Senior Network Reliability & Automation Engineer

Origin; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Origin is a leading Australian energy company with headquarters in Sydney. We are looking for a Senior Engineer - Network Operations to support and improve our enterprise network services, spanning LAN, WAN, SD-WAN and cloud connectivity.

You will resolve incidents, automate tasks with Python, PowerShell, Bash or REST APIs, and partner with engineering teams to deliver stable, highly available network services while driving efficiency and standards.

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. Exposure to Cisco, Juniper or similar enterprise networking technologies.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines or infrastructure automation is advantageous.

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

Enterprise networking

Routing & Switching

VPNs

SD-WAN

Cloud networking

Automation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Job description

Origin is a leading Australian energy company with headquarters in Sydney. We are looking for a Senior Engineer - Network Operations to support and improve our enterprise network services, spanning LAN, WAN, SD-WAN and cloud connectivity.

You will resolve incidents, automate tasks with Python, PowerShell, Bash or REST APIs, and partner with engineering teams to deliver stable, highly available network services while driving efficiency and standards.