Senior Specialist Network

• Employment Type: Full time continuing role as Senior Specialist Production Services
• Excellent salary package with generous superannuation
• Location: Kensington (Hybrid Flexible Working)

About UNSW:

UNSW (University of New South Wales) is not like other places you have worked at. Yes, we are a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It is the reason we are one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you are in the right place.

About UNSW IT and the role:

UNSW IT, part of the Operations Division at UNSW, plays a critical role in enabling and supporting the University’s teaching, research, and industry engagements. We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to help deliver and transform network services provided to the UNSW community. Are you ready to make a difference in higher education?

This role offers a unique opportunity to work on a large, diverse enterprise network with technologies from market-leading vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, HPE Aruba, NVIDIA, Palo Alto Networks, f5 Networks, and Infoblox. Your expertise will be instrumental in supporting and transforming the network services that underpin the university’s ambitious goals of being a world leader in research and education. This position reports to the manager Network Services.

What You Will Do:

• Network Engineering: Design and implement reliable, secure, and efficient network solutions to meet customer requirements. You will be involved in various projects for up to half of your time.
• Network Operations and Management: Provide high-level support to ensure network services SLAs are met and reliability is maximized. This includes proactive monitoring, implementing customer requests, troubleshooting, performing upgrades, and managing risks, issues, and costs.
• After Hours Support: Provide on-call after-hours network support on a rotating basis, typically one week in five, as well as weekend and after-hours work as required. On-call allowances and overtime will be paid.
• Network Consultation: Offer expert-level advice to customers, colleagues, and other stakeholders on engineering, operating, and management of the Network environment.
• Support Leadership and Innovation: Provide technical leadership in evaluating, developing, and implementing new network solutions. Support the Team Leader in optimizing team practices and driving continuous improvement.
• Collaboration and Influence: Work closely with stakeholders across the university to ensure network solutions align with institutional objectives.

Who You Are:

• Educated and Experienced: Tertiary qualification in Computer Technology or a related field, bolstered by extensive industry experience implementing and supporting networks in large-scale IT environments.
• Expert in Network Technologies: Deep understanding and hands-on experience with:
• Campus network access (Aruba, Cisco & Juniper)
• Network hosting including Data Centre and Cloud networking (NVIDIA/Cumulus/Mellanox, Cisco, Juniper, f5, Infoblox, AWS/Azure/GCP, Aviatrix)
• Secure Remote Access (Palo Alto Networks, Prisma Access)
• Internet and Core Networking (BGP, EVPN, 100G networking, dark fibre and telco services)
• Network security (Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Aruba ClearPass, DDoS protection)
• Network services (Infoblox DNS, DHCP, NTP)
• Network management (IPAM, monitoring, out-of-band administration, configuration management, logging, backup/restore)
• Security and Reliability Savvy: Solid background in building secure and reliable network infrastructure and services.
• Network Automation Advocate: Skilled in network automation technologies (Git, Python, Ansible, intent-driven automation) to build reliable network services and improve operational efficiency.
• Certified Professional: Relevant certifications affirming your technical proficiency.
• Excellent Communicator and Collaborator: Ability to simplify complex technical ideas for diverse audiences and work effectively across teams.
• Problem Solver: Strong analytical skills and strategic decision-making capabilities.
• Lifelong Learner: Committed to ongoing professional development, staying at the forefront of industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Values-Driven: Embrace and uphold UNSW’s aims, objectives, and values, and commit to furthering health and safety standards.

At UNSW, you will find a stimulating environment that encourages innovation and supports your career growth. We are dedicated to fostering a culture where ideas thrive, and initiatives are rewarded. You will play a key role in not just meeting, but exceeding our strategic objectives, making an impact that resonates throughout our educational community.

If you are driven to make a significant impact in a leading university, we want to hear from you. Join us in this exciting role where your work will have a direct influence on the future of education and research at UNSW.

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over December/January holiday period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.

Contact: Jen MacLachlan, Senior Talent Acquisition – IT Portfolios ************@unsw.edu.au

Please note applications sent directly to the contacts above cannot be accepted.

Applications close: Wednesday 12th of June at 11.30pm

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role; valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.