Network Engineer

Talenza; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Talenza has been engaged by a financial services organisation to find a Network Engineer for an infrastructure and security uplift project. The successful candidate will be experienced managing network infrastructure, focusing on availability, performance, capacity, configuration and security in a highly regulated environment.

The 6 month fixed term contract offers a hybrid working environment (1-2 days per week in office) with a competitive salary up to $160k + super.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Network Engineer within enterprise environments, supporting LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, Internet, DNS, DHCP and cloud connectivity.
• Strong experience supporting hybrid network environments, spanning on‑premises infrastructure and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing and BGP, with troubleshooting of complex network and application performance issues.
• Experience with network security uplift, including segmentation, firewalls, IPS, security appliances, VPNs and VMware NSX.
• Experience with F5 and Azure load balancing and broader network and cloud connectivity services.
• Experience implementing network monitoring, analysis and reporting with exposure to Splunk or similar SIEM platforms.
• Experience with Network-as-Code and API-driven infrastructure, including automation of network configuration and deployment.
• Strong understanding of TLS, mutual TLS and troubleshooting public and internally issued certificates.
• Experience working within ITIL-based Incident, Problem and Change Management processes (ServiceNow).

Job description

Talenza have been engaged by a financial services organisation to find a Network Engineer for an infrastructure and security uplift project. The successful candidate will be experienced managing network infrastructure, focusing on availability, performance, capacity, configuration and security in a highly regulated environment.

• 6 month fixed term contract opportunity (possible extension)
• Competitive salary up to $160k + super
• Hybrid working environment (1-2 days per week in office)
• Amazing leadership group and office/team culture
• Medium sized, high performing infrastructure team

Key Requirements

Extensive experience as a Network Engineer within enterprise environments, supporting LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, Internet, DNS, DHCP and cloud connectivity.

Strong experience supporting hybrid network environments, spanning on‑premises infrastructure and cloud platforms, with experience configuring routing tables and virtual networks in Azure, AWS or GCP.

Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing and BGP, with proven ability to troubleshoot complex network and application performance issues.

Demonstrated experience with network security uplift, including network segmentation, firewalls, IPS, security appliances, VPNs and VMware NSX.

Experience with F5 and Azure load balancing, alongside broader network and cloud connectivity services.

Experience implementing network monitoring, analysis and reporting, including identifying and responding to network events and performance issues, with exposure to Splunk or similar SIEM platforms.

Experience with Network-as-Code and API-driven infrastructure, including automation of network configuration, deployment and operational processes.

Strong understanding of network security protocols and certificates, including TLS, mutual TLS and troubleshooting public and internally issued certificates.

Experience working within ITIL-based Incident, Problem and Change Management processes, including ServiceNow, with strong documentation, configuration management and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Thank you for your interest, at Talenza we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage people with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds to apply. However, please note that we are only able to proceed with those who have full rights to work in Australia.