Atturra

Senior Network Engineer

Atturra City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia

IT Services and IT Consulting · 1,001-5,000 employees

14 h ago
network-engineer Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time Australia
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About the role

You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable, and high-performing network environments across various vendor platforms. Additionally, you will provide Level 3 escalation support, technical leadership, and mentorship to junior engineers.

What they look for

Network design Cisco ISE Cisco switching Routing Wireless LAN HPE Aruba Aruba ClearPass Fortinet firewalls FortiEMS Palo Alto firewalls Panorama Network security Zero trust ITIL Technical leadership Managed services

Requirements

The role requires over 10 years of experience in network engineering with deep expertise in Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet, and Palo Alto technologies. Candidates must possess advanced knowledge of network design principles, security best practices, and ITIL-based service management.

Benefits

Career growth Internal mobility programs Mentorship opportunities Professional development Employee assistance program Paid parental leave Employee referral program

Full description

What you’ll be doing

We are seeking a talented Senior Network Engineer who excels in a dynamic environment and provides outstanding customer support. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable, and high-performing network environments using Cisco, HPE Aruba, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks technologies and other network vendors. You will ensure network infrastructure is reliable, secure, and aligned with customer and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Network Design & Architecture

  • Design and review enterprise network solutions including campus, branch, wireless, security and data centre environments.
  • Produce high-level and low-level network designs aligned with customer and business requirements.

Implementation

Lead the deployment, migration and configuration of complex network infrastructure solutions across Aruba, Cisco and Fortinet platforms.

Testing & Validation

Develop and execute test plans to validate network designs, configurations and performance requirements prior to production deployment.

Documentation

  • Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation including:
  • High-Level Designs (HLDs)
  • Low-Level Designs (LLDs)
  • As-built documentation
  • Network diagrams
  • Operational runbooks

Operational Support

  • Provide Level 3 escalation support for complex network incidents, major incidents and problem management activities.
  • Act as a technical SME for network-related issues and ensure minimal service disruption.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers and project teams.
  • Contribute to standards development, best practice recommendations and service improvement initiatives.

Collaboration

  • Work closely with project managers, solution architects, security teams and customers to deliver successful outcomes aligned with business objectives.

What will make you successful in this role?

  • 10+ years of experience in network engineering including Level 3 engineering and project delivery responsibilities within complex enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated experience with:
  • Cisco ISE
  • Cisco Switching, Routing, and Wireless LAN
  • HPE Aruba Switching and Wireless
  • Aruba ClearPass
  • Fortinet Firewalls, and FortiEMS
  • Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama
  • Strong experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting wired and wireless LAN/WAN networking technologies in medium and large enterprise environments.
  • Advanced knowledge of network design principles, architecture, high availability, redundancy, routing protocols, switching technologies and wireless networking standards.
  • Strong understanding of network security best practices including:
  • Segmentation and Zero Trust principles
  • Firewall technologies
  • VPN solutions
  • Network Access Control (NAC)
  • Security monitoring and compliance requirements
  • Well-developed understanding of ITIL-based service management principles, ICT service strategies and operational lifecycle management.
  • Demonstrated experience leading technical workstreams within project teams and providing technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
  • Experience working within a Managed Services Provider (MSP) environment is highly regarded.

Working conditions

  • Full time permanent opportunity

Based in Perth

Why is this an exciting opportunity?

Atturra is one of the fastest growing ASX-listed advisory and IT solutions companies in Australia, giving you a strong foundation to fulfil your career ambitions.

We currently have 1300+ professionals working across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong who are using innovation to lead the way.

The Managed Services division of Atturra provides leading Hybrid IT, Private Cloud, and Connectivity services, backed by decades of industry experience. Our expertise, combined with the strength of our people, makes us one of the most complete and prominent “as-a-service” providers in the market.

What our people say: “Atturra has a great working environment and management are very supportive of their staff. We celebrate success and have fun while working hard.”

Why you’ll love working here

Culture of possibility At Atturra we embrace innovation within our teams, fostering an environment of possibility and growth. We believe in creating a supportive and welcoming culture, where everyone is encouraged to achieve success through collaboration, hard work and dedication.

A strong set of company values Our culture is reflected by our employees who demonstrate camaraderie, innovation, dedication, respect and excellence in everything they do. These traits have become integral to the way we do business and are the values we strive for.

Valuable employee benefits

  • Career growth via succession planning, internal mobility programs, and mentorship opportunities.
  • Ongoing investment in professional development through industry certifications.
  • Employee benefits, recognition, and wellbeing platform
  • Mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program.
  • Support for family and caring responsibilities, including paid parental leave.
  • Employee referral program, with monetary incentives offered.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Atturra, we are committed to addressing the digital skills gap and championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds — including Veterans, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, members of the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse individuals, and other underrepresented groups.

Commitment to supporting Australia’s veterans We are proud to be recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer under the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Employment Commitment (VEC). Atturra is dedicated to supporting Australia’s veteran community by enhancing recruitment, support, retention, and leadership opportunities. Our goal is to ensure veterans build meaningful and impactful careers with us.

What our people say: “Atturra has a great working environment and management are very supportive of their staff. We celebrate success and have fun while working hard.”

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online via our Careers page. Late applications or those sent by email will not be prioritised. Please ensure your application is complete and that you have answered all required questions before submitting.

Talent Pool This recruitment process may also be used to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary opportunities that may arise within the next 12 months.

Recruitment Agencies and Headhunters

Our Talent Acquisition team is managing this recruitment process and will reach out if additional support is required. Atturra only accepts referrals from agencies on our official supplier list via the Agency Portal. To participate, agencies must complete our procurement process, hold an approved fee agreement, and be formally invited by the Talent Acquisition team for a specific vacancy.

Submissions made outside of this process will not be considered. We also request that agencies do not contact Atturra employees outside the Talent Acquisition team regarding hiring matters.

Agencies interested in joining our official supplier list may send an expression of interest to talentacquisition@atturra.com. Please note, our supplier list is reviewed annually

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