Technical Lead / L4 Senior Network Engineer

Clicks IT Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 166,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks IT Recruitment partners with a leading financial services organisation to secure an experienced Technical Lead (Network Infrastructure) in Sydney. The role focuses on leadership, delivery oversight, and ensuring successful network initiatives within a large-scale enterprise.

You will lead a two-person network team, drive technical direction, and collaborate with architects, project managers, vendors and stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performance network solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong Cisco networking experience across LAN/WAN environments.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco DNA Centre and enterprise networking platforms.
• Expertise in F5 technologies (LTM, GTM and BIG-IQ).
• Experience with Cisco and/or Palo Alto firewalls.
• Proven ability to lead infrastructure projects and influence technical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of network infrastructure projects and initiatives.
• Manage and mentor a team of network engineers.
• Take end-to-end ownership of project deliverables and outcomes.
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex networking and security issues.
• Work closely with architects, project managers, vendors and business stakeholders.
• Influence technical decisions and infrastructure roadmaps.
• Analyse network performance and security data, providing recommendations for improvement.
• Support infrastructure security hardening and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Produce technical documentation, reports and automation scripts.
• Participate in incident response and major issue resolution activities.
• Drive engineering best practices and knowledge sharing across the team.

Skills

Cisco networking

Cisco DNA Centre

F5 BIG-IQ

Firewall expertise

Team leadership

Tools

Cisco DNA Centre

F5 LTM/GTM/BIG-IQ

Cisco/Palo Alto Firewalls

Job description

Technical Lead / L4 Senior Network Engineer

Technical Lead (Network Infrastructure)
4-Month Contract + potential 2 month extension
Up to $1,300 daily rate - Depending on experience

We're currently partnering with a leading financial services organisation to secure an experienced Technical Lead (Network Infrastructure) for a high-profile Technology Simplification Program.
This is an opportunity to step into a leadership role where you'll drive the delivery of critical network initiatives, lead a small team of engineers, and work across complex enterprise infrastructure environments.

The Opportunity

As the Technical Lead, you will take ownership of delivering network and security initiatives across a large-scale enterprise environment. The design phase has already been completed, meaning your focus will be on technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, delivery oversight, and ensuring successful implementation outcomes.
You'll lead a team of two network engineers, providing technical direction while remaining hands-on when required.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of network infrastructure projects and initiative
• Manage and mentor a team of network engineers
• Take end-to-end ownership of project deliverables and outcomes
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex networking and security issues
• Work closely with architects, project managers, vendors and business stakeholders
• Influence technical decisions and infrastructure roadmaps
• Analyse network performance and security data, providing recommendations for improvement
• Support infrastructure security hardening and vulnerability remediation activities
• Produce technical documentation, reports and automation scripts
• Participate in incident response and major issue resolution activities
• Drive engineering best practices and knowledge sharing across the team

Must have

• Strong Cisco networking experience across LAN and WAN environments
• Hands-on experience with Cisco DNA Centre and enterprise networking platforms
• Expertise in F5 technologies (LTM, GTM and BIG-IQ)
• Experience with Cisco and/or Palo Alto firewalls
• Proven ability to lead infrastructure projects and influence technical outcomes

CANDIDATES FOR THIS ROLE MUST BE LOCATED IN SYDNEY,NSW

At Clicks we embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity. First Nations people are encouraged to apply.

We provide reasonable adjustments, including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with a disability.