Principal Telecoms Engineer

About Us

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Principal Telecoms Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The position is based in Brisbane, Australia.

Description

Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Principal Telecoms Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Brisbane, Australia.

About the Position:

You will be responsible for the design, integration, and implementation of communications infrastructure projects encompassing IP/MPLS transport networks, radio sites, voice and data communication systems, fibre optic and copper-based transmission systems, and associated ancillary subsystems.

As a key member of the Communications Engineering team, you will lead the end-to-end engineering lifecycle of mission-critical communications networks, with a strong focus on the design, configuration, and integration of secure and highly available IP network solutions.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop high-level and low-level design documentation, including architecture diagrams, network design reports, and integration procedures.
- Configure, integrate, and test network equipment across multi-vendor platforms, primarily Cisco and Juniper routing and switching infrastructure. (Primarily Cisco ASR, Cisco Nexus, Juniper SRX, Fortinet firewalls.)
- Perform site and factory acceptance testing, including pre-commissioning, commissioning, and network migration activities.
- Lead fault isolation, network diagnostics, and root cause analysis across transport and access layers.
- Ensure network designs comply with safety, security, and redundancy requirements, especially in rail and mission-critical environments.
- Mentor and support junior engineers, contributing to skills development and knowledge transfer across the engineering team.
- Produce technical documentation and implementation procedures in accordance with engineering standards and stakeholder requirements.

Skills & Experience

- Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a Network Engineer with hands-on design, configuration, and integration experience in critical infrastructure environments.
- Cisco CCNP and/or Juniper JNCIS/JNCIP certifications.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Telecommunications, or related field), eligible for or holding full membership with Engineers Australia.
- Extensive knowledge and hands-on implementation experience with Cisco MPLS, BGP, and OSPF technologies, as well as Cisco Nexus platforms, including vPC, VDC, and data center architecture design.
- Proven experience designing and deploying highly available, redundant network architectures for large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Strong experience with traffic engineering (MPLS TE/FRR), QoS, ACLs, and secure VPN design.
- Demonstrated experience authoring engineering documents such as detailed designs, integration test plans, and technical change implementation procedures.
- Experience working within rail communications, signalling networks, or similar operational technology (OT) environments is highly desirable.
- Strong project experience with the ability to manage competing priorities, multitask effectively, and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced delivery environments.

EEO and Inclusion

At Hitachi Rail, we know that a diverse business is a sustainable business. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

What we offer

- Be part of a Global Company that offers a great work life balance.
- Many opportunities to progress your career with training and development available.
- Salary Continuance Insurance

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