Lead, Network Planning Engineer

L3Harris; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional leave

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible working hours

Discounted private health insurance

Life & Total Permanent Disability

Novated Car Leasing

Professional development programs

Retail reward programs

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Network Engineering Lead to support our Australia-based Managed Services program, based in Melbourne. You will lead across Network Engineering, Design Office and Implementation, delivering enterprise network infrastructure and services to the customer.

This role involves developing implementation strategies, overseeing deployment and transition, and ensuring technical excellence across teams while coordinating across locations and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience analyzing, configuring, troubleshooting, and designing complex enterprise networks.
• 4+ years on large electronic systems integration projects.
• 4+ years domain knowledge of the Telecommunications industry including carrier services and network infrastructure.
• Experience with WAN architectures and complex routing (MPLS, SD-WAN, VXLAN, OSPF/BGP).

Responsibilities

• Lead the Network Engineering, Design Office and Implementation teams delivering enterprise network services and infrastructure.
• Develop implementation strategies, technical direction and engineering solutions for deployment and transition.
• Lead implementation, migration and transition plans with end-to-end ownership.
• Provide technical leadership for network, infrastructure and security solutions.
• Coordinate engineering activities across geographically dispersed locations.
• Prepare detailed designs including diagrams, rack layouts and BOMs.
• Collaborate with Systems, Security, Safety engineering and V&V teams to meet program requirements.
• Participate in design and implementation reviews to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Enterprise network design

WAN/LAN troubleshooting

Network security fundamentals

Education

CCNA certification

CCNP certification (preferred)

Tools

Cisco routers

Cisco ASA

Palo Alto

AutoCAD

Visio

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About the role:

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Network Engineering Lead to support our Australia-based Managed Services program. This is an important role focusing on the planning, implementation and transition of a large network in support of the overall program delivery and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

This role provides leadership across the Network Engineering, Design Office and Implementation teams, translating L3Harris's previous experience standing up managed network services programs through development, deployment and transition into operational service. The successful candidate will be responsible for the execution of engineering and implementation activities supporting the delivery of enterprise network infrastructure and services to the customer.

This is an opportunity to take on unique challenges, expand your skillset and experience, and significantly contribute to an enterprise network modernisation initiative that will make a significant impact to Australia's air traffic management and for the flying public. You will join a team of talented professionals who take a collaborative approach, are passionate about the mission, and take pride in what we deliver every day. We are a company on the move with more than five decades of innovative and exceptional performance; we have earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers.

What the role will involve:

The successful candidate will support the Engineering team, leading the implementation activities associated with the delivery, deployment and transition of the ENMP network capability.

As an Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP), this position requires an Airservices background check with duties to include:

• Lead the Network Engineering, Design Office and Implementation teams responsible for the delivery of enterprise network services and infrastructure.
• Develop implementation strategies, technical direction and engineering solutions supporting the deployment and transition of services from the existing network to the new operational network environment.
• Lead the development and execution of implementation, migration and transition plans.
• Provide technical leadership for the establishment and implementation of end-to-end network, infrastructure and security solutions.
• Coordinate engineering, design and implementation activities across geographically dispersed customer locations.
• Support the preparation and delivery of detailed designs including interconnection diagrams, rack layouts, bills of material and implementation documentation.
• Work with Systems Engineering, Security Engineering, Safety Engineering and Verification & Validation teams to ensure solutions meet program requirements and compliance objectives.
• Participate in design reviews, implementation reviews, test readiness reviews, transition readiness reviews and In-Service activities to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Partner with program, operational and engineering stakeholders to ensure performance requirements are met throughout the implementation process.
• Work with Network Management and Operations teams to ensure tools, processes and procedures required to manage, monitor and report network performance are configured and operationally ready.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders, suppliers and service providers to support successful program outcomes.
• Effectively communicate implementation progress, technical risks, deployment constraints and schedule impacts to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage engineering, implementation, schedule and operational risks throughout the program lifecycle.
• Travel will be required within Australia to facilitate customer and partner coordination as well as support remote site audits and implementation activities.

What you’ll bring

• 8 or more years of relevant job experience including analyzing, configuring, troubleshooting, designing complex enterprise networks
• 4+ years of experience as an engineer on large electronic systems integration projects;
• 4+ years domain knowledge of the Telecommunications industry, including carrier services, provisioning terminology, CISCO routers and network infrastructure.
• Understanding of WAN architectures (e.g. MPLS with Segment Routing and SD-WAN, VXLAN & MPN methods), and complex routing and switching
• Strong familiarity with Routers (Cisco ISRs, F5, Juniper CPT and Cisco NCSs) and Firewalls (Cisco ASA and Palo Alto is desirable)
• Understands signaling protocols, TDM framing/timing, WAN/LAN, TCP/IP, ATM and specific routing protocols such as IS-IS, BGP and OSPF, VoIP, DWDM, CTI and VPN technologies
• Thorough understanding of most enterprise IPv4 protocols and emerging IPv6 deployments
• 4+ years of experience with customer requirements reviews, design reviews and/or test and acceptance events with the customer;

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess an intermediate (CCNA certification, CCNP is Preferred or equivalent experience) level of experience troubleshooting IP network configurations.
• Experience working as an engineer on delivery of a Defence, or mission critical capability;
• Experience with part or full systems engineering lifecycle / systems engineering methodology, i.e. customer needs, system requirements, system design and/or system test;
• Experience with Security and Safety programs will be well regarded
• Experience in a multi-disciplined engineering environment.
• Experience with engineering drawing tools such as AutoCAD and Visio
• Experience in Voice Communications Systems, Radios, Telephony (VoIP, analog or digital);
• Other less relevant but adjacent competencies such as programming/coding, electronics projects, ICT skills, hardware development, project management are also beneficial.

About L3Harris Australia

L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.

L3Harris in Melbourne is the base for our Enterprise Network Modernisation Program (ENMP) for Airservices Australia. In partnership with Airservices, L3Harris will lead a consortium to plan and design an integrated, enterprise system to support all telecommunications, radio communications, ADS-B surveillance and network services for the National Airways System, including support for civil aviation, and aviation rescue and firefighting services.

A few of our employee benefits are:

An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.

Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)

Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location

Discounted private health insurance

Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover

Novated Car Leasing

Company supported professional development programs

Retail Reward programs

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.