Networks Strategy & Automation Lead (Multi-Tenant MSP)

blueAPACHE; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/work from home model

Regular social events and an awesome文化

Ongoing training and paid certs

Quality hardware and laptop provided

Employee referral programs

Job summary

blueAPACHE, an Australian-owned MSP, seeks a Head of Networks to own strategy, architecture, and delivery quality across campus, data centre, cloud and edge networks. You will standardise and automate the networking fabric, drive design authority, and lead a growing engineering team while owning major-incident responses and SLA outcomes.

You will mentor engineers, govern vendor stacks, and ensure scalable, secure networking solutions for a multi-tenant client base, including hybrid and remote

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in enterprise or MSP networking with design authority.
• Expertise across secure networking (SASE/SD-WAN/ZTNA), data centre, cloud networking, and multi-tenant services.
• Strong background in network automation and IaC with bias toward standardisation.
• Ownership of major-incident response and service-quality outcomes against SLAs.
• Knowledge of security/compliance frameworks (ISO 27001).
• Experience mentoring and growing engineering teams.
• Excellent client-facing communication from executive QBR to technical reviews.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy for the network platform and reference architectures.
• Review MPLS/network architecture and risk, design next-gen network.
• Lead automation transformation to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Conduct capacity planning for growth.
• Participate in pre-sales with timely solutions for opportunities.
• Engage with stakeholders on opportunities and wins.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with core platforms and CAB processes.
• Maintain Risk Register and mitigate risks.
• Develop network platform metrics and executive reports.
• Mentor and lead engineering staff.

Skills

Leadership

SASE/SD-WAN/ZTNA

Data centre networking

Cloud networking

IaC/Automation

Incident response

Security & ISO 27001

Mentoring

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Information Technology or equivalent

CCIE certification or equivalent

Tools

HPE Aruba Central

Juniper Mist

Cisco Meraki/Catalyst

Job description

blueAPACHE, an Australian-owned MSP, seeks a Head of Networks to own strategy, architecture, and delivery quality across campus, data centre, cloud and edge networks. You will standardise and automate the networking fabric, drive design authority, and lead a growing engineering team while owning major-incident responses and SLA outcomes.

You will mentor engineers, govern vendor stacks, and ensure scalable, secure networking solutions for a multi-tenant client base, including hybrid and remote