Data Network Engineer (Brisbane)

About the role

A 12-month contract Data Network Engineer position based in Brisbane (Carseldine), advertised by Peoplebank and Leaders IT. The role covers complex enterprise network infrastructure with 50% work from home available. The rate is A06 equivalent.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate and support complex WAN, LAN, data centre, field and ITS/OT network infrastructure.
• Provide hands-on engineering support across Juniper and Cisco routing, switching and firewall technologies.
• Design and support cloud and hybrid networking (connectivity, routing, segmentation and security).
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN and EVPN.
• Support network security controls including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, remote access and access controls.
• Resolve complex incidents across physical, virtual and cloud environments.
• Maintain high-quality documentation (designs, diagrams, configurations, standards and procedures).
• Identify improvements through network automation, scripting and infrastructure-as-code.
• Work within an ITIL-aligned environment (Incident, Problem, Change, Configuration Management).

Required profile

• Strong hands-on enterprise network engineering experience.
• Proven experience with BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN and EVPN.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise WAN/LAN/data centre environments.
• Cloud/hybrid networking experience (connectivity and integration between cloud and on-premises).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Willingness to take part in on-call and after-hours support, and occasional intra-state travel; preference for Brisbane-based candidates.

Required skills

• Demonstrated capability with Juniper and Cisco technologies (routing, switching, firewalls)
• Strong troubleshooting across multi-vendor environments
• Desirable: OT / ITS / industrial network experience, automation/scripting (e.g. Python, PowerShell, APIs), and networking/security/cloud certifications