Senior Network Engineer

Equifax; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Additional leave days

Employee assistance program

Online learning platform

Job summary

Equifax in Sydney, NSW, AU is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to drive Site Reliability Engineering practices and IaC-driven infrastructure modernization across Australia and New Zealand.

You will lead automation for virtual appliances, resolve major incidents, and align infrastructure with cloud-native and DevOps frameworks, partnering with architecture and security teams to deliver reliable, scalable networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture or senior systems engineering across cloud and on-prem environments.
• 3+ years of practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• 5+ years of practical experience with network, both on-premise and in the cloud.
• Demonstrated experience implementing automation for virtual appliances (firewalls, load balancers, or virtual routers).
• Hands-on experience performing deep technical troubleshooting and major incident resolution.

Responsibilities

• Champion the Network team's evolution towards Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, cloud-native operations, and IaC.
• Identify opportunities to implement automated solutions for virtualised appliances (firewalls, load balancers, virtual routers).
• Serve as a senior escalation point for major incident resolution and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Technical Architecture to integrate infrastructure requirements into enterprise roadmaps.
• Support regional data centre decommissioning projects (including NZ sites) and hybrid cloud migrations.
• Evaluate infrastructure against reliability, availability, and performance objectives to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Network engineering

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

SRE

Python

Go

Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

As a Sr. Network Engineer, you will apply broad technical expertise across database, network, compute, storage, and virtualisation platforms to support critical enterprise transformation projects across Australia and New Zealand. If you are a hands-on technologist, eager to automate virtual appliances, resolve complex network incidents, and evolve systems towards Infrastructure as Code, this position offers an impactful platform for career growth. Working across infrastructure teams, business, and security teams; and collaborating closely with Technical Architecture; you will play a pivotal role in evolving team workflows towards cloud-native operations, security compliance, and automated infrastructure management.

What you will do

Champion the Network team's operational evolution towards Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, cloud-native operations, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Identify opportunities to implement automated solutions for virtualised appliances, including firewalls and load balancers, and work collaboratively with the global Network Automation team to improve our global network delivery.

Serve as a senior technical escalation point for major incident resolution, deep technical troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.

Collaborate with Technical Architecture to integrate infrastructure requirements into enterprise project roadmaps.

Support regional data centre decommissioning projects (including New Zealand sites) and hybrid cloud migrations.

Evaluate existing infrastructure against reliability, availability, and performance objectives to drive continuous improvement.

What Experience You Need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline.

7+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture or senior systems engineering spanning cloud and on-premises environments.

3+ years of practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).

5+ years of practical experience with network, both on-premise and in the cloud.

Demonstrated experience implementing automation for virtual appliances (firewalls, load balancers, or virtual routers).

Hands-on experience performing deep technical troubleshooting and major incident resolution.

What Could Set You Apart

Relevant cloud architecture certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect).

Experience transitioning infrastructure operational workflows to SRE or DevOps frameworks.

Scripting and programming capability in Python, Go, or Bash for operational automation.

A drive to continuously improve an overall network, to include operational improvements, continuous iterative improvements in network topology or standards, to collaborate with other network or security teams.

Willingness to work with application teams to foster improved relationships.

Previous operational experience working in a regulated industry.

We believe that when we’re at our best, we can do our best. Equifax offers policies and programs that support our employees’ financial and personal wellbeing with additional leave days, hybrid working environment, employee assistance program and organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks.

Who is Equifax?

At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping employers, employees, financial institutions and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence.

We work to help create seamless and positive experiences during life’s pivotal moments: applying for jobs or a mortgage, financing an education or buying a car. Our impact is real and to accomplish our goals we focus on nurturing our people for career advancement and their learning and development, supporting our next generation of leaders, maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment, and regularly engaging and recognizing our employees. Regardless of location or role, the individual and collective work of our employees makes a difference and we are looking for talented team players to join us as we help people live their financial best.

Equifax is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Senior Network Engineer • Sydney, NSW, AU