Senior Network Engineer (AU)

Work with cutting edge AI technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counterdrone sector. Our customers are militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia, part of the ASX200 index, and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.This role is in the DroneShield Sydney headquarters in Sydney CBD. There are approximately 400 staff based in the 4,000sqm facility today, scheduled to grow to approximately 500 staff by end of 2026. Overseas on the ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries globally.About The RoleDroneShield is seeking a Senior Network Engineer with relevant experience to join the team in Sydney, NSW. The position will report to the Information Technology Manager.The IT team is responsible for providing excellent end user experiences and services for our staff. They deliver prompt technical support, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the smooth operation of hardware, software, and network systems to minimise disruptions. The team also manages system maintenance, internal applications and drive overall organisational productivity.The IT team must work closely with Engineering and Security teams to delight our Engineers while keeping a high level of security.This role will be a key position within the DroneShield Information Technology team. Primary responsibilities including contributing to our existing networking technology and processes to scale efficiencies with the high growth of the company. To do so the candidate will be able to easily create programmatic automations to scale processes.Responsibilities, Duties And ExpectationsContribute to the design, development and implementation of complex network solutions ensuring security, scalability, and reliability. Manage and optimise network architecture in current environments Respond to operational issues and seek to constantly automate operations further Optimise network performance monitoring and diagnostics to ensure uptime and system efficiency Collaborate with other Engineering teams when required Maintain high quality technical documentation and network diagrams Qualifications, Experience And SkillsAt least 5 years’ network infrastructure experience working in a complex enterprise and/or datacenter networking position within high stakes environments. Deep expertise in routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), VXLANs, firewalls, wireless, and VPN technologies Strong understanding of all TCP/IP layers Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and communication skills IT architecture and cloud exposure with knowledge of emerging technologies and network security principles Strong understanding of fundamental Linux networking processes and standards Experience with high throughput networking (100s Gbps), parallelisation and synchronisation is advantageous Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment Experience with Network Monitoring Systems and performance management toolsets Strong awareness of good Information Security practices Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.