Senior Network DevOps Engineer — 6-Month Contract

Origin Energy; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Origin Energy is seeking a Senior Engineer - Network Operations to support and improve our enterprise network services across LAN, WAN, SD‑WAN, VPN and cloud connections. You’ll resolve incidents, participate in change activities and partner with engineering teams to deliver stable, resilient network services across the business.

In this role you will automate routine tasks with Python, PowerShell, Bash or REST APIs, and drive operational excellence through tooling and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise network environments in an operational support or network engineering role.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across routing, switching, VPNs, SD-WAN and cloud networking.
• Experience automating operational tasks using Python, PowerShell, Bash or REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Cisco, Juniper or similar enterprise networking technologies.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines or infrastructure automation is advantageous.
• A proactive, customer-focused approach with a passion for improving operational stability and service reliability.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain Origin's enterprise network environment, ensuring high availability and reliable service delivery.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve network incidents, working collaboratively to minimise business impact.
• Automate operational tasks using Python, PowerShell, Bash or REST APIs to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Support network changes, upgrades and maintenance activities across LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, VPN and cloud connectivity.
• Monitor network performance, identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to ongoing operational excellence.
• Work closely with engineering teams to transition new network capabilities into production support.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, documentation and operational standards.

Skills

Network operations

Troubleshooting

Routing

Switching

VPNs

SD-WAN

Cloud networking

Automation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

Cisco

Juniper

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

REST APIs

Job description

Origin Energy is seeking a Senior Engineer - Network Operations to support and improve our enterprise network services across LAN, WAN, SD‑WAN, VPN and cloud connections. You’ll resolve incidents, participate in change activities and partner with engineering teams to deliver stable, resilient network services across the business.

In this role you will automate routine tasks with Python, PowerShell, Bash or REST APIs, and drive operational excellence through tooling and documentation.