Senior Network Engineer (Telecommunications)
Ref: JO-2611-364450
- Australia, Sydney
- Cloud, Network and Infrastructure, Technology
- IT
- 1,000 - 4,999 Employee
- A$800.00 - A$970.00 per day
- Environment: Hybrid
- Contract Type: Contract
- Starts: ASAP
- Duration: 7 Months
Senior Network Engineer
- Well-known Global Telecommunications company
- Day-rate contract opportunity. Initial 7 Months
- Role paying $800 – $970 + super per day
- Sydney office location, Hybrid working – 3 days onsite, 2 days WFH
Join a well-known Global Telecommunications company as a Network Engineer!
What you’ll bring?
- Foundational knowledge of TCP/IP, NAT, and IPv4/IPv6
- Awareness of mobile core architecture and the 5G domain
- Exposure to Cisco routers and switches, including IOS-XR or Nexus
- Exposure to Juniper Junos is a ‘nice to have’
- Exposure to firewall technologies; familiarity with Fortinet or Check Point is a ‘nice to have’
- Understanding of firewall policies, IP addressing, and TCP/UDP port rules
- A basic understanding of BGP concepts, including route policies, communities, and prefix lists
- Awareness of MP-BGP, VPNv4, L3VPN, and VRF concepts
- knowledge of MPLS and route leaking between VRFs
- Awareness of DMC and CNIS
What you’ll be doing:
- Assisting with firewall implementations and policy changes
- Supporting IP connectivity activities across cloud, mobile core, and internal applications
- Assisting with troubleshooting connectivity and routing issues, escalating complex matters as required
- Preparing and maintaining network diagrams, implementation and rollback plans, and operational documentation using established templates
- Participating in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing across the team
- Staying up to date with new technologies, tools and technical areas, and share knowledge to support team and customer capability building
How to Apply?
To apply online, please click on the link below!
Alternatively, for a confidential discussion or to discuss other network engineer roles in Sydney, please contact Jimmy Flynn on 0488 732 269.
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