Head of Network Operations & Security

Western Sydney; Hawkesbury; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff banking benefits

Fitness Passport membership

Onsite childcare

Job summary

Western Sydney University seeks a senior network leader to deliver, secure and continually improve network services across its multi-campus environment. You will lead architectural standards, governance and lifecycle programs, while guiding network engineers and MSPs to ensure resilient, secure connectivity.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, and project teams to advance segmentation, automation and observability, driving BAU service excellence.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading network operations in a large, complex enterprise environment.
• “Strong knowledge of enterprise routing and switching, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, QoS and high-availability technologies.”
• Experience with Cisco, HPE Aruba, Palo Alto and enterprise wireless platforms.
• Solid understanding of ITIL incident, problem, change and configuration management processes.
• Proven ability to manage technical resources, vendors and senior stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery, security and continual improvement of network services across the University’s multi-campus environment.
• Oversee network standards, reference architectures and implementation patterns.
• Provide architectural and technical leadership for governance, capacity planning and lifecycle management.
• Manage network engineers and MSPs, driving accountability and collaboration.
• Support network segmentation, Zero Trust, automation, observability and transition of new services to BAU.

Skills

Network operations leadership

Enterprise routing and switching

BGP

OSPF

VLANs

VRFs

QoS

Multicast

High-availability

Vendor management

Security standards

Tools

Cisco

HPE Aruba

Palo Alto

Enterprise wireless platforms

Job description

Western Sydney University seeks a senior network leader to deliver, secure and continually improve network services across its multi-campus environment. You will lead architectural standards, governance and lifecycle programs, while guiding network engineers and MSPs to ensure resilient, secure connectivity.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, and project teams to advance segmentation, automation and observability, driving BAU service excellence.