Network Engineering Team Lead

FinXL; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training platform for upskilling

Hybrid work arrangement

Exposure to Banking sector projects

Job summary

FinXL is expanding its Network Engineering Practice and seeks an experienced Network Engineering Team Lead to guide major infrastructure and security initiatives for an Enterprise Banking organisation. The role is Sydney-based with a hybrid work model and requires hands-on expertise with Cisco ACI and F5.

You will lead a team of Network Services engineers, ensure operational readiness, governance, and incident response aligned with ITIL practices, while collaborating across vendors and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience within enterprise networking environments.
• Solid knowledge of network security hardening, risk mitigation, and compliance.
• Experience evaluating and adopting emerging networking tech (SD-WAN, ACI, NSX, SDA).
• Experience managing vendor performance and conducting service reviews.
• Background in capacity planning, lifecycle management, and architectural design.
• Strong ITIL practices for incident, problem, and change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver network infrastructure components for strategic enterprise initiatives.
• Drive operational readiness, resilience, and performance of enterprise network services.
• Lead network security hardening and ensure compliance with risk and security requirements.
• Produce and maintain technology standards, procedures, and architectural documentation.
• Manage vendor performance, delivery oversight, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach, mentor, and manage the performance of Network Services engineers.
• Oversee incidents, problems, changes, and service improvements via ITIL practices.

Skills

Leadership

Cisco Networking

Firewalls

F5

ACI

NSX

SD-WAN

SDA

ITIL

Vendor management

Tools

NSX

ACI

Job description

Network Engineering Team Lead

Join FinXL's growing Network Engineering Practice and lead major network infrastructure and security initiatives for an Enterprise Banking organisation!

FinXL Professional Services is a leading IT consultancy that partners with clients to bridge the gap between business needs and technology capabilities. Since 2003, we have been delivering high-value ICT services across government, finance, telecommunications, and enterprise sectors. Working with FinXL gives consultants access to high-impact client engagements, our dedicated training platform for continuous upskilling, and a collaborative professional services environment.

FinXL is seeking an experienced Network Engineering Team Lead to join our Network Engineering consulting practice. In this engagement you will deployed with an Enterprise Banking organisation on a high-profile infrastructure transformation project. This is a Sydney based position (Hybrid). This position would require recent hands-on experience with Cisco ACI & F5.

Responsibility

• Lead and deliver network infrastructure components for strategic enterprise initiatives
• Drive operational readiness, resilience, and performance of enterprise network services
• Lead network security hardening and ensure compliance with risk and security requirements
• Produce and maintain technology standards, procedures, and architectural documentation
• Manage vendor performance, delivery oversight, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Coach, mentor, and manage the performance of Network Services engineers
• Oversee incidents, problems, changes, and service improvements via ITIL practices

Key Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience in technical and people leadership within enterprise networking
• Expertise across Cisco networking, firewalls, F5, and related infrastructure platforms
• Strong knowledge of network security hardening, compliance, and risk mitigation
• Proven ability to evaluate and adopt emerging tech (SD-WAN, ACI, NSX, SDA)
• Experience managing vendor and contractor performance and service reviews
• Background in capacity planning, lifecycle management, and architectural design
• Solid understanding of ITIL practices for incident, problem, and change management

Why Join FinXL?

• Access FinXL's training platform for continuous upskilling.
• Lead strategic network infrastructure & security initiatives.
• Deliver enterprise networking solutions for a Banking leader.