Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Network Engineer

Location Negotiable across NSW (Subject to campus availability)

Permanent Full Time

$145,605 - $160,719 salary package - includes base salary ($128,284 - $ 141,600) plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.  

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow. 

We invest in our people 

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work. 

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options. 

About the role

You are a problem solver with a strong background in Networks and we’re looking to set the standard for best practice enterprising cloud networking. You are experienced Network Engineer who authors and contribute to the Network roadmap and strategy, mentors’ administrators to improve their skills and support them in performing their best in our education environment for TAFE NSW Teachers and Students. Our work is key to future proofing Australia’s Vocational Training Organization.

About You 

To enrich and improve our services to our TAFE NSW staff and students our team is responsible for delivering leading network services as we are delivering new Wi-fi and switching and Network Management capabilities. We are responsible for connectivity end to end across the entire NSW state & corporate network environment covering over 150 campuses and cloud.

Highly Regarded

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We don’t expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team.

• Experience taking a leading role in building complex network systems that have been successfully delivered.
• Demonstrated Network experience as a Engineer, designing, configuring and supporting networks (firewalls, switches, routers, wireless access points) with Cisco, Aruba, Juniper and Fortinet NGFW.
• Experience in developing network artefacts, High level Design, Low level design, test cases, as-built, change run sheets, and reports
• Experience in development and deployment of network and security policies like QoS, firewall, IDS/IPS, URL filtering and NAC within Fortinet, Juniper and Cisco.
• Experience in development and supporting multi cloud networking with AWS and Azure certifications and SASE experience.
• Experienced SME in Routing and Switching i.e. EVPN-multihoming, IP CloS

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description. 

 Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Sunday 12th April 2026

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume (in PDF format) 

• Copies of your qualifications, where applicable, (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.

• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words) 

Targeted Question:

Provide a personal experience example of how you bridged traditional networking with cloud-native architectures in an enterprise environment. Your example must include hybrid connectivity, DNS resolution, Traffic management and Layer 4 to 7, security for traffic and perimeter and your role and responsibilities in your example. Please ensure that the work you submit reflects your authentic understanding, contributions, and experience.

Role-specific enquiries: contact Will Dodolias, Senior Manager Networks and Communication, via email will.dodolias@tafensw.edu.au  

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor Shweta Yadav via email shweta.yadav@tafensw.edu.au  or phone +61 2 7921 2961  

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool. 

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A Talent Pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.   

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