We're looking for an experienced Network Engineer to join us on an initial 3-month contract engagement. You'll provide operational support across enterprise network environments, working on incidents, changes, upgrades, performance optimisation, and ongoing network maintenance.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who can quickly integrate into an existing team, troubleshoot complex networking issues, and confidently manage network operations with minimal ramp-up time.
What You'll Do
- Manage network incidents, requests, alerts, and change activities.
- Troubleshoot and resolve routing, switching, firewall, and connectivity issues.
- Perform software upgrades and support network infrastructure maintenance.
- Monitor network performance and recommend improvements.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation and ITSM records.
- Work with vendors, carriers, and third-party providers to resolve network issues.
- Support enterprise LAN, WAN, and internet environments.
- Contribute to operational excellence through proactive monitoring and problem resolution.
- 3+ years' experience in Network Engineering roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with routing, switching, and firewall technologies.
- Solid understanding of LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, and routing protocols.
- Proven troubleshooting and incident management capability.
- Experience working within enterprise operational environments.
- Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
- Cisco certification (CCNA or higher) and cloud exposure will be highly regarded.
Contract: Initial 3-month engagement
Start: ASAP
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in Network Engineering roles
- Hands-on experience with routing, switching, and firewall technologies
- Understanding of LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, and routing protocols
- Troubleshooting and incident management capability
- Experience working within enterprise operational environments
- Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach
- Cisco certification, CCNA or higher
- Cloud exposure
Datacom Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Datacom and has not been reviewed or approved by Datacom.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare support includes complimentary health insurance packages in Australia and New Zealand alongside employee assistance programs. Wellbeing resources and on‑site meditation rooms are highlighted as part of the offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Flexible and remote work support, plus discounts on gyms, travel, and selected retailers, are prominently featured. The package emphasizes work–life balance and lifestyle support alongside core benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible working is promoted across locations, with hybrid/remote arrangements positioned as standard practice where feasible. Benefits are framed as locally tailored by country and business unit, reflecting adaptability to context.
Datacom Insights
What We Do
Datacom is Australasia's largest home-grown tech company. Drawing on the experience of over 6500 staff in 24 locations around the globe, we work with a full range of clients, from small start-ups through to government agencies and multinational corporations, to explore and extract the hidden value in their systems. We bring together over half a century of know-how, the right technology and the knowledge and creativity of our people, to deliver sustainable solutions to our customers’ greatest challenges. With our team of dedicated professionals, we work with leading partners to deliver the solutions that are right for our customers – that solve their issues and enhances their businesses. We design, build and run IT systems and processes across operations, cybersecurity, cloud, digital platforms, payroll and enterprise applications. We deliver customer care services and operate mission-critical infrastructure with best-in-class data centre facilities – Datacom delivers on the promise: practical imagination.
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