Network DevOps Engineer

Salary: 18-Month FTC Up to $186k Package | Sydney & WFH

• Network DevOps Engineer
• $147,000 - $186,000 Total Remuneration Package
• Sydney CBD & WFH
• 18-Month Fixed Term Contract
• Cisco Networking | Network as Code | Python / Ansible

The Opportunity:
A hands-on engineering opportunity combining enterprise networking with modern automation, DevOps, and cyber security practices. You will be an integral part of a team delivering a major Vulnerability Management and Hardening uplift across enterprise infrastructure

What you'll be doing:

• Build and maintain network automation workflows using Python, Ansible, REST APIs, and Git-driven CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated configuration compliance, vulnerability remediation, and network hardening baselines to eliminate drift.
• Engineer and support complex enterprise LAN, WAN, data centre fabrics, and network security environments.
• Connect network platforms with enterprise security and operations systems including ServiceNow/CMDB, Tenable, and Microsoft Defender.

Essential Experience:

• Experience engineering complex, highly available enterprise routing, switching, LAN/WAN, and network security environments (Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ACI, SD-WAN, or firewalls).
• Hands-on capability developing automation workflows and "Patching as Code" using Python, Ansible, and REST APIs to eliminate manual configurations.
• Practical experience applying Git source control, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and Infrastructure as Code concepts (Terraform) to network changes.

Additional:
For more information, please contact Amy Keane of Aurec Recruitment.