Senior Network Engineer

At VicRoads the work you do has real impact. Our work connects people and communities. We keep Victorians moving safely and smoothly today and help them be ready for tomorrow.

VicRoads empowers our people to learn and grow– focusing on impact and innovation. We reflect the diversity of Victoria and foster clever thinking to keep you and the community moving.

VicRoads is progressing too. In August 2022, we started on a new chapter when the Victorian State Government partnered with Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, and Macquarie Asset Management to operate registration and licensing services on its behalf.

We work collaboratively with the Victorian State Government to ensure we fulfill regulatory requirements, deliver State projects and safeguard customer data. The Victorian State Government retains sole responsibility for road access, infrastructure and safety.

• Annual Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience  
• Employment Type: 12 month max term - Full-Time 
• Usual Work Location: QV 180 Lonsdale Street CBD/ Work from home
• Must be eligible to gain baseline level security clearance

Are you passionate about creating products and experiences that not only meet user needs but also captivate their hearts and minds? Are you excited about the challenge of balancing customer desirability with business viability, technology feasibility and broader business strategy to deliver exceptional experiences? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you! 

We are seeking a talented and driven individual to join our dynamic Technology Operations team. As a team member, you will play a pivotal role in working with our business and helping to support and provide engineering services to the digital platform.  You will work alongside a group of passionate professionals who are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations. 

Your team is part of the Technology division, a team that are truly collaborative and passionate, and work closely together to deliver outcomes that positively transform the way our customers use our services.  

About the Opportunity 

The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining VicRoads’ network infrastructure. This role involves ensuring high availability, performance, and security across our network systems, supporting the continuous operation of mission-critical business applications and services. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise in network design, troubleshooting, and optimisation with a focus on scalability, security, and reliability.

• Network Design & Management: Design, implement and manage LAN, WAN and wireless networks to support organisational operations and growth, configuring and optimising network devices to ensure performance, security and reliability, proactively troubleshooting issues to minimise downtime, maintaining accurate network documentation, and providing regular reporting on network health and performance.
• Network Security: Implement and enforce network security policies to prevent unauthorised access and ensure compliance with organisational and industry standards, while managing firewalls, VPNs and intrusion detection systems to protect the network environment.
• Quality, Compliance & Traceability: Monitor and tune network performance to maximise uptime and efficiency, analyse traffic patterns to optimise bandwidth and reduce latency, design and test network disaster recovery and backup processes to ensure business continuity, and continuously evaluate emerging networking technologies to improve performance, security and scalability.
• Collaboration and Support: Work closely with systems, cloud and security teams to ensure seamless integration of network infrastructure, while providing responsive technical support to end‑users and other departments for network‑related issues.
• Vendor & Equipment Management: Manage relationships with network equipment vendors to ensure hardware is current, supported and fit for purpose, and evaluate and procure new networking equipment as required.

About you 

You are an experienced network engineer with a strong background in designing, implementing and supporting complex network environments. You bring hands‑on expertise across routing, switching, VPNs, VLANs and network segmentation, with proven ability to troubleshoot issues, optimise performance and ensure secure, reliable connectivity. Your experience spans advanced networking technologies such as SD‑WAN, wireless networks (including Meraki Wi‑Fi), and hybrid or cloud‑based networking solutions across platforms such as AWS and Azure.

You have a strong understanding of network security principles, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems and access control policies, and are comfortable working with monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic and SolarWinds. You’re familiar with network protocols and technologies including TCP/IP, BGP and OSPF, and bring exposure to network automation and scripting tools such as Python or Ansible. Your analytical mindset and attention to detail enable you to identify issues quickly while maintaining high standards of quality and reliability.

You communicate effectively and collaborate well with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, confidently explaining complex concepts and working across teams. You are comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities and multiple initiatives, and taking ownership of outcomes. Experience in IP address management, network automation tooling and operating in modern, scalable environments is highly regarded.

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience) is desirable, as are industry certifications such as CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Meraki, CISSP or other network and security certifications.

Our culture 

Innovation powers progress, but it doesn’t come without support. To attract, retain, and develop talented people, we reward initiative and ingenuity, foster collaboration, and offer dynamic career development. At VicRoads, we embrace diversity and inclusion and we’re proud our workforce reflects the community we work for. 

What we offer 

• Salary packaging, Fitness Passport & discounts to hundreds of retailers
• Opportunities for professional and personal development 
• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly practices, including 16 weeks paid parental leave 

How to apply 

We encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds and communities. 

If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process or the role itself, please let us know when applying. 

Please submit your application via the “Apply” button.

For a copy of the Position Description please email talentacquisition@vicroads.com.au   

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