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: Perth, WA - Work Type: Full Time - Salary/Package: Competitive RemunerationAbout 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: Identify and implement opportunities for network automation using Python scripting and Ansible playbooks to streamline manual tasks, introduce predictable, code-driven, repeatable changes, and improve service delivery. Standardize global configurations through programmatic templating to enhance operational efficiency and minimize manual configuration errors. - 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 and VPN technologies (IPSec, DMVPN, SSLVPN). Programming Languages: Strong hands-on expertise in Ansible & Python (using libraries like Netmiko, NAPALM). Data Formats: Experience with JSON, YAML, and XML for data serialization. Linux experience API Experience: Demonstrated experience consuming REST APIs and leveraging NETCONF/YANG for automated network management. Version Control: DevOps CI / CD - Automation management - Jenkins Cloud Networks: Familiarity with cloud networking concepts in AWS & Azure. 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.