Senior Network Engineer

The Position

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will work as part of the Network and Communications Team within the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer and establish effective, customer focused working relationships with business areas and technical teams to deliver ICT network projects and improvement initiatives that directly contribute towards achieving the University’s strategic objectives. The University is in the process of implementing a new network and undertaking a substantial upgrade across its unified communications capabilities. Knowledge and experience with Software Defined Networking and Spine/Leaf Technology and infrastructure as code will be a significant advantage. Networking within a multicast experience will also be an advantage as this role will be working directly with the Audio-Visual team on implementation of new AV/Unified communications technologies.

The Person

The Senior Network Engineer at ANU is an Enterprise expert responsible for the strategic design, governance, and continuous evolution of the University’s enterprise network environment. Operating with a high level of autonomy, this role provides authoritative technical leadership across fixed, wireless, data centre, and telecommunications networks utilising Software Defined networking and infrastructure as Code Scripting capabilities, ensuring the University’s digital infrastructure is secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with the Digital Master Plan. The Senior Network Engineer must be a collaborative individual, comfortable with working in a team environment (both internal and cross team) and must be an excellent communicator (written and verbal).

The Senior Network Engineer engineer acts as a senior technical advisor to Network Operations Manager, leads major transformation initiatives, and shapes long‑term network architecture. They collaborate with Colleges, Service Divisions, and project teams to deliver a seamless, high‑performance digital experience that supports world‑class research, teaching, and operational excellence.