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SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER

Senior Network Engineer Permanent Melbourne Up to $200,000 + Super

17th July, 2026

Senior Network Engineer
Permanent
Melbourne
Up to $200,000 + Super

About the opportunity:

Our client is a well established and well capitalised organisation in the property sector who are building out a brand new telco vertical, delivering fibre connectivity across a growing portfolio of residential developments across Melbourne metro. This is a genuine greenfield build and you will be the lead engineer shaping how this division is built from the ground up.

What you will be doing:

  • Designing and deploying fibre networks across multiple MDU and greenfield estate sites concurrently
  • Producing HLD and LLD documentation for each site and building deployment
  • Configuring and commissioning Nokia OLTs and associated fibre infrastructure
  • Coordinating with carriers including Telstra, Optus and Focus for service handover and interconnects
  • Defining and owning network standards for a brand new telco division
  • Supporting test planning and validation prior to each production cutover

What we need to see:

  • Hands on Nokia OLT configuration and deployment experience (GPON / XGS-PON)
  • End to end fibre infrastructure delivery across both passive and active layers
  • HLD and LLD production in a telco or carrier grade environment
  • A genuine telco, carrier or RSP background
  • Direct experience working with Telstra, Optus or a wholesale RSP on infrastructure interconnects or service handover

Bonus points:

  • Nokia Altiplano or NFM-P network management experience
  • SD-WAN design or configuration
  • Firewall configuration in a building or residential network context
  • MDU or in building network deployment experience

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