Senior Network Engineer (Canberra)
Datacom, Australia
Job Description
Our purpose
Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.
About the role
The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for providing onsite and offsite network support for our clients’ environment. You are expected to provide exceptional levels of service and assistance to rectify and solve issues as they are reported. This will be achieved by your ability to work across variety of teams to provide high-level technical support for data network systems, including an ability to create and maintain network documentation, maintains hardware and software standards. This role will require occasional travel to Canberra site to support customer on-site, most of the role will be WFH.
What you'll do
The core objectives and responsibilities of the Senior Network Engineer include:
- Support customer network environment/s
- Establish and nurture relationships with appropriate staff both within Datacom and our clients
- Provide guidance and technical leadership to more junior staff
- Perform reporting duties
- Liaise with Professional services and Sales Teams
You’ll have the opportunity to continue developing your expertise in working with technologies including Routing, Switching, Firewalls, VPN amp; Remote access, VoIP, WLAN, Load Balancers, WAN. You will have the opportunity to be exposed to the latest in technology and to continue learning as we introduce new services and products for our clients.
What you'll bring
To be successful in this role, you must have a broad and comprehensive knowledge of Network Infrastructure including demonstrated skills and experience in:
- Engineering and administration of multiprotocol routers, multilayer switches, network security devices and network management systems
- Experience in configurating Aruba WiFi, load balancer F5 and firewalling preferred
- Contributing to continuous improvement of Security processes and strategies that identify and help implement tools for better vulnerability management and tracking
- Providing technical solutions through project delivery and design teams to contribute continuous improvement of designing technical solutions to meet operational needs
In additional to your technical expertise, you will be a strong team player and an open and effective communicator with the ability to work autonomously and contribute to overall team outcomes. The nature of this role will suit a person who works with a sense of urgency and has a proactive work ethic.
Preferred candidates will be CCNP qualified and will have had hands-on experience in Switching, Routing, Firewalling and Load Balancing.
This role will be supporting our Federal Government clients and therefore to be successful in this role it is compulsory that you are an Australian Citizen and you must be eligible to pass an Australian Government Security Clearance. Candidates with current NV1, NV2 or OSA will be preferred.
Why Datacom?
Datacom is ones of ANZs largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. As an ANZ company, we have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.
At Datacom you'll be recognised and valued for your contributions. We're growing year on year and can provide stability, career opportunity and a collegial, agile, flat-structured environment that empowers people and promotes autonomy. We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, a gaming zone, remote working, flexi-hours, professional development courses and health insurance to name a few. We operate at the leading edge of technology to help ANZ’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.
If you would like to know more and this sounds like you. Please apply online today!