Network Engineer

Navitas is a leading global education provider. We deliver an extensive range of educational services to a diverse community of learners across a global network of campuses. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate IT division and play a key role in shaping our global infrastructure. Network Engineer Location: Sydney, NSW Work Type: Full Time Salary/Package: Competitive Remuneration About Navitas Navitas is a leading global education provider. We deliver an extensive range of educational services to a diverse community of learners across a global network of campuses. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate IT division and play a key role in shaping our global infrastructure. The Opportunity We are seeking a high-caliber Network Engineer to provide strategic technical guidance and advanced support across Navitas' global WAN, LAN, Security, and VoIP domains. Reporting directly to the Global Network Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving network automation, executing major infrastructure upgrades, and shaping our future technology roadmaps. This position offers a strong blend of technical execution, vendor collaboration and team mentorship. Key Responsibilities Technical Support: Act as an escalation point for the network team; monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot the global enterprise WAN, LAN, Security, and VoIP environments. Projects & Upgrades: Contribute to major network deployments, site expansions, hardware refreshes, and architecture enhancements. Network Design & Strategy: Influence technology roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and collaborate with business leaders and external vendors. Automation & Continual Improvement: Standardize configurations through templating and build automation frameworks to streamline operational workflows. Mentorship: Support and mentor junior team members while fostering a culture of continuous learning. Documentation: Maintain high-quality IT network diagrams, deployment standards, and procedural knowledge-base resources. What You’ll Bring To be successful in this role, you will be a collaborative, forward-thinking technical leader who thrives in complex enterprise environments. Certifications: Cisco CCNP/CCIE certification, or equivalent enterprise-level industry experience. Routing & Switching: Advanced knowledge of enterprise LAN/WLAN, VLANs, L2/L3 switching, and routing protocols ( BGP, OSPF, EIGRP ). Firewall & Edge Security: Deep hands-on experience with Palo Alto / Panorama , alongside proficiency in Cisco ISE, Cisco Secure Access, Umbrella , and VPN technologies ( IPSec, DMVPN, SSLVPN ). Automation: Practical experience streamlining network environments using Python and Ansible . Soft Skills: Proven ability to mentor technical staff, manage stakeholders, and bridge technical solutions with business goals. Flexibility: Willingness to work outside standard hours What We Offer A genuinely global, collaborative, and supportive team environment. The opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud, security, and automation toolsets. Clear career progression paths with structured opportunities to expand your technical and engineering capabilities. Certifications: Cisco CCNP/CCIE certification, or equivalent enterprise-level industry experience.