Network Engineer
12 Month Contract
$120K–$140K + Super

An excellent opportunity to support and enhance enterprise network and infrastructure environments while contributing to critical operational and technology initiatives…

The Company

We’re partnering with a large, asset-intensive Australian organisation with a strong national footprint and a long-term commitment to safety, operational excellence, and ongoing technology investment.The business operates a complex enterprise environment and continues to invest in robust and stable ITS infrastructure to support reliability, growth, and business-critical operations across multiple sites.

The Role

Reporting to the Infrastructure Manager, this role is responsible for supporting, maintaining and improving the organisation’s network and infrastructure environment, ensuring reliable business-as-usual operations while contributing to approved infrastructure projects. This is a hands-on technical role within a collaborative enterprise team. Interstate travel will be required to support operational sites and project delivery.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting and maintaining enterprise network and ITS infrastructure in line with agreed SLAs
• Providing business-as-usual infrastructure and network support across multiple sites
• Managing and delivering approved infrastructure and network projects
• Acting as a technical escalation point for ITS support teams
• Designing, implementing and maintaining secure network and infrastructure solutions
• Supporting voice systems, wireless networks and associated infrastructure
• Managing vendors, consultants and third-party service providers
• Supporting disaster recovery testing and infrastructure resilience initiatives
• Adhering to change management, governance and documentation standards
• Identifying recurring issues and driving root-cause resolution
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with OHSE requirements
• Contributing to continuous improvement and infrastructure optimisation initiatives
• Providing onsite support at interstate locations as required

Your Background

You’re an experienced Network Engineer with strong enterprise exposure, a hands-on technical skillset, and a proactive, service-focused mindset.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in Network, Infrastructure or ITS roles
• Strong hands-on experience with network infrastructure technologies
• Proven experience with Cisco routers and switches
• Proven exeprience with Palo Alto
• Proven experience with Riverbed
• Experience with voice systems and network design
• Knowledge of wireless configuration, troubleshooting and optimisation
• Experience supporting cloud environments (SaaS / IaaS)
• Knowledge of security hardware and solutions (firewalls, IPS/IDS, etc.)
• Experience across Microsoft technologies and Microsoft Cloud services
• Solid understanding of ITIL and infrastructure best practices
• Project delivery experience within enterprise environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Willingness and ability to travel interstate as required
• Experience working in asset-intensive or operational environments (highly regarded)
• Cisco certification (or equivalent practical experience) is required. Tertiary IT qualifications are desirable.

What’s on Offer?

• A 12-month contract within a stable, enterprise-scale organisation
• A mix of business-as-usual support and project delivery
• Exposure to complex, multi-site infrastructure environments
• Interstate travel across operational locations
• A collaborative, safety-first culture
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact in a critical infrastructure role

If this opportunity sounds like it may be of interest, please submit your resume.
This role is being recruited by Eimear Hunt.