Network Engineer

Division: Workforce & Technology

Business Unit: Information & Digital Technology

Title: Network Engineer, Temporary - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Salary Range: Competitive Salary Package, subject to skills and experience.
 

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. We are proud to be the winner of the Bluett Award 2022 and the 2022 Change Champion Award in the Enterprise Category.

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

The Information and Digital Technology Unit within the Northern Beaches Council is responsible for the delivery of services that support the operational activities of the Council, enable delivery of services to the community by the various business units and allow direct access to information and services by the community.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Health and wellbeing leave 
• A culture of supporting continuous professional development 
• Professional development and training opportunities 
• Work from home opportunities

Our opportunity:

The key focus areas of this role include:

1. Using your knowledge and demonstrated experience of networking technologies (including Cisco, Velocloud,Fortigate, Zscaler) to build and pro-actively support and the day-to-day operations of IT Infrastructure for the Councils Networks.
2. Identify and develop automation opportunities leveraging tools such as Cisco DNA-Centre, and using your programming skills to build templates and scripts to complete repetitive engineering tasks.
3. Identify operational and security risks in accordance with the Council’s Risk management framework  and pro-actively remediate potential risks or incidents preventing unnecessary unplanned outages.

About you:
 

We’re looking for a pro-active person who enjoys collaborating with their peers to join our Infrastructure Operations team. You will be hands-on and bring your experience in designing, building, and deploying complex networks and network problem solving skills. You will be part of a team passionate about making a difference to our community.
 

We use a broad range of tools and technologies to support our Infrastructure environment. We do not expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team;

• Experience configuring and deploying Cisco switches across both data centres and admin sites. 
• Good to have certifications like CCNA, CCNP.
• Experience with programming, scripting and automation tools such as DNA Centre.
• Be familiar with the ITIL Framework.
• Be familiar with Zero Trust Network Access.

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on 21st April 2024.
• Expected Interview Date: Week of 22nd April 2024.
• Questions? Please call Karen Sullivan on 02 8495 5***