Specialist Network Engineer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities include:

Network Infrastructure:

• Provides escalation for routing and switching. Manages backbone resilience and advanced protocols.

Wireless (WLAN)

• Provides escalation for complex wireless issues. Manages advanced design, roaming, high-density coverage and secure mobility integration.

Cloud and Hybrid Networking:

• Provides advanced support for cloud and data centre networking. Resolves escalated hybrid connectivity and segmentation issues.

• Collaborate with cloud infrastructure teams to ensure seamless, secure connectivity and unified management.

Security Integration:

• Specialist in Zero Trust and identity-based networking. NAC, SASE, and complex authentication issues.
• Escalation for advanced firewall, segmentation, and security incidents.
• Focuses on advanced monitoring and analytics. Manages telemetry pipelines, capacity forecasting, and escalated performance issues.
• Work closely with cyber security teams to support compliance, threat mitigation, and incident response readiness.

Mentorship and Capacity Uplift:

• Actively share knowledge and coach other team members, fostering professional growth and cross-skilling.
• Lead solution assurance, technical reviews, and ongoing team capability development.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain comprehensive documentation, diagrams, policies, and procedures.
• Provide regular reports on network performance, resilience, risk posture, and improvement opportunities.

Troubleshooting and Operational Support:

• Provide high level support for complex network issues, particularly those requiring architectural insight or impacting business-critical systems.
• Lead root cause analysis and contribute to post-incident reviews, ensuring long-term solutions are integrated into future network designs and standards.

Essential Requirements

• Masters degree or direct relevant experience specialist skills and demonstrated proficiency in specialisation or 8 years’ experience within the field of expertise.
• Negative Vetting 1 (Secret) security clearance, or the ability to obtain one.
• Proven experience in implementing and managing complex enterprise network architectures.
• Advanced technical knowledge of routing, switching, and firewall technologies (e.g. Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba).
• Demonstrated sound judgement and decision-making in high-impact technical environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and negotiation skills.
• High-level written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Requirements

The following skills and/or experience would be highly regarded:

 Relevant tertiary qualification or certifications (e.g. CCNP/CCIE, Azure/AWS networking).

• Experience leading strategic network transformations or ICT integration projects.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture and solution assurance practices.
• Strong understanding of governance, compliance, and security frameworks (e.g. ISM, PSPF, ISO 27001).

Selection Criteria

• Knowledge and Experience
• Judgement and Risk
• Independence and Decision Making
• Relationships
• Professional Leadership
• Research and Innovation
• Project Management
• Additional stakeholder emphasis

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