Carrier-Grade Network Engineer: ASR9K, IPv6 & SR

Aurec Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurec Group in Sydney is seeking a Network Engineer for a contract role to design, deploy and support large-scale IP/MPLS backbone networks using Cisco ASR9000 IOS-XR. This hybrid position requires 3 days onsite in Australia.

The role focuses on BGP, IS-IS, MPLS L3VPN, IPv6 and Segment Routing, troubleshooting production issues, and collaborating with multi-vendor teams. Prior experience with Cisco SP platforms and carrier environments is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on design, deployment and support of carrier-grade IP/MPLS networks.
• Experience with Cisco ASR9000/IOS-XR in large-scale environments.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, IS-IS, IPv6 and Segment Routing.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and support carrier-grade IP/MPLS backbone networks using Cisco ASR9000 (IOS-XR).
• Deliver backbone upgrades, migrations and network expansion across core, aggregation and edge layers.
• Implement and optimise routing technologies including BGP, IS-IS, MPLS L3VPN, IPv6, and Segment Routing.
• Troubleshoot complex production network issues and lead incident resolution across multi-vendor environments.
• Support deployment of new services, capacity upgrades and modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and vendor teams to ensure scalable, resilient network architecture.

Skills

Cisco ASR9K

IOS-XR

MPLS

BGP

IS-IS

IPv6

Segment Routing

Backbone networks

Troubleshooting

Multi-vendor environments

Tools

Juniper MX

Nokia SR

Python

Ansible

Job description

Aurec Group in Sydney is seeking a Network Engineer for a contract role to design, deploy and support large-scale IP/MPLS backbone networks using Cisco ASR9000 IOS-XR. This hybrid position requires 3 days onsite in Australia.

The role focuses on BGP, IS-IS, MPLS L3VPN, IPv6 and Segment Routing, troubleshooting production issues, and collaborating with multi-vendor teams. Prior experience with Cisco SP platforms and carrier environments is essential.