Description Create your best future and join Network Services Team as a Senior Network Engineer. What’s the role? Responsible for managing, testing, and implementing changes to network security infrastructure. Requires 8 years of hands-on experience in complex IT environments, ideally within the financial sector. Must work well both independently and in teams, and adapt to changing business needs. Key Duties: Manage and optimise network and security systems, including installation, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Develop and maintain disaster recovery, backup, and restore procedures. Conduct risk assessments, root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes. Contribute to network design, architecture, and capacity planning. Provide technical consultation and documentation, while staying current through training and certifications. What do I need? Experience: Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in complex IT environments. Technical Skills: Strong experience with Juniper SRX and Fortinet firewalls, including analysis and low-level design of enterprise security architecture. Proficient in F5 (LTM, GTM, APM) load balancing, proxy setup, and enterprise routing/switching (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, etc.). Skilled in IPS/IDS configuration and event analysis; familiar with logging platforms like Elastic and Splunk. Experience with monitoring tools such as Netscout, SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, and Accedian. Automation and scripting knowledge (Python, JSON, Ansible). General Skills: Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills. Self-motivated, team-oriented, and able to thrive under pressure. Capable of translating business needs into technical solutions. Process improvement mindset with a focus on compliance and standards. Why join us? We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' 1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that: Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates! Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives. Create your future today To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website .