Senior Network Engineer (Remote)

Senior Network Engineer | Tektalent | Australia

Tektalent has partnered with our flagship client whomare a leading IT solutions provider that provide industry leading customerservice & technical advice across many verticals. Our client offers astrong culture that allows highly capable operators to develop &nurture their skills, be innovative & work within a business that haveautomation & the latest technology at the forefront, and have theability to grow within the business, career progression is paramount to our...

Senior Network Engineer | Tektalent | Australia

Tektalent has partnered with our flagship client whom are a leading IT solutions provider that provide industry leading customer service & technical advice across many verticals. Our client offers a strong culture that allows highly capable operators to develop & nurture their skills, be innovative & work within a business that have automation & the latest technology at the forefront, and have the ability to grow within the business, career progression is paramount to our client.

We have been asked to assist with recruiting a Senior Network Engineer.

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for completing client projects which may vary across all aspects of technology. These responsibilities encompass various aspects of network design, implementation, maintenance, security, support, documentation, and project management. The Senior Network Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of the network infrastructure.

This is a permanent & senior role within the business, you will have the opportunity to work Hybrid & have major influence on high profile networking projects rather than BAU support.

Position-specific tasks or responsibilities:

Designing and architecting network solutions to meet client requirements.
Planning and implementing network infrastructure upgrades and expansions
Configuring and optimizing network protocols, such as TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, and MPLS
Installing and configuring network equipment, including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points
Implementing and maintaining network security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and access controls.
Collaborating with clients to understand their networking needs and translating them into actionable plans.
Leading and managing network-related projects, ensuring timely delivery and successful outcomes.
Providing technical support and troubleshooting assistance to clients for network-related issue
Point of escalation for L3 Network related tasks via the Service Desk, Engineering and NSSR
Assisting in scoping projects /reviewing

Desired Skills and Experience

5 + years’ experience as a Network Engineer – with a strong background and deep experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex network infrastructure
Proven experience in designing scalable and reliable network architectures that meet client requirements and industry best practices.
CCNA OR CCNP (Not a deal breaker but highly desirable)
Exposure / experience in Azure environments (Cloud)
Strong understanding and hands-on experience with routing protocols, including OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and RIP.
Expertise in working with a wide range of network equipment, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless access points. Familiarity with various network technologies, protocols, and standards.
Firewall experience: Fortigate, Meraki, Sophos
Team player with the ability to actively listen, process feedback, reflect, learn and help others learn.

Benefits & Reasons to apply

Hybrid role – You can work from home or from a stunning office – parking on-site!
The business has experienced 40% year on year growth
50 + staff IT services business
Work with other highly capable & certified network specialists
This role is focused purely on high profile projects for client’s and not just doing support tickets, you will be designing & assisting with the architecting of enterprise network solutions
Our client is a certified “Great place to work”
Senior role within the business, you will have client ownership for A-Grade clients being the SME for networking projects
Strong technical engineering team based in Canberra – architects, engineers, etc.
Not your typical MSP churn & burn culture | very different approach to staff morale & culture building
Average tenure of the team is 2 + years
Nimble and fast-moving business that is hyper-focused on innovation and growth
Very high culture rating across the business’
Plenty of non-financial incentives around education, health / fitness, self-development
Constantly evolving and changing the way they deliver solutions, heavy investment in automation & bleeding edge tech
Pain free & efficient interview process
10 + years of strong reputation in the market
Highly focused on innovation & providing IT services / consulting across all the latest tech platforms
Very strong existing team of engineers to work with
Culture is a primary focus of the business, they strongly support growth, having a voice, promoting a flat management structure, collaboration, encouragement & support, diverse team working in cross collaboration and supporting the generation of ideas and opinions
Business heavily invests in training & support, internal progression