At Aussie Broadband we believe difference is something to celebrate. Being advocates for Inclusion and Diversity means our team can bring their whole selves to work and allows us to better represent our customers and the communities that we serve. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting and celebrating difference is just one way that we demonstrate our value of ‘Be good to people’ everyday.
Join us as we continue to grow and make a mark as the 4th largest telco in Australia!
Why work for Aussie?
Founded in regional Victoria almost 20 years ago, we are local from the ground up. What started in a living room in Morwell, has now expanded to every corner of Australia - we’re growing fast and not slowing down!
Our fantastic culture lives and breathes our values:
Don't be ordinary, be awesome
Think BIG
No bullsh*t
Be good to people
Have fun
We are proud to be a B Corp Certified company, which means we’re good to our people, our customers, and the planet by maintaining the highest standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
We care about our community through our Pledge 1% commitment, sponsorship programs and our paid staff community service leave offering.
But don’t just take our word for it – We have been named one of the top employers in Australia by HRD magazine.
The good stuff
26 weeks paid parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers (in addition to any government-paid leave)
Discounted internet up to the value of $109 per month
20% off our Mobile services
Day to day benefits like flexible working arrangements, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts with big names like Specsavers, HCF and many more
Celebrating you! With monthly rewards and recognition
Internal training and resources for you to continue to learn, grow and achieve your career goals
Yearly allowance for amazing Aussie merch
Fitness Passport for access to multiple gyms and pools across Australia
Let’s talk about you
- A degree in computer science, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Demonstrated experience in large enterprise or ISP/telco network environments, including MPLS (L3VPN, L2VPN/VPWS, LDP/SR) and core routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF and IS-IS on carrier-grade platforms including Cisco IOS-XR.
- Strong troubleshooting capability across complex distributed environments, with the ability to diagnose issues across underlay and overlay networks and identify root causes effectively.
- Solid Linux administration experience, ideally in a network operations environment, with exposure to platforms such as RHEL and Ubuntu.
- A collaborative and adaptable approach, supported by strong communication skills, a practical problem-solving mindset and willingness to participate in an after-hours on-call roster.
- Experience with modern data centre network fabrics, including Cisco Nexus or Arista environments using VXLAN/EVPN overlays and BGP underlay architectures, will be highly regarded.
- Experience with Python-based network automation tools such as Netmiko, Nornir or NAPALM, along with NetBox or similar IPAM/DCIM platforms used as a source of truth, will also be highly regarded.
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Operate, monitor and maintain the company’s MPLS core, data centre networks and global WAN environment to ensure high availability and strong network performance.
- Configure, integrate and manage network infrastructure, including forecasting, planning, ordering, installing and deploying equipment to meet current and future traffic demands.
- Support automation initiatives by developing and using tools, scripts and CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort across network operations.
- Respond to and resolve escalated technical issues, outages, alarms and after-hours incidents, ensuring all activities are recorded accurately and promptly while participating in the on-call roster.
- Work closely with internal teams and stakeholders to gather requirements, provide technical input, manage risks, and support successful project delivery and handover.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of network policies, procedures and documentation, including low-level designs, peer reviews and engineering records.
- Act in accordance with health and safety standards, comply with safe working procedures and report any incident, accident or hazard.
Ready to join?
Hit the apply button to submit your application and our fantastic team will be in touch!
Even if you feel you don’t meet all the requirements, we’d still love to hear your story. We like to think outside the box with the people we hire.
If you have any questions, get in touch today with our team at [email protected]
Just a heads up, we can’t take applications through email, so make sure you apply via the job link we've set for this role, so you don't miss out!
