Network DevOps Engineer

Aurec; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 147,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurec is hiring for a hands-on networking engineer in Sydney, offering a total remuneration package of about 147,000 to 186,000 AUD per year and a hybrid WFH arrangement.

You will build and maintain automation workflows using Python and Ansible, integrate REST APIs, and manage CI/CD pipelines. The role focuses on vulnerability management, network hardening, and security across enterprise LAN/WAN, data centres, and cloud‑connected platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering mindset with automation, DevOps, and cyber security practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain network automation workflows using Python, Ansible, REST APIs, and Git-driven CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated configuration compliance, vulnerability remediation, and network hardening baselines to eliminate drift.
• Engineer and support complex enterprise LAN, WAN, data centre fabrics, and network security environments.

Job description

• $147,000 - $186,000 Total Remuneration Package
• Sydney CBD & WFH
• 18-Month Fixed Term Contract
• Cisco Networking | Network as Code | Python / Ansible

The Opportunity:

A hands-on engineering opportunity combining enterprise networking with modern automation, DevOps, and cyber security practices. You will be an integral part of a team delivering a major Vulnerability Management and Hardening uplift across enterprise infrastructure

What you'll be doing:

• Build and maintain network automation workflows using Python, Ansible, REST APIs, and Git-driven CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated configuration compliance, vulnerability remediation, and network hardening baselines to eliminate drift.
• Engineer and support complex enterprise LAN, WAN, data centre fabrics, and network security environments.
• Connect network platforms with enterprise security and operations systems including ServiceNow/CMDB, Tenable, and Microsoft Defender.
• Experience engineering complex, highly available enterprise routing, switching, LAN/WAN, and network security environments (Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ACI, SD-WAN, or firewalls).
• Hands-on capability developing automation workflows and "Patching as Code" using Python, Ansible, and REST APIs to eliminate manual configurations.
• Practical experience applying Git source control, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and Infrastructure as Code concepts (Terraform) to network changes.