Network Team Lead: DevOps, IaC & Automation (Hybrid)

Aurec; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 168,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurec is seeking a Network Team Leader for a Federal Government client on an 18-month fixed-term contract in Sydney. The role combines technical oversight with people leadership to ensure the team has the right skill balance and delivers with momentum.

You will drive modern engineering practices, network automation, IaC, and DevOps while sponsoring PoCs and initiatives like SD-WAN, ACI, NSX and SDA. The role requires governance of agile delivery models and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Deep technical knowledge of enterprise networking.
• Hands-on experience with network automation, IaC, and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing network services team.
• Drive modern engineering practices, network automation, IaC and DevOps; pursue continuous improvement.
• Sponsor proof-of-concepts and emerging tech initiatives (SD-WAN, ACI, NSX, SDA, network automation).
• Support evolution of agile delivery models (Scrum, CI/CD, DevOps, platform-based operating models).

Skills

Network leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

DevOps practices

Education

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Tools

Ansible

Python

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Aurec is seeking a Network Team Leader for a Federal Government client on an 18-month fixed-term contract in Sydney. The role combines technical oversight with people leadership to ensure the team has the right skill balance and delivers with momentum.

You will drive modern engineering practices, network automation, IaC, and DevOps while sponsoring PoCs and initiatives like SD-WAN, ACI, NSX and SDA. The role requires governance of agile delivery models and stakeholder engagement.