**Work type**:Continuing
**Location**: Melbourne (Bundoora) | **Classification**: HEO9 | **Employment Type**: Full-Time
Join La Trobe University and lead the transformation of our network infrastructure. We are seeking a highly skilled **Network Infrastructure Manager** to drive innovation and excellence across our enterprise-wide Cisco software-defined network. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping our wired and wireless infrastructure, driving innovation through automation and best-practice alignment, and ensuring the highest standards of performance, security, and reliability.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Network Engineers.
- Manage and continuously enhance the university's core network infrastructure.
- Design and implement network solutions aligned with strategic goals.
- Oversee critical projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery.
- Provide expert advice across departments and liaise with external vendors.
- Ensure compliance, security, and service excellence across all network operations.
**About You**
You're an experienced network professional able to demonstrate:
- **Leadership & Management**: Proven ability to lead and develop a team of network engineers.
- **Strategic & Technical Expertise**: Experience aligning infrastructure with strategic goals and staying current with industry trends.
- **Technical Skills**: Proficiency in TCP/IP networking, load balancing, network virtualization, and cloud networking.
- **Certifications & Tools**: CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE certifications; familiarity with Python and REST APIs.
**Why La Trobe?**
- Join an innovative university that values community, inclusion, and purpose.
- Work on cutting-edge infrastructure at stunning campuses.
- Access flexible working arrangements and generous staff benefits: La Trobe Staff Benefits
At La Trobe, we're transforming lives through education and impact. If you're ready to make a difference in a collaborative and future-focused environment —.
**How to apply**
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**Benefits**:
- **17% employer contributed superannuation**:
- **On site child care facilities**:
- **Flexible work arrangements**:
- **Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses**
**_Welcome to Bundoora campus - Please click on the video link below: _**
Closing date: By 11:55pm
- **Cover letter;**:
- **An up to date resume**
**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**
**_ All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement_**.