National Network Engineering Manager – Open Networking Lead

The Living Company; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave days

Employee discounts

Vaccinations

Job summary

The Living Company is seeking a Network Engineering Manager to lead the network architecture and security across Scape and Aveo, ensuring reliable resident connectivity and building operations.

You will balance hands-on delivery with team leadership, vendor management, and continuous improvement while shaping the networking roadmap for a national portfolio.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with switching, wireless infra and RF design/troubleshooting.
• Experience managing network vendors, ISPs, SLAs and multi-site operations.
• Proven ability to lead a small technical team and balance priorities with improvements.
• Willingness to join an on-call roster and travel interstate as required.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, design, performance and security of the network across Scape and Aveo.
• Lead transmission of open, disaggregated networking while delivering hands-on technical work.
• Oversee BAU operations and plan network rollouts for new buildings and upgrades.
• Monitor performance, resolve RF, switching, firewall and WAN issues, participate in on-call rotations.
• Manage vendor, ISP and carrier relationships including escalations and spend.

Skills

Switching

Wireless

RF design

Vendor management

Team leadership

On-call support

Tools

Fortinet

Sophos

Meraki

Ruckus

Job description

Founded in 2013 as Scape Australia, leaders in student housing, we’ve since grown into a vertically integrated living platform known as The Living Company; managing $18B in assets across Student Living (Scape), Rent to Live – Affordable Housing (RTL Co.), and Retirement Living (Aveo); spanning site origination, investment, planning, design, development, construction, and operations. The Living Company is reshaping the way Australians live by delivering sustainable, community-driven, and high-quality spaces across the country.

Location: Marrickville & CBD Office (5-days onsite) | Regular travel to Scape and Aveo properties nationally

Reports to: Senior Manager, Infrastructure & Property Technology

THE ROLE

As our Network Engineering Manager, you’ll lead the Network Engineering function and take ownership of the critical networks across Scape and Aveo. You’ll be responsible for its architecture, reliability, security and ongoing performance, ensuring the technology supporting resident connectivity, building operations and corporate systems remains secure, reliable and fit for purpose. This includes corporate LAN, building systems and resident-facing connectivity at Scape, alongside corporate systems, building systems and communal-area connectivity at Aveo.

It’s an opportunity to shape the future of networking across a national portfolio, leading the transition to open, disaggregated networking while balancing hands-on technical delivery with team leadership, vendor management and continuous improvement.

Day-to-day you will be (but not limited to):

Owning the architecture, design, performance and security of the network across Scape and Aveo, including switching, wireless, firewalls, resident gateways, SD-WAN, point-to-point wireless links and ISP/carrier connectivity.

Along with the physical elements of the network, we place a huge emphasis on our high-quality Wireless environment, which supports ~20,000 residents. Proven experience with RF and Wireless design/troubleshooting is required.

Maintain existing elements of the portfolio (Ruckus Virtual SmartZone, Ruckus AP’s & Switching) and National multi-site Meraki environments along with OpenWiFi/OpenLAN (TIP).

Supporting BAU existing environments in parallel to designing, scoping and executing network rollouts for new buildings and upgrades.

Monitoring network performance, resolve complex RF, switching, firewall and WAN issues, and participate in a rotating on-call roster.

Managing vendor, ISP and carrier relationships, including technical escalations, SLAs and contract spend.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Hands-on experience with the switching and wireless infrastructure mentioned above, residential or other complex Wireless/RF environments, and Fortinet, Sophos, Meraki experience is advantageous.

Experience managing network vendors, ISPs, SLAs and budgets, with a track record supporting multi-site operations.

Experience leading or mentoring a small technical team, with a hands-on approach, strong communication skills and the ability to balance operational priorities with continuous improvement.

Willingness to join an on-call roster and travel interstate as required. Multi-tenant property portfolios/MDU environments and project management experience will be highly regarded.

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN?

Shape our technology roadmap by leading the transition to open, disaggregated networking.

Own a national network across two distinct environments, from Scape’s resident-facing connectivity supporting 20,000 residents to Aveo’s retirement living communities.

Make your mark as a hands-on technology leader, influencing technical direction across our properties and villages.

Be part of a purpose-led organisation shaping how Australians live.

Enjoy a range of health and wellbeing benefits, including paid leave days, health insurance, retail and leisure discounts, annual vaccinations, skin checks, employee referral programs and employee assistance programs.

INTERESTED? HERE’S HOW TO APPLY

If this sounds like your next career move, we’d love to hear from you - apply now with your CV. Please note that we will be reviewing applications and contacting candidates on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible. No agencies please.

At The Living Company, we honour and welcome the rich heritage and contributions of First Nations and Indigenous peoples. Our workplace embraces diversity and strives to create an inclusive environment that respects and values your culture, traditions, and perspectives. Join us in building a harmonious and empowered community where everyone’s voice is heard and celebrated.

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