Senior Network Engineer

Hamilton Barnes ?; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to work on high-profile projects

Influence over design and delivery

Exposure to modern environments

Job summary

A leading technology services organization is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to contribute to a nationwide network rollout. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Juniper and Cisco routing and switching, as well as a background in complex enterprise environments. This role offers the opportunity to work on a significant national program and influence design and delivery. We seek a hands-on engineer with expertise in automation and deployment strategies.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Juniper Routing & Switching.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale network deployments.
• Deep understanding of LAN/WAN design principles and high availability.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical SME across large-scale routing and switching environments.
• Support technology migrations and vendor transitions within enterprise networks.
• Develop and improve deployment automation and configuration templates.

Skills

Juniper Routing & Switching

Cisco Routing & Switching

Network automation tooling

LAN/WAN design principles

Job description

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Overview

We are partnering with a large, enterprise-focused technology services organisation that is significantly expanding its network engineering and delivery capability. They are seeking a Senior Network Engineer (Technical SME) to play a critical role in the design, implementation, and automation of a nationwide network rollout. This is a hands‑on technical role, suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys working at scale, shaping standards, and solving complex engineering problems. The focus is on technical excellence and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a technical SME across large‑scale routing and switching environments
• Contribute to high‑level and low‑level network design, standards, and build documentation
• Lead and support the implementation and rollout of network devices across a large, distributed environment (thousands of endpoints)
• Support technology migrations, including vendor transitions within enterprise networks
• Work closely with project, architecture, and delivery teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and automated where possible
• Develop and improve deployment automation, configuration templates, and repeatable build processes
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and escalation support during rollout and BAU phases
• Help shape future network initiatives and tooling as the practice continues to grow

Technical Requirements (Essential)

• Strong hands‑on experience with Juniper Routing & Switching
• Solid background in Cisco Routing & Switching (enterprise environments)
• Proven experience delivering large‑scale network deployments or migrations
• Deep understanding of LAN/WAN design principles, redundancy, and high availability
• Experience working in complex, multi‑site enterprise networks
• Exposure to automation or scripting for network deployments

Nice to Have

• Experience with Juniper Mist AI (or strong interest in learning it)
• Network automation tooling (e.g. Ansible, Python, vendor‑specific frameworks)
• Relevant vendor certifications (Juniper and/or Cisco)
• Experience working on multi‑year transformation or refresh programmes

What’s On Offer

• Opportunity to work on a high‑profile, multi‑year national network programme
• A genuinely hands‑on technical SME role with influence over design and delivery
• Exposure to modern Juniper environments and automation‑led rollouts

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting