Network Lead: Scale a Growing National Retail Network

The Reject Shop; Victoria; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

The Reject Shop in Australia is seeking a Network Lead to guide a growing team within our Technology group at the Store Support Centre. You will own network reliability, security, and performance across the Australian environment while shaping a global network strategy.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years of networking experience, 2–3 years in a leadership role, and deep Fortinet and Cisco capabilities. You will work across distributed sites to uplift architecture and ensure store uptime.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of hands-on networking experience.
• 2–3 years in Lead or Senior-level leadership.
• Deep Fortinet expertise and strong Cisco capability.
• Experience with multi-site or distributed networks.
• Background in large retail or logistics environments.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Network team, providing guidance and technical direction.
• Own reliability, stability, and performance across sites nationally.
• Ensure secure networks aligned to operational and cyber expectations.
• Execute the global network strategy with local variation as needed.
• Remain hands-on for troubleshooting, architecture uplift, and design.
• Design, implement, and optimize complex network solutions.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cyber, and Technology teams to mitigate risk.

Skills

Networking experience

Fortinet

Cisco

Leadership

Retail/distribution networks

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

The Reject Shop in Australia is seeking a Network Lead to guide a growing team within our Technology group at the Store Support Centre. You will own network reliability, security, and performance across the Australian environment while shaping a global network strategy.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years of networking experience, 2–3 years in a leadership role, and deep Fortinet and Cisco capabilities. You will work across distributed sites to uplift architecture and ensure store uptime.