Network Engineer

About Us

The Hills Grammar School is well known for its outstanding staff professional learning culture, staff learning frameworks, teacher accreditation programs and bespoke evidence-based development programs that support and invigorate our staff - both teaching and support staff - to forward the School’s Mission: Outstanding Teaching within a unique learning environment: fostering each student's potential for greatness. Highly motivated professionals who love learning, collaboration, and thinking strategically and are interested in contributing to a dynamic and innovative school, are invited to apply for the below position.

Network Engineer | Permanent Full Time | Commencement Date –Flexible, negotiable with the successful candidate

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer on a permanent full-time basis to take ownership of our core ICT infrastructure, ensuring the security, resilience, performance and continuous improvement of our network, server, cloud and endpoint environments.

Reporting to the Head of Technology, this is a senior technical role responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure platforms, leading infrastructure projects, managing service providers, and supporting the School's cyber security operations.

About the Role

As the Network Engineer, you will act as the technical owner of the School's infrastructure environment, providing expertise across networking, systems administration, cloud platforms, cyber security, disaster recovery and infrastructure lifecycle management.

You will work closely with Technology Services team and external service providers to ensure high levels of availability, security and operational excellence across the School's technology environment.

You will take technical ownership of the School's core infrastructure, including:

• Network administration (switching, routing, firewalls, wireless and network security)

• Microsoft 365, Azure and Entra ID administration

• Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Hyper-V environments

• Cyber security operations, vulnerability management and incident response

• Backup, disaster recovery and infrastructure resilience

• Infrastructure projects, lifecycle management and vendor oversight

About You

You will bring:

• 5+ years' experience in network, infrastructure or systems administration roles

• Strong expertise in Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Windows Server and Active Directory

• Experience with networking technologies, firewalls, wireless and virtualisation platforms

• Knowledge of cyber security operations, patching and vulnerability management

• Experience managing technology vendors and service providers

• Relevant IT qualifications and industry certifications (Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto, Aruba or similar)

Desirable

• Experience in education or school environments

• Microsoft Defender, Intune, Palo Alto and Aruba technologies

• ITIL and business continuity experience.

The Hills Grammar Difference

Hills Grammar offers staff:

• Parking onsite.

• A concerted focus on staff wellbeing through a range of initiatives to ensure that our staff is able to flourish. We also have a dedicated staff wellbeing week in Term 4.

• Best practice Professional Learning Model and Staff Development Framework that draws together bespoke learning programs across all career stages and facilitates deep learning, improved practice, collegiality, connection, and collaboration.

• Aspiring middle and senior leader programs that feature shadowing in other schools and access to resources and great speakers.

• A vibrant learning and teaching climate where the mission is to strive for “Outstanding Teaching”.

• The opportunity to teach within a School with a rigorous, evidence-based whole school pedagogy - Deeper Water, Deeper Learning - that enables staff to provide an extraordinary education for our students based on a Guided Inquiry approach.

• Personalised career planning, leadership development and professional learning opportunities.

• Contribution to staff professional learning across our Early Childhood to Year 12 school, regionally and globally within our Hills Institute for Deeper Learning and Leadership.

• An amazing and beautiful, natural campus nestled within a sandstone escarpment that provides peace, tranquility, and a deep sense of community.

• Teacher Accreditation support.

APPLICATIONS | Closing Date: 18 November 2026

Please note, to be eligible for this role you must have:

• The right to work in Australia.

• A current Working with Children Check.

Apply now to help shape and support the School's technology future.

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