Associate Network Engineer

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Permanent
  • AU$85000 - AU$92000 per annum

Join a global technology operations team supporting a large-scale, enterprise network environment, where you’ll play a key role in keeping critical infrastructure running across a 24/7, follow-the-sun model. This is a strong entry point into networking for someone looking to step up from service desk or IT operations into a hands-on engineering role with real exposure to enterprise technologies.

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, a leading entertainment organisation. We are seeking an Associate Network Engineer

Role Title: Associate Network Engineer

Employment Type: Permanent

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | 4 days onsite, 1 half-day WFH

Salary: $92,000 + super + 10% bonus

Role Details:

  • Provide Level 1 and 2 support across LAN, WAN and Wi-Fi environments in a global network
  • Troubleshoot connectivity, routing and performance issues across enterprise infrastructure
  • Perform BAU tasks including VLAN changes, switch configuration, firewall patching and network updates
  • Support firewalls and VPN environments, including configuration and performance troubleshooting
  • Investigate incidents using logs, trace routes and monitoring tools, working closely with global teams
  • Participate in a 60-day shift rotation (early/late shifts with ~1 hour difference)
  • Weekend work required: 1 day onsite (Saturday or Sunday) as part of a roster
  • Operate in a follow-the-sun model with no after-hours or on-call

Required Skills and Experiences:

  • 2-3 years’ experience in Service Desk or IT Operations, looking to step into networking
  • Strong networking fundamentals (routing, switching, TCP/IP, troubleshooting)
  • Hands-on exposure to router/switch configuration and network troubleshooting
  • Comfortable working with CLI
  • Experience working within ITIL environments (incident + change management)
  • Exposure to monitoring tools and working to SLAs
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a structured shift environment

Technical Exposure (Highly Valued):

  • SD-WAN architecture (key focus area)
  • Palo Alto firewalls
  • BGP (highly regarded)
  • Network monitoring and observability tools
  • VPN and remote access technologies
  • Nice to have: AWS (Route 53), PowerShell, Terraform, MPLS

Additional Details and Benefits:

  • Clear pathway from Service Desk into a Network Engineering career
  • Strong mentorship from senior network engineers
  • Exposure to enterprise-scale, global network environments
  • No after-hours work or on-call (rare for network ops roles)
  • 4.5 day working week
  • Additional leave including Christmas shutdown + wellbeing days
  • Opportunity to gain exposure to automation and engineering work over time

To Apply:

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