Onsite Network Engineer - LAN/WAN & Wireless for Mining

Newmont Australia; Orange City Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Residential DIDO options

Health and wellbeing programs

Learning and leadership training

Job summary

Newmont Australia Cadia operation in New South Wales seeks a Network Engineer to design, implement and maintain critical connectivity across LAN, WAN, WiFi, microwave and private cellular networks. The role involves ensuring reliable, secure performance to support safe mining operations.

You will monitor network performance, drive improvements, support upgrades and collaborate with internal teams and vendors within a residential, drive‑in, drive‑out environment at Cadia near Orange.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in network engineering, including implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of enterprise networks.
• High level of proficiency configuring and troubleshooting LAN, WAN, Microwave, Private Cellular and WiFi networks.
• Strong knowledge of networking technologies and protocols (TCP/UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, VLANs, routing, security).
• Experience monitoring network performance, audits and lifecycle management.
• Good stakeholder engagement across operational, technical and vendor teams.
• CCNA certification is desirable.
• Experience in structured cabling (fiber/copper) desirable.
• Experience in large-scale/industrial environments (mining, utilities).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, WiFi, microwave, private cellular).
• Monitor performance, identify optimisation opportunities and implement improvements.
• Support upgrades, expansions and projects aligning with operational priorities.
• Troubleshoot network issues and document configurations and upgrades.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors and contractors to deliver solutions and uphold cybersecurity.

Skills

Network engineering

LAN/WAN/WiFi

Network security

TCP/IP‑DNS‑DHCP

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT/CS

CCNA (desirable)

Job description

Newmont Australia Cadia operation in New South Wales seeks a Network Engineer to design, implement and maintain critical connectivity across LAN, WAN, WiFi, microwave and private cellular networks. The role involves ensuring reliable, secure performance to support safe mining operations.

You will monitor network performance, drive improvements, support upgrades and collaborate with internal teams and vendors within a residential, drive‑in, drive‑out environment at Cadia near Orange.