, and related protocols
  • Knowledge of PTP (IEEE 1588) with SMPTE ST 2059-2

Security Clearance You must be an Australian Citizen with an NV1 clearance.

Does this sound like the perfect next step?

Apply now or contact our Recruitment Director, Alister, at to arrange a confidential discussion.

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