Network Design Engineer – Juniper | Palo Alto | Cisco | FortinetMelbourne | Permanent | Flexible Working
We are partnering with a leading technology services organisation to find a highly skilled Network Design Engineer with deep expertise across Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet.
This role sits within a mature Managed Services and Professional Services environment, supporting enterprise customers and delivering high-quality network and security design outcomes.
If you're someone who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, enjoys influencing architectural decisions, and wants to step into a role with real customer impact — this is an opportunity worth exploring.
The Role
You'll take ownership of designing secure, resilient, high-performance network solutions across a broad customer base.
Working closely with senior stakeholders and internal engineering teams, you'll translate business requirements into scalable technical designs, provide guidance during major incidents, and support continuous improvement across customer environments.
This is a hands-on design role that requires confidence, technical depth, and the ability to communicate clearly with both customers and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
Lead network and security design activities across enterprise environments.
Produce high-quality architecture, HLD/LLD documentation and technical recommendations.
Provide subject-matter expertise across Juniper, Palo Alto, Cisco and Fortinet technologies.
Guide engineering teams during major incidents (MIM) and escalated technical challenges.
Work closely with customers to strengthen partnerships and ensure exceptional service delivery.
Contribute to continuous improvement, innovation discussions and operational optimisation.
Participate in governance, design reviews, and technical workshops.
Essential Experience
To be considered, you must have Level 4 engineering capability and hands-on expertise in at least three of the following (ideally all four):
? Juniper
? Palo Alto
? Cisco
? Fortinet
Proven experience designing secure enterprise network architectures.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical capability with confidence to solve complex issues.
Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
Experience working within managed services or large enterprise environments.
Highly Desirable
Experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
ITIL certification.
Pre-sales exposure or ability to support solution scoping.
Delivering Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) and preventative maintenance programmes.
Why This Role?
Join a high-growth technology environment with genuine progression opportunities.
Flexibility in how and where you work.
Supportive leadership team that values innovation and technical excellence.
Work with Tier-1 technologies and enterprise-grade customers.
If you're a senior Network Engineer ready to step into a more strategic, design-focused role — or already a Technical Lead looking for a fresh challenge — we'd love to hear from you.
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