Senior Network Engineer

eHealth NSW; Willoughby; Hybrid; AUD 138,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellbeing benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

eHealth NSW is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support, transform, and optimize routing and switching across Backbone, Data Centre and Campus networks for NSW Health.

You will lead complex projects, design scalable solutions, and mentor engineers while collaborating with senior stakeholders to guide architectural decisions and risk management. Hybrid work from Chatswood with attractive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering and supporting large-scale Routing & Switching environments across Backbone, Data Centre and Campus networks.
• Advanced expertise in Cisco and Juniper networking technologies, with knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN, VXLAN, VRF, QoS and related protocols.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical investigations, manage risk and provide trusted advice to technical stakeholders.
• Commitment to engineering excellence through automation, standards and continuous service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead network transformation projects, platform upgrades and service improvements across complex Routing & Switching environments.
• Design, implement and support secure, resilient Backbone, Data Centre and Campus network solutions.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to drive architectural decisions and deliver roadmap outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership for major incidents, change activities and operational excellence initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Cisco networking

Juniper networking

Automation mindset

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Modernise digital platforms used across NSW Health – plus salary packaging and wellbeing benefits

• Temporary Full Time Exempt up until 30th June 2027
• Hybrid flexibility for work-life balance | Chatswood
• Attractive salary, from $ $153,559 + 12% Super + 17.5% annual leave loading

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Wednesday 28th October 2026

Join the Team

As a Senior Network Engineer of our Statewide Network Services team, apart of eHealth Critical Infrastructure Refresh Program you will be responsible for supporting, enhancing and transforming some of the largest and most complex Routing & Switching environments in Australia.

This is an opportunity to work across Backbone, Data Centre and Campus network platforms, you'll help deliver enterprise-scale network services that connect clinicians, hospitals and health services throughout NSW.

In this role, you will:

• Lead network transformation projects, platform upgrades and service improvements across complex Routing & Switching environments.
• Design, implement and support secure, resilient and scalable Backbone, Data Centre and Campus network solutions.
• Collaborate with senior technical stakeholders to drive architectural decisions, manage risks and deliver roadmap outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership for major incidents, problem resolution, change activities and operational excellence initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and champion engineering best practice through standards, documentation and continuous improvement.

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About You

To be successful in this role you’ll need

• Extensive experience delivering and supporting large-scale Routing & Switching environments across Backbone, Data Centre and Campus network domains.
• Advanced expertise in Cisco, Juniper and enterprise networking technologies, with strong knowledge of protocols including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN, VXLAN, VRF, QoS, multicast, routing policy, route redistribution, switching fabrics, VLAN, STP, RSTP, MST, LACP, vPC, MC-LAG, SDA, campus segmentation, high availability and network resiliency.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical investigations, manage risk and provide trusted advice to technical and operational stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to engineering excellence through automation, operational assurance, standards development and continuous service improvement.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes, mentor engineers and foster a high-performing technical culture.

What’s in it for You?

At eHealth NSW, our benefits are designed to provide you with the flexibility, growth and support when you need it. We provide:

• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Allocated day off per month in addition to annual leave
• Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay
• Career development and learning opportunities to help you grow
• Wellbeing initiatives like Fitness Passport to support your physical and mental health

Learn More About Us

• Find out how we hire at eHealth NSW
• Check out our diversity and inclusion commitment