Job Title:
A seasoned telecommunications professional is required to lead the engineering lifecycle of mission-critical communications networks.
About the Role:
* Responsible for designing, configuring and integrating secure and highly available IP network solutions across multi-vendor platforms primarily Cisco and Juniper routing and switching infrastructure.
* Develops high-level and low-level design documentation including architecture diagrams, network design reports and integration procedures.
* Configures, integrates and tests network equipment across various platforms with a focus on ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
* Performs site and factory acceptance testing including pre-commissioning, commissioning and network migration activities.
* Leads fault isolation, network diagnostics and root cause analysis across transport and access layers.
* Ensures network designs comply with safety, security and redundancy requirements especially in rail and mission-critical environments.
* Mentors and supports junior engineers contributing to skills development and knowledge transfer across the engineering team.
* Produces technical documentation and implementation procedures in accordance with engineering standards and stakeholder requirements.
Requirements:
* Minimum of 10 years experience as a Network Engineer with hands-on design, configuration and integration experience in critical infrastructure environments.
* Cisco CCNP and/or Juniper JNCIS/JNCIP certifications.
* Bachelor's degree in engineering Electrical, Telecommunications or related field eligible for or holding full membership with Engineers Australia.
* Extensive knowledge and hands-on implementation experience with Cisco MPLS BGP and OSPF technologies as well as Cisco Nexus platforms including vPC VDC and data center architecture design.
* Proven experience designing and deploying highly available redundant network architectures for large-scale infrastructure projects.
* Strong experience with traffic engineering MPLS TE/FRR QoS ACLs and secure VPN design.
* Demonstrated experience authoring engineering documents such as detailed designs integration test plans and technical change implementation procedures.
* Experience working within rail communications signalling networks or similar operational technology OT environments is highly desirable.
* Strong project experience with the ability to manage competing priorities multitask effectively and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced delivery environments.