Network Team Lead

**Network Team Lead**
- ** Critical role at the heart of Pacific National’s IT/OT operations**:

- ** North Sydney based, permanent leadership role**:

- **Key role in building the digital railroad for Australia’s largest private rail freight company**:

- ** Innovate within a progressive environment with cutting edge, next generation infrastructure**

**_Pacific National is committed to diversity in our workforce and encourages women and First Nations people to apply._**

**About the role**

The Network Lead is a key member of the Pacific National Network Operations team and is responsible for managing Pacific National’s IT/OT network across 2 data centres and 80+ sites across the nation. With a recent network transformation by the replacement of our MPLS private network with Fortinet SD WAN technology, Pacific National’s network team are forging ahead along the digital railroad.

Reporting to the Infrastructure Operations Lead and leading a small team, a key component of the role is to support, maintain and continually improve all aspects of Pacific National’s network and connected devices. The scope and definition of networks is being rapidly redefined within the business as more devices such as sensors, machines and vehicles are being connected over wired, wireless and LTE / 4G networks. The “Internet of Things” is driving an explosion in the number of connected devices as well as the volume of data. We are in the process of redeploying some of our OT solutions on the new SD-WAN network while using the Fortinet's security capability to separate IT and OT traffic. The Network Lead will be responsible for building the next generation communication infrastructure to handle this. The scale required to connect, manage, secure, and move data from these devices in a useful way is unprecedented and is going to require significant innovation to meet the challenge.

**About you**

To make your mark and innovate in this impactful role, you will be a strategic, forward thinker who has managed teams in previous roles. With a proactive approach, you will enjoy getting hands on as well as mentoring and guiding others. As a skilled communicator, you will be effective at dealing with diverse internal stakeholders across a dispersed business as well as sizeable third party providers.

You will also possess the following skills, experience and attributes:

- Relevant network certifications in fixed, wireless and/or LTE protocols including Cisco CCNP, CCIE or CISSP and Fortinet
- Experience with design, implementation and management of enterprise WAN, LAN and data centre infrastructure including FortiGate NGFWs, FortiSwitch, Cisco ASA, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus
- Experience with management of network security infrastructure and understanding of security principles and best practice
- Extensive routing and switching experience
- Previous experience managing Fortinet products, Cisco hardware, F5 and NetScaler
- Extensive experience working with Next-Generation Firewalls
- Knowledge of LTE platforms and associated integration experience
- Demonstrable experience and a thorough understanding of QoS principles
- Experience with design, implementation and management of corporate and Industrial Wi-Fi system
- Experience working in ITIL Service Delivery Management framework
- Experience supporting geographically remote network and communication devices leveraging satellite technology.

**The benefits**

We value diversity, inclusion, collaboration and the contribution of each of our employees. Working for us will enable you to take ownership of your career and gain access to the following benefits:

- Opportunities for growth and career development
- Access to mentoring programs
- Opportunities to join our I&D employee committees
- Recognise, celebrate and achieve via our Achievers program
- Flexible working arrangements
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer at full pay following 12 months of service
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Provision of Salary Continuance Insurance
- Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, gyms, retail brands, vehicles and more.
- We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women.

**About us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia.

Join us as we continue to transform our business and shape the rail freight industry, to achieve our vision of becoming Australia’s recognised leader for safe, innovative and sustainable rail freight solutions.

We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share more, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achiev