Network Engineer – MPLS, Data Center & Automation

Aussie Broadband; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Internet discount

Mobile discount

Fitness Passport

Flexible work

EAP

Staff discounts

Rewards program

Training resources

Merch allowance

Job summary

Symbio, part of the Aussie Broadband Group, is seeking a Network Engineer to join Melbourne-based Core Networks. You will monitor and maintain the MPLS core, data centre networks and global WAN, ensuring high availability and performance.

You will contribute to automation efforts with scripts and CI/CD tooling, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and participate in after‑hours on‑call roster while upholding health and safety and engineering documentation standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience in large enterprise or ISP/telco networks (MPLS, BGP/OSPF/IS-IS) on carrier-grade platforms such as Cisco IOS-XR.
• Strong troubleshooting across underlay/overlay networks with root-cause analysis.
• Solid Linux administration experience (RHEL/Ubuntu).
• Willingness to participate in after-hours on-call roster and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor and maintain MPLS core, data centre networks and global WAN to ensure high availability.
• Configure, integrate and deploy network infrastructure to meet current and future traffic demands.
• Develop and use automation tools, scripts and CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency.
• Respond to outages and incidents with accurate documentation and on-call participation.
• Collaborate with internal teams to gather requirements and support project delivery.
• Maintain network policies and engineering documentation including low-level designs.

Skills

MPLS networks

BGP/OSPF/IS-IS

Cisco IOS-XR

Linux admin

Python automation

NetBox / DCIM

VXLAN/EVPN

Team collaboration

Education

BSc/BE in CS or Eng

Tools

Netmiko/Nornir

NAPALM

Cisco NX-OS

Job description

Symbio, part of the Aussie Broadband Group, is seeking a Network Engineer to join Melbourne-based Core Networks. You will monitor and maintain the MPLS core, data centre networks and global WAN, ensuring high availability and performance.

You will contribute to automation efforts with scripts and CI/CD tooling, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and participate in after‑hours on‑call roster while upholding health and safety and engineering documentation standards.