Senior Secure Networks Engineer

Are you a Secure Network Engineer who thrives on keeping enterprise networks fast, secure and running smoothly? We're looking for an experienced engineer to join our Perth team in a key role supporting high-performance networks, where your skills will genuinely make an impact.

About the role

You'll be a critical part of our network project and operations, delivering change requests, responding to high-severity incidents, and implementing robust security measures across enterprise and data centre environments. You'll work across a broad and modern technology stack, collaborating with stakeholders to keep our networks resilient, compliant, and performing at their best.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver change requests of varying complexity, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure seamless network operations across teams

• Maintain network performance and respond to high-severity incidents (P1 & P2), resolving issues within SLA

• Implement security measures including firewall policies, access authentication, and disaster recovery planning

• Respond to and remediate active vulnerabilities across deployed network and security environments

• Monitor network performance and configure network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs) for optimal functionality

• Maintain detailed technical documentation and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements

• Ensure detailed change implementation scoping and planning in accordance with ITIL, NEC, and customer best practice for successful delivery of change requirements

About you

• Minimum 5 years of enterprise networking experience

• Considerable knowledge of enterprise networks and data centres

• Extensive experience implementing, managing, and troubleshooting Cisco-based secure networks

• Extensive experience with firewall technologies including Cisco, Check Point, Palo Alto, and/or Fortinet

• Experience supporting load balancer technologies such as F5 or Citrix NetScaler

• Experience supporting enterprise wireless networks

• Experience supporting software-defined network environments (e.g. Cisco SD-Access)

• Experience supporting SD-WAN environments (Cisco, Aruba, or Fortinet)

• Experience with network management systems

• High-level verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical staff and management

What You'll Bring

• High-level verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical staff and management

• A professional attitude and a calm, methodical approach under pressure

• Strong prioritisation skills when managing competing deliverables

• Meticulous attention to detail in maintaining engineering case notes for accurate, comprehensive records

• Strict adherence to change management processes, ensuring all changes are approved before implementation

Why Join Us

NEC has a rich history of bringing humanity and tech with our vision to orchestrate a brighter life; we are committed your personal and professional development. You will have access to our on-demand learning portal, excellent Health & Wellbeing program and volunteer for our CSR activities. Benefits include flexible work arrangements, generous leave options. You will also have access to our Rewards Gateway to avail great discounts on tech, food and lifestyle products.

NEC is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds