The Cyber Security Program requires a highly experienced technical specialist with deep expertise in Check Point and relevant enterprise grade firewalls and F5 load balancers to lead and support the delivery of our firewall replacement and upgrade initiatives ensuring all technical deliverables meet agreed performance criteria to drive resilient, compliant, high-performance network security across Queensland Health’s critical health services.

Job details

The role: 

Reporting to the Technical Delivery Manager, the Principal Technical Specialist will play a lead role in the implementation and management of the Queensland Health's Check Point and equivalent enterprise grade firewall replacements and upgrades for the Cyber Security Program. This role will provide technical implementation skills, analysis, and expert advice on firewall infrastructure, including associated tools for management, monitoring, and automation, ensuring optimal performance, compliance, and security.

As the Principle Technical Specialist, your duties will include:

• Lead and manage the build, configuration and implementation of new Check Point and equivalent enterprise grade firewalls, including F5 load balancers by working closely with project and BAU teams to transition new Gateways capability into operations.
• Ensure compliance and optimal performance of enterprise service levels by managing and performing the dissemination and implementation of policies, processes and standards for technical configuration of the firewall infrastructure.
• Provide subject matter expertise regarding checkpoint firewall support including troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Contribute expert advice and analysis on current and future security requirements.
• Provide comprehensive support during planned ICT changes and updates, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum security.
• Provide high level research and advice regarding emerging technologies to enhance the effectiveness of system design, management and support.
• Manage and contribute to the development, publication, implementation and compliance to technical policies, standards and procedures at an enterprise level
• Provide third level support and technical leadership across the branch
• Maintain and manage effective working relationships and engage with third parties that provide technical support for the enterprise infrastructure.
• Provide high-quality technical analysis, including documentation of upgrade strategies and options papers, with demonstrated writing skills for large-scale enterprises

Are you right for this role?

To be successful in the role, you will have skills and experience as outlined in the role description for this position. In addition, the ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrated ability to participate in a highly skilled technical team providing high-level technical direction, standardisation and support of enterprise infrastructure in a large customer focused organisation. (SFIA Code: ARCH5) (NHS: Leading Change through People)
• Proven high level understanding and working knowledge of relevant technical domains (SFIA Code: TECH 5)
• Checkpoint Firewalls, Smart Consoles and Firewall Management Architectures – Replacements and new infrastructure deployments
• F5 Load Balancers
• Security Networking technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments,
• Gateway Technologies such as Proxies and Secure Web Gateways
• Monitoring, managing, and automating the above security platforms.

• Demonstrated high level analytical, conceptual and problem management skills with a proven record in the assessment and evaluation of technical requirements within a complex information and communication technology environment.

• Demonstrated experience in promoting and ensuring the use of appropriate techniques, within the technology sphere to provide third level support (SFIA Code: ARCH 5; METL 5; DESN 5)
• Proven ability to manage and contribute to the development, publication, implementation and compliance to technical policies, standards and procedures at an enterprise level. (SFIA Code: CNSL 5: EMRG 5, QUST 4; CORE 3; QUAS 5)
• Demonstrated ability or the ability to quickly learn ServiceNow and ITIL Service Management processes, primarily incident/problem/change/configuration management). (SFIA Code: PBMG 5; CHMG 5; CFMG 5)

About eHealth Queensland:

eHealth Queensland is one of the largest Information Communication Technology operations in the state. It is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of information systems and technologies so that Queensland Health employees and health providers have access to information that supports the delivery of health care.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, submit your resume and a one-page cover letter online today.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis (temporary; full time or part time).

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• AO7-Principal Technical Specialist-DST-Cyber_RD (PDF, 230KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Pack - July 2025 (PDF, 911KB)
  Application Kit