Systems Engineer

Securing digital infrastructure.

Summary

With over five years of experience in systems engineering and ad hoc support, combined with a strong foundation in networking, I'm now transitioning my career towards cybersecurity.

Born and raised in Perth, I take pride in my customer focused approach to IT_

Work Experience

Apr. 2023 - Present

Systems Engineer

Edith Cowan University

  • Network engineering & administration for Red vs Blue team excercise project
    • Cisco, OPNsense, Proxmox, Linux and Ubiquiti
    • Network security, segmentation, monitoring and scanning
      • WAN, LAN, WLAN, VLAN, DNS, DHCP, VPN, NMAP & Syslog
  • Delivered network upgrade for the Centre for Security Digital Futures & Augmenting Cyber Defence Capabilities project
  • Designed and delivered multiple large server infrastructure upgrades
  • Delivered highly secure networks through segmentation, firewall policies and routine network scans
  • Enforced strong and security measures aligned with industry (e.g. password character length minimum, geo-blocking, MAC address lists, IP block lists, etc.)
  • Maintained structured documentation with intricate detail
  • Provideld project partners and stakeholders with accessibility guides (e.g. VPN conectivity, network layout, etc.)
Sep. 2022 - Apr. 2023

Support Engineer

Office Solutions IT

  • Conducted security exercises and assessments, including phishing campaigns, network vulnerability scanning, and detailed infrastructure assessments to enhance organisational security posture
  • Delivered Firewalls, access points, and switch upgrades to clients throughout Perth
  • Supported, and consulted on ad hoc issues such as system administration and networking
  • Maintained detailed documentation to enhance operational efficiencies
Feb. 2021 - Sep. 2022

Support Engineer

Comteque

  • Comteque offers IT support and solutions to local Perth clientele
  • Scoped, planned and delivered migration from on-prem Microsoft Exchange server to O365 cloud environment
    • Powershell Scripting, DNS, O365 and Outlook
  • Delivered full network upgrades including firewalls, switches, APs and NAS device
    • Cisco, Ubiquiti, Draytek, Synology and Qnap
  • Administration of Windows & Linux server, firewalls, switches, VPN and CCTV NVRs
    • Active Directory, Hyper-V, Remote Access Services, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy

Technical Skills

Networking

  • TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN
  • Cisco IOS/NX-OS, JunOS
  • SD-WAN, Zero Trust
  • Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet)
  • Network Segmentation

Security

  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • SIEM (Splunk, ELK)
  • IDS/IPS Systems
  • NIST Framework
  • Penetration Testing Basics

Systems

  • Windows/Linux Administration
  • Active Directory, LDAP
  • Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V)
  • Cloud (AWS, Azure)
  • Containerization (Docker)

Development

  • Python (Security Scripting)
  • Bash & Powershell
  • Ansible, Terraform
  • Git Version Control
  • APIs

Education

Bachelor of Science
(Cyber Security)

Edith Cowan University • 2026

Diploma in Advanced Networking

North Metropolitan TAFE • 2019