Data Network Engineer

Leaders; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Peoplebank and Leaders IT are seeking an experienced contract network engineer in Brisbane (Carseldine) to design, implement, and support complex WAN/LAN/data centre networks. The role involves hands-on work with Juniper and Cisco, plus BGP/OSPF/MPLS/VXLAN/EVPN, and cloud/hybrid connectivity.

The position offers 50% work-from-home flexibility, a 12-month initial engagement, and on-call support as required. Occasional intra-state travel may be needed. Brisbane-based candidates are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on enterprise network engineering experience.
• Demonstrated capability with Juniper and Cisco technologies (routing/switching/firewalls).
• Proven experience with BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN and EVPN.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise WAN/LAN/data centre environments.
• Cloud/hybrid networking experience between cloud and on-prem.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across multi-vendor environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate and support complex WAN, LAN, data centre, field and ITS/OT network infrastructure.
• Provide hands-on engineering support across Juniper and Cisco routing, switching and firewall technologies.
• Design and support cloud and hybrid networking (connectivity, routing, segmentation and security).
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN.
• Support network security controls including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, remote access and access controls.
• Resolve complex incidents across physical, virtual and cloud network environments.
• Maintain high-quality documentation (designs, diagrams, configs, standards and procedures).
• Identify and implement improvements through network automation / scripting / infrastructure-as-code.
• Work within an ITIL-aligned environment (Incident / Problem / Change / Configuration Management).

Skills

Enterprise network engineering

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

BGP

OSPF

MPLS

VXLAN

EVPN

Job description

Location:Brisbane (Carseldine)
Working model:50% WFH available
Engagement:Contract 12-months initially
Rate:A06 Equivilant

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate and support complex WAN, LAN, data centre, field and ITS/OT network infrastructure.
• Provide hands-on engineering support across Juniper and Cisco routing, switching and firewall technologies.
• Design and support cloud and hybrid networking (connectivity, routing, segmentation and security).
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN.
• Support network security controls including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, remote access and access controls.
• Resolve complex incidents across physical, virtual and cloud network environments.
• Maintain high-quality documentation (designs, diagrams, configs, standards and procedures).
• Identify and implement improvements through network automation / scripting / infrastructure-as-code.
• Work within an ITIL-aligned environment (Incident / Problem / Change / Configuration Management).

Essential skills & experience

• Strong hands-on enterprise network engineering experience.
• Demonstrated capability with Juniper and Cisco technologies (routing/switching/firewalls).
• Proven experience with BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN and EVPN.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise WAN/LAN/data centre environments.
• Cloud/hybrid networking experience (connectivity and integration between cloud and on-prem).
• Strong troubleshooting skills across multi-vendor environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Highly desirable

• Experience in OT / ITS / industrial / critical infrastructure network environments.
• Automation/scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, APIs).
• Relevant networking/security/cloud certifications (or equivalent demonstrated experience).

Other requirements

• Willingness to participate in on-call / after-hours support as required (planned maintenance and incident response).
• Occasional intra-state travel may be required.
• Preference for Brisbane-based / local candidates.

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