Metricon Homes, a leading multi award winning new home builder is committed to recruiting outstanding individuals who share our passion for delivering quality, service and award winning living solutions for Australian families.
Located at our vibrant Head Office, you will, as a Network Engineer be responsible for supporting Metricon’s networks and connectivity across our many sites - both LAN and WAN.
Working with a dedicated team, you will maintain the security, availability and performance of Metricon's network - maximizing uptime, resilience and performance.
Reporting to the Technology Lead, your responsibilities will include:
* Supporting the identification of technology requirements as they relate to the network for optimisation the existing infrastructure
* Recommend network design changes and contribute to (or lead as required) high level and low-level design documentation
* Be proud of the relationships you maintain and ensure that the relationships with all business functions (customer), external customers, suppliers, agents and contractors are maintained and improved
* Provide technical expertise for network related activities, for both operational and strategic matters
* Coordinate security applications and ensure compliance across servers and end user computers
* Conduct technical vulnerability assessments of IT systems and processes
* Manage risk and work proactively to identify and manage problems within the infrastructure systems
* Implement counter measures or mitigating controls to known risks and threats
* Recognise that the business operates 7 days a week, weekends are critical for display homes to operate technology and there is a need to be responsive on a roster system for after hours and weekend assistance
* Follow the change and release management process, ensure all changes are recorded, categorized, risk assessed, planned, tested, validated and implemented.
Metricon will offer you:
* Ongoing learning and development opportunities - whether through nationally accredited courses, our highly engaging e-learning portal or other comprehensive training programs
* Competitive salary, and salary package opportunities
* Attractive housing discounts on our award-winning homes.
* Physical fitness, free flu vaccinations, nutrition and mental well being are just some of the programs we sponsor at Metricon to address your wellbeing
* 24/7 access to our LifeWorks confidential support program which includes coaching for success and navigating personal and work challenges
* Exclusive access to building discounts, supplier / trade discounts, and retail discounts with big name brands through our rewards platform
The successful candidate will have:
* Bachelor qualification in Computer Science, engineering or related discipline
* 8-10 years’ experience in IT and 6 years supporting networks in a complex environment in terms diverse locations and an environment with 1500+users
* Experience across the delivery of major technology projects
* Experience working with managed services and multiple suppliers
* Must possess Cisco certifications, ideally CCIE, but CCNP as a minimum
* Excellent hands on knowledge of and demonstrated experience with, Velocloud SDWAN, Office Wi-Fi, along with the suite of Cisco routers and switches, Microsoft Office suite, Cloud Services, Data Centre networking, NetFlow, Solar Winds, and SNMP
* Excellent knowledge of Network Quality of Service configuration and ongoing management
* Ability to perform technical analysis on the following technologies and concepts - DSL, ATM, Async, Gigabit Ethernet
* Experience with Queuing - Marking, queuing, shaping and policing, specific router and switch CLI commands to analyse and troubleshoot QoS related issues.
* Must be experienced in Platform specific Qos - MLS Qos
* Experience with Wifi - 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac concepts
* An understanding of Wifi QoS and limitations
* Experience NetFlow and NBAR concepts
* Strong knowledge of routing protocols - OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and Policy based routing
* Experience with traffic statistics analysis - SolarWinds, Velocloud SDWAN, Service provider data/Vendor data
* Experience with Radius and TACACS+ integration with Network infrastructure
* An understanding of Service provider PE and CE key concepts
* An understanding of Network infrastructure access and security
* Hands on experience with IPSLA - Voice specific
* An understanding of Voice design and implementation concepts
* Extensive and demonstrated knowledge of IT Infrastructure, including LAN and WAN Services
* High-level communications and stakeholder liaison and management skills to engage various Metricon business areas
If you feel you can have an impact and contribute to this iconic Australian business, demonstrating how you have the skills and attributes above, please apply with your Cover Letter and Resume now.
This role requires a national police check to be undertaken.