Optical Network Delivery Engineer

AARNet Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AARNet is seeking an Infrastructure Delivery Engineer to join the Technical Operations team and help deliver the next generation of fibre services to Australia’s academic and research sector. You will work with skilled engineers and field technicians to design, deploy and manage optical networks, supporting DWDM, IP switching, data centres and field facilities.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, collaboration with technical experts, and opportunities to learn across DWDM, IP

Qualifications

• Australian citizen
• Previous telco or similar infrastructure experience
• Previous DWDM and IP switching experience
• Familiarity with data centres, exchanges, Controlleed Environment Vault (CEV) or similar environments, and their operational considerations
• Familiarity with common telecommunications operational processes
• Excellent computer skills and are comfortable using a broad range of office software applications including Word, Excel
• Solid logical, numerical and spatial reasoning skills
• Confident working independently

Responsibilities

• Support optical and facilities engineering activities for AARNet’s network including the design, delivery and deployment of new DWDM optical and IP switching services and facilities as well as upgrades and network replacement
• In collaboration with technical experts, conduct technical analysis and design tasks to support the delivery, commissioning, operation and maintenance of AARNet’s physical facilities such as CEVs/telco huts, data centres, and street cabinets
• Support the ongoing maintenance activities and upgrades of network equipment, this will include some after-hours work. Assisting with and coordinating activities for the rollout of new technologies across Technical Operations and more broadly in AARNet
• Maintaining internal data systems including fibre optical network and facilities engineering data to a high level of precision and accuracy and produce technical documentation as required
• Work with internal and contractor field Network Engineers and technicians to achieve tangible outcomes
• Assist with the Design and Documentation for Power systems, Solar, Generators Design commissioning and maintenance
• Other administration activities for the Facilities Engineering, Field and contractor teams as required

Job description

AARNet is seeking an Infrastructure Delivery Engineer to join the Technical Operations team and help deliver the next generation of fibre services to Australia’s academic and research sector. You will work with skilled engineers and field technicians to design, deploy and manage optical networks, supporting DWDM, IP switching, data centres and field facilities.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, collaboration with technical experts, and opportunities to learn across DWDM, IP