Technical Officer - Messaging

Directors
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • Permanent IT, Contract IT
  • CTo8-1622082
  • 08/10/2025
Technical Officer – Messaging (Defence ICT)
Sydney/Canberra/Perth
$800-$900/day
Mon–Fri (40 hrs/week)
Contract till 30th June 2026 with 3 X more 6 month extensions
NV2 Security Clearance
On-site only (DSN access required)
  
Join the Fleet Information Environment (FIE) Modernisation Project, a critical Defence initiative delivering secure and integrated ICT systems (Minerva) to support Navy operations at sea and on land.
  
We’re looking for a skilled Technical Officer – Messaging to support and manage the messaging infrastructure in complex, secure Defence environments.
  
Key Responsibilities:
  • Administer and support Exchange, Active Directory, Skype, and XMPP tools
  • Manage messaging in multi-forest distributed environments
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues under DDIL conditions
  • Support digital certificate management and user access
  • Create and maintain SOPs and build documentation
  • Participate in on-call rotationand assist with system deployments and training
Skills & Experience:
  • Experience as a Network/Gateway engineer
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Defence Deployed systems
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge in networking technologies including:
  • o Routing.
  • o Switching.
  • o IPSec, VPN, VLAN, OSPF, BGP, MPLS TE.
  • o Next Gen firewalls
  • o Voice Over IP
  • o Enterprise wireless LAN infrastructure
  • o Network segmentation
  • o Network Access Control
  • o Network telemetry protocols such as NetFlow, SNMP, etc.
Experienced with:
  • o Microsoft Exchange Administration Processes
  • o Microsoft Active Directory Administration
  • o Microsoft Skype Administration
  • o Citrix Virtual Desktop Administration
  • o Hypervisor Maintenance and Administration
  • o VoIP
Desirable: Familiarity with Fortinet, Cisco, Red Hat, HYCU, Minerva, and monitoring tools like Elastic or Carbon Black
 
Requirements:  
  • NV2 clearance(or ability to obtain)
  • Must comply with ITAR regulations
  • On-call participation and DSN access required – no WFH
Be part of a program enabling the Royal Australian Navy to fight and win at sea through cutting-edge, secure communications systems.

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