Network Engineer

Talenza; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 1–2 days per week in an

Competitive salary up to $160k + super

6 month fixed term contract

Leadership culture

Medium sized infrastructure team

Job summary

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.

The role offers a 6-month fixed-term contract (with possible extension) and hybrid working 1-2 days per week in the office.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing network infrastructure in enterprise environments.
• Experience with LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, DNS/DHCP and cloud connectivity.
• Hybrid network environments with Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Strong TCP/IP, routing and BGP troubleshooting skills.
• Network security uplift including segmentation, firewalls and security appliances.
• F5 and Azure load balancing experience; familiarity with network monitoring tools.
• Experience with Network-as-Code and API-driven automation.
• Knowledge of TLS certificates and PKI best practices.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change) and ServiceNow.

Skills

LAN/WAN

Wi-Fi connectivity

Cloud connectivity

TCP/IP

BGP

Network security

Network monitoring

Network automation

ITIL processes

Tools

F5

Azure LB

Splunk

ServiceNow

VMware NSX

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.

Benefits

• 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.