Approx $190K salary leave credits (FTC) or up to $900/day (indep. contractor) Long term 12 Month contract w/ potential for FT conversion Flexible WFH/Hybrid setup > Fully remote if based outside of Sydney Join a leading, multi-award-winning Global Tech powerhouse in Sydney's CBD, where you'll be focused on high performance computing technologies, and ensuring the reliability of network connectivity & shaping the backbone of our network infrastructure. Consistently awarded as 1 of the Top Fortune 100 companies to work for! We're seeking a well-rounded & project focused mid to senior level Network Engineer to join our client's highly talented & collaborative Global Cloud Networking Services team. Job Title: Senior Network Engineer (IC3) What your exciting days will look like: Maintain and deploy modern computer networks aligned with business & technical needs. Collaborate with project and program managers to ensure timely project delivery and issue resolution. Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot networks to swiftly identify and resolve incidents. Take a leading role in managing and mitigating network outages and critical issues. Validate problem details and perform in-depth diagnostics, tracking progress in our ticketing system. Investigate and address non-critical network functionality issues. Proactively analyze network capacity and availability to ensure issues are resolved before causing outages. Review and contribute to the planning and preparation for changes to the production environment. Partner with teams to plan and execute software upgrades and device maintenance on network infrastructure. Qualifications What you'll need to succeed in this role: Must have hands-on Networking experience with a solid understanding of Routing, Switching, Security, and Load balancing . Strong understanding & knowledge with core Network technologies : BGP, OSPF, HSRP/VRRP, IPSEC, SNMP, ECMP . Practical experience with Firewall administration (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Fortigate). Hands-on experience in load balancer administration (F5 BigIP, NGINX, NetScaler). Preferably has up to 2 years of experience working with public cloud networking (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Up to 5years of experience in managing internet and data center network environments. Deep, hands-on experience with TCP/IP protocols, including traffic capture and analysis using tools like Wireshark. Ability to collaborate effectively with globally distributed teams. Nice to Haves: Experience with HPC (high-performance computing technologies) like GPGPU, Infiniband, RoCEv2. Some familiarity with RedHat/CentOS Linux OS Scripting & automation skills (bash/python, ansible) Familiarity with Cisco IOS and JunOS operating systems. Virtualization & container management experience (Kubernetes, OpenStack, Linux KVM). Familiarity with CI/CD practices & tools like DevOps, Bitbucket, GitHub. What awaits you: Look forward to contributing to a mission-critical function, working w/ cutting edge technologies, an exciting & innovative Tech culture, state of the art facilities, very supportive environment, strong growth trajectory, flexible WFH/Hybrid setup & the opportunity for perm conversion. * Candidates must have full working rights in AU & be locally based * Long term 12 Mos contract role > not your typical contracting role! Choose between annual salary leave entitlements or daily rate (independent contractor) - Your choice! What's Next? APPLY today via the link or email [email protected] and we'll be in touch with you right away! Feel free to check out our other job openings & set up job alerts here: https://www.realtimeaustralia.com/job-search/