Network Engineer

Bolton Clarke; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Private health insurance

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Bolton Clarke is seeking a hands-on Network Engineer to lead enterprise network transformations across LAN, WLAN, WAN, data centre and cloud environments. You will design, implement and support secure, scalable networks while transitioning Cisco platforms to Juniper and deploying Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN and Prisma SASE.

You will work across care, corporate and data centre environments with some travel; strong focus on automation, incident response and architectural alignment with business needs.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience designing, implementing and supporting large, complex enterprise networks.
• Deep hands-on Cisco routing, switching and wireless with strong Juniper experience.
• Experience leading major network transformation or migration programs.
• Hands-on exposure to Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN and Prisma SASE, NGFWs and centralised management.
• Advanced troubleshooting across routing, switching, wireless, WAN, internet, security and app performance.
• Experience with network automation, APIs, scripting and observability tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and implementation of Bolton Clarke's enterprise transition from Cisco to Juniper.
• Own discovery, current-state assessment, target-state design, migration waves and cutover plans.
• Design and implement Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma SASE and secure branch connectivity patterns.
• Engineer secure, resilient enterprise network services across LAN, WLAN, WAN, data centre and cloud.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, major incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Automate configuration, validation, reporting and compliance using APIs or IaC.

Skills

Cisco routing

Juniper

WLAN/WAN

Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Prisma SASE

Network automation

APIs & scripting

Tools

Python scripting

REST APIs

IaC tooling

Job description

Bolton Clarke Group one of Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally. Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

About the position

As a Network Engineer, you will play a key hands-on technical leadership role in the design, implementation, transition and ongoing optimisation of Bolton Clarke's enterprise network services. This role will lead major network transformation initiatives, including the transition of LAN and WLAN services from Cisco to Juniper, the rollout of Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN and integration with Palo Alto Prisma SASE.

You will be working across geographically dispersed care, corporate and data centre environments, translating architecture and business requirements into secure, resilient and supportable network solutions.

This is a max term full time 12-month contract based in Brisbane Melbourne or Syndey with some travel required for set up.

The Network Engineer will design, implement and support enterprise network services covering:

• Enterprise LAN, WLAN, WAN, internet, data centre and cloud network services
• Cisco to Juniper switching and wireless transformation
• Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma SASE and secure connectivity
• Network automation, observability and AI-assisted operations
• Complex incident resolution, resilience and service continuity
• Technical design, migration planning, standards and operational handover

Key Activities:

• Lead the technical design and implementation of Bolton Clarke's enterprise transition from Cisco switching and wireless platforms to Juniper Networks
• Own discovery, current-state assessment, target-state design, technical standards, pilots, migration waves, cutover plans and technical acceptance
• Design and implement Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma SASE and secure branch connectivity patterns, including segmentation, application-aware routing and cloud connectivity
• Engineer secure, resilient and scalable enterprise network services across LAN, WLAN, WAN, internet, data centre and cloud environments
• Lead complex troubleshooting, major incident response, root cause analysis and corrective actions across network and security domains
• Automate repeatable configuration, validation, reporting and compliance activities using APIs, scripting, infrastructure-as-code or equivalent tooling
• Produce high-quality technical designs, migration runbooks, implementation plans, diagrams, standards and operational documentation

Skills and experience

• Senior-level experience designing, implementing and supporting large, complex, multi-site enterprise networks
• Deep hands-on capability across Cisco enterprise routing, switching and wireless technologies, with strong Juniper enterprise networking experience
• Experience leading major network transformation or migration programs while remaining hands-on across design and implementation
• Hands-on exposure to Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma SASE or Prisma Access, next-generation firewalls and centralised management platforms
• Advanced troubleshooting capability across routing, switching, wireless, WAN, internet, security and application performance domains
• Experience with network automation, APIs, scripting, observability tools and configuration management practices
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders and provide clear recommendations

If you are a hands-on Network Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and wants to play a leading role in delivering enterprise-wide network transformation, we would love to hear from you.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits - claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status.

Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.