A well‑established, purpose‑driven Not‑for‑Profit organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to take ownership of a complex, multi‑site enterprise network environment supporting a large number of users.
This is a hands‑on senior role with real influence — stabilising and uplifting the current environment, then leading redesign and modernisation initiatives, including cloud migration and network transformation.
Why this role?
- Own and uplift an enterprise network environment that needs leadership and best‑practice direction
- Mix of BAU first, then uplift, redesign and project work
- Partner closely with Cloud, Security and Systems teams
- Strong internal career pathways (including future Service Delivery leadership)
- Not‑for‑Profit salary packaging benefits (significant take‑home uplift)
Work Environment & Benefits
- Hybrid working: 2 days office / 3 days WFH (some flexibility)
- Not‑for‑Profit salary packaging (increase net take‑home pay)
- On‑call allowance: rotated between 5-6 people.
- Large, established IT & Digital function (50+ staff)
- Training and professional development supported
- Free on‑site parking
- Supportive, mission‑driven organisation delivering real community impact
Key Responsibilities
- Take end‑to‑end ownership of network infrastructure across multiple sites
- Stabilise, remediate and document an under‑documented environment
- Design, implement and maintain secure, scalable network solutions aligned to best practice
- Manage firewalls, routers, switches, WAN, carrier services and IP networking
- Maintain and operate BGP and external carrier connectivity
- Review and improve firewall rules and network security posture
- Work within governance frameworks including Essential 8, ISO standards and CAB change management
- Perform firmware upgrades, patching and lifecycle management
- Proactively monitor the environment using alerts and network monitoring tools
- Participate in major projects including network redesign and future cloud migration
- Collaborate with Security, Cloud, Systems, Analysts and Project teams
- Participate in a rotating on‑call roster for network outages
Required
- 6+ years’ experience as a Senior Network Administrator / Engineer
- Enterprise‑scale, multi‑site network environments
- Strong hands‑on experience with:
- Aruba / HPE switching & wireless (Aruba Central / ClearPass highly regarded)
- Sophos firewalls, VPNs (IPSec & SSL) – plus experience planning firewall migrations
- BGP, MPLS, VLANs, Spanning Tree, Layer 2/3 networking
- Experience working within ITIL, CAB and structured change frameworks
- Strong documentation skills — As‑Builds, designs and operational documentation
- Ability to investigate issues end‑to‑end and take full ownership
- Australian working rights
- Car and license
- Can pass Working with Children, Disability & Police checks
Highly regarded
- Experience with CrowdStrike, Rapid7 or Airlock
- Exposure to security audits and compliance frameworks
- Network redesign and modernisation projects
- Working alongside Cloud Engineers on hybrid/cloud migrations
Email or call Jareth on 0412 540 973, joades@humanisedgroup.com
