Position: Senior Network Consultant
Datacom Location: Adelaide
Security Requirements: Citizens only, NV1 preferred
Full Time, Permanent Position.
About Us
At Datacom, we combine technology, expertise, and talented people to help organisations thrive in a rapidly changing world. As one of Australasia's leading technology providers, we work with customers across industries to solve real-world problems and deliver meaningful outcomes.
Whether we're supporting governments, enterprise organisations, or growing businesses, we're committed to creating meaningful outcomes for our customers, communities, and each other.
About the Role
As a Senior Networks Consultant, your role is to deliver technical networking projects for our customers to the highest quality standard, within scope, to budget and on time. It is expected that you can think quick on your feet, be able to identify risks to schedule and actively minimise uncertainty. You will have experience with Cisco, Arista, Aruba and Fortinet or Palo Alto technologies.
** You must be an Australian Citizen and able to gain Australian Government Security Clearance to apply for this role, and preference will be given to candidates who already have current Baseline or NV1 clearance. No exceptions to this rule **
What You Will Do
As a Senior Network Consultant, you will:
- Develop your professional expertise with us across a range of applicable technologies to certification.
- Build constructive internal and external working relationships.
- Always adhere to company and client policies and procedures.
- Work on projects, properly scoped and signed off by the clients.
- Bring your expertise to the fore when designing solutions to project requirements.
What You Will Bring:
- 7+ years of networking focused experience in IT.
- Cisco Router and Switch, SD-WAN and SDA (Calalyst Centre, DNAC), MPLS, WLC, DC Fabric/ACI and ISE (the latter two are only desirable) skills and experience essential.
- Fortinet Firewalls experience essential, FortiManager experience desirable.
- Palo Alto Firewall and Panorama experience Essential
- Knowledge of Zscaler, ACI, Cisco Wireless, Load Balancer (F5) and Cloud Networking would be an advantage, particularly with F5.
- Advanced understanding of building, designing and or supporting/diagnosing networks.
- Strong technical documentation skills to deliver Design and Support related documents for your solutions.
- Certification in two or more vendor technologies. Preferably Cisco, Arista, Aruba, Palo Alto or comparable to a Professional level or higher. CCNP highly desirable.
- Experience working in a client facing position with an MSP.
- Experience of implementing and delivering large/complex networks projects.
- Experience working with SA Government.
In addition to the above, you will be highly motivated, self-reliant, technically proficient engineer; a strong team player who can also work autonomously when required. You are an open and effective communicator at all levels both within Datacom and with our clients.
Culture and Benefits
Join a team where you'll be supported to grow your career, prioritise your wellbeing, and make a genuine impact. From industry-leading learning and development opportunities to parental leave, wellbeing support, and employee benefits, we're committed to helping our people thrive both professionally and personally.
We're passionate about creating a workplace where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to do their best work. Whether you're developing new skills, tackling complex challenges, or collaborating with some of the best minds in the industry, you'll be part of a team that values curiosity, innovation, inclusion, and making a genuine difference.
Why you will love working here:
- Paid parental leave
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (DataCare)
- Ongoing learning, certifications, and career development opportunities
- Access to industry-leading learning platforms and future skills training
- Recognition programmes that celebrate great work
- Great employee discounts and financial wellbeing benefits
- Meaningful work that makes a real impact
Eligibility criteria and conditions may apply to some benefits.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of networking focused experience in IT
- Cisco Router and Switch skills
- Fortinet Firewalls experience
- Palo Alto Firewall and Panorama experience
- Certification in two or more vendor technologies, preferably Cisco or similar
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.
