We have partnered with an NSW Government client and they are seeking a Senior Network Engineer with a solid Aruba background to join their team on a 12m contract. You will play a crucial role in supporting the systems that keep their statewide operations running smoothly. The role plays the lead role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the district's hybrid network.

In this role, you will

Propose, develop, and implement improvements, systems, and solutions to improve the LHD network and systems, ensuring system efficiency, minimising network downtime, and adhering to Service Level Agreements.

Administration and Management of Network Services, including but not limited to DNS, DHCP, Equipment and Environment Monitoring in a mixed vendor environment comprising of but not limited to HP/Aruba, Palo Alto, and Cisco.

Develop and maintain a comprehensive document library for the current network environment, ensuring data validity within the ICT CMDB. This includes fostering a positive team mindset regarding technical documentation, including mentoring and training team members.

Maintain a fit for a purpose network environment to meet current and future organisational needs via continuous monitoring, tracking, troubleshooting, and analysis of the district's network infrastructure, systems, and data to prevent faults and downtime.

Develop, implement and manage networking and other ICT system security procedures to ensure alignment and compliance with industry best practices and client policies.

About you

Strong Aruba experience is essential for this role and relevant extensive industry experience in supporting and managing hybrid environments with vendors such as HP/Aruba, Cisco, Palo Alto.

Proven ability to manage, maintain and support a wide range of technologies and equipment, including but not limited to IP, VRF, Switching and Routing Protocols (Spanning Tree, LACP, VLAN, QoS, BGP, OSPF), Switch Stacking, DNS, DHCP & SSO.

Extensive experience designing scalable and resilient wired and wireless network infrastructure with expertise in planning, implementing, and managing large projects in a challenging mission-critical environment with experience identifying aspects of a complex network environment that require continuous improvements.

Experience with delivering IT services using a service management framework such as ITIL to provide capacity, availability, problem and incident management using a service-delivery mindset and customer experience focus.

Additional information

• Current Class C Driver's licence is essential
• Up to $900 + super per day
• This is a full time 12m contract role, onsite 5 days
• Please note - candidates will need to have full working rights for this opportunity (Australian citizen or permanent resident). Client is unable to sponsor