Network Engineering Lead — Hands-on Design & Leadership (Hybrid)

TRC Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TRC Group is partnering with a growth-oriented Australian telecommunications provider building its own independent high-speed broadband network. They seek an experienced Network Engineering Lead to own network design, integration and delivery across Core, Transport and Access networks.

Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you will act as their 2IC, combining hands-on engineering with team leadership, network architecture and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in network engineering and operations.
• Strong expertise in IP networking, TCP/IP, Ethernet, and routing protocols (BGP, IS-IS).
• Experience designing, implementing and troubleshooting complex IP networks.
• Experience with large-scale IP/MPLS environments and EVPN/Segment Routing is desirable.
• Familiarity with network automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Git).
• CCNP or CCIE is highly regarded; JNCIP also valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, integration and optimisation of Core, Transport and Access networks.
• Work across BGP, IS-IS, Segment Routing, EVPN, XGS-PON and Ethernet.
• Design and deliver upgrades, migrations and site commissioning.
• Provide senior escalation support for complex incidents.
• Lead and mentor a team of Network Engineers.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering to drive network automation.
• Develop detailed designs, standards, testing docs and procedures.
• Act as deputy for technical decisions and vendor engagement.

Skills

Network engineering

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Education

CCNP

CCIE

JNCIP

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Git

CI/CD

NETCONF/YANG

NetBox

Job description

TRC Group is partnering with a growth-oriented Australian telecommunications provider building its own independent high-speed broadband network. They seek an experienced Network Engineering Lead to own network design, integration and delivery across Core, Transport and Access networks.

Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you will act as their 2IC, combining hands-on engineering with team leadership, network architecture and automation initiatives.