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Senior Network Security Engineer - Contract/Perm - Remote/Flexible 

About the role 
As a Network Security Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting the businesses' secure network infrastructure. You’ll help safeguard one of the country’s most complex and high-volume network environments while enabling fast, secure digital innovation.

Responsibilities 

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure network architectures, including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and network segmentation strategies.
• Implement and manage security solutions across Telstra’s enterprise and carrier-grade networks.
• Monitor network traffic and security systems to detect and respond to vulnerabilities, intrusions, or policy violations.
• Contribute to security incident response processes and work with SOC teams to resolve issues.

Key skills 

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in network security engineering.
• Strong knowledge of routing and switching (Cisco, Juniper), TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, and MPLS.
• Expertise in firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA), VPN technologies, and next-gen network security platforms.
• Experience with intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), network access control (NAC), and DDoS mitigation tools.
• Exposure to automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) or scripting (Python, Bash) is a plus.
• Understanding of relevant security standards and frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, ISM).
• Industry certifications (e.g., CCNP Security, PCNSE, CISSP, GIAC) are desirable but not mandatory.

About Allura Partners
Allura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies. Today, in addition to our proven private equity specialisation, we’ve become a trusted partner for major ASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executive search, recruitment, and business transformation. Known for integrity, reliability, and results, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting & Finance, Transformation & Change, and Technology & Digital. We connect businesses and top-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact.

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