Network Engineer – SDN, Data Center & Automation (Hybrid)

Monash University; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 111,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

Monash University is seeking a Network Engineer to join the Network Services team and shape connectivity across campus, data centre, private and public cloud networks. You will influence network evolution through automation, AI-enabled operations and software-defined networking, supporting 200+ buildings and 11,000 wireless access points.

In this role you’ll resolve incidents, deliver upgrades, improve observability and automation, and participate in a 24/7 roster.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Data Centre technologies (Cisco ACI, EVPN-VXLAN, NXOS, public cloud)
• Experience with large-scale enterprise campus networks including switching and wireless
• Experience with Cisco ISE and 802.1X network access control
• Strong networking fundamentals: Cisco networking, TCP/IP, IPv6, routing, LAN/WAN, firewalls, VPNs and ACLs
• Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues and deliver timely solutions in a fast-paced IT environment
• Knowledge of networking security standards and regulatory requirements and a customer focus

Responsibilities

• Keep critical network services secure, resilient and high-performing across 200+ buildings and 50+ sites
• Resolve incidents and deliver network upgrades across campus, data centre and cloud environments
• Improve observability and automation to support scalable operations
• Participate in a 24/7 operational roster to provide critical support when needed

Skills

Data Centre technologies

Large-scale campus networks

Cisco ISE

Cisco networking

TCP/IP & IPv6

Firewall & VPNs

Automation scripting (Ansible, Python)

Tools

Ansible

Python

Job description

Monash University is seeking a Network Engineer to join the Network Services team and shape connectivity across campus, data centre, private and public cloud networks. You will influence network evolution through automation, AI-enabled operations and software-defined networking, supporting 200+ buildings and 11,000 wireless access points.

In this role you’ll resolve incidents, deliver upgrades, improve observability and automation, and participate in a 24/7 roster.