Senior Network Engineer

Grampians Health; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging

Fitness Passport

Staff rewards

Job summary

Grampians Health in Ballarat is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a fixed-term full-time position to support the Ballarat Base Hospital redevelopment. You will lead network operations, guide engineers, and design/maintain enterprise firewalls and SDN architectures.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Networking/Communications with 5+ years of experience and relevant certifications (CCNP or Fortinet). You’ll work in a collaborative team focused on operational excellence and security across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Networking / Communications and minimum 5 years IT network experience.
• CCNP or Fortinet Certified Security Specialist (or equivalent demonstrated experience).
• Experience with large multi-campus WANs and enterprise WLAN.
• Experience with Cisco or Fortinet Firewalls and switching.
• Knowledge of routing with OSPF and/or BGP.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day network team operations and resource allocation.
• Provide technical guidance and be the technical lead for network engineers.
• Design, configure and maintain enterprise firewalls with multi-tenancies and VPNs.
• Design, configure and implement SDN/SD-WAN architectures with VLANs, routers and wireless.
• Manage network service requests, maintenance and access control.
• Contribute to process improvements to support service management excellence.

Skills

Network engineering

Cisco networking

Fortinet Firewalls

Large multi-campus WAN

Enterprise WLAN

Data centre networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Networking / Communications

CCNP

Fortinet Certified Security Specialist

Tools

Cisco

Fortinet

Aruba

Job description

Fixed-Term Full-Time | 40 hours per week, with a monthly ADO

$57.58 per hour

About The Role

Grampians Health has an exciting opportunity in the Information Technology department for a Senior Network Engineer to join our busy team on a fixed term basis to assist with the Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment.

Working closely with the Network Engineering team, the Senior Network Engineer will identify efficiency in network and security that enables GRHA/GH to further invest in and enhance the network. Additionally, the successful applicant will contribute to the improvement of processes and documentation to ensure the technical operations team delivers operational excellence.

The successful candidate will work well in a team with other network staff members, provide exception customer service and will be keen and learn and grow in the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Assume leadership in day-to-day operations of Network Team ensuring timely allocation of resources to BAU activities
• Provide technical guidance and be a point of technical leadership for network engineers
• Design, configure and maintain enterprise grade firewalls with multiple tenancies and serving multiple customers including connectivity with partner organisations with site-to-site VPNs.
• Design, configure and implement Software-Defined enterprise network architectures using progressive network designs including firewalls, routers, wireless access systems and switches using multiple VLANs.
• Manage network and security service requests, system maintenance and review access management
• Participate in the review and enhancement of technical process efficiencies that support department wide service management excellence

Skills & Experience

• Experience as a network engineer or network support technician.
• Experience in the following technologies are highly regarded: Cisco or Fortinet Firewalls, Cisco or Fortinet Switching, Routing using OSPF and/or BGP, or Enterprise Wireless networks - Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet.
• Bachelor’s degree in Networking / Communications with minimum 5 Years IT network experience and Cisco CCNP or Fortinet Certified Security Specialist (or equivalent demonstrated experience).
• Demonstrated experience in large multi-campus Wide Area Networks.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise Wireless Local Area Networks.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise Local Area networks.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise Datacentre Networking.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Job applications close: 27 November 2026.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Diversity and Inclusion

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.