Better and fairer care. Always.

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and nearly 30,000 people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australia's health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent's kind of person. Someone who puts excellence, compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

About the Role

Reporting to the Network Operations Manager, you will provide senior technical leadership across enterprise and data centre networking. You'll lead complex changes, support critical incidents, and contribute to design, implementation, and operational governance.

You will work across network, compute, and storage domains, partnering with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and clinical technology teams to ensure end-to-end service reliability.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead delivery of data centre network modernisation initiatives
- Execute complex network changes, upgrades, and lifecycle activities
- Provide technical leadership and design input across network platforms
- Support incident response, root cause analysis, and service restoration
- Contribute to architecture, standards, and change governance
- Collaborate with vendors, MSPs, and internal teams
- Maintain high availability, performance,



and security across network services
- Support ITIL-aligned service management processes

About You

You are a hands-on senior engineer with deep expertise across modern data centre networking and robust adjacent infrastructure knowledge.
You bring:

- 5+ years' experience in enterprise/data centre network engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Cisco ACI, VXLAN, and Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
- Enterprise networking across LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, and Wi-Fi

- Solid capability across:

- Routing & switching (BGP, OSPF)
- Firewalls, VPNs, DNS/DHCP, IPAM

- Experience working with VMware environments (vSphere, NSX exposure advantageous)
- Understanding of storage platforms and how they integrate with network infrastructure
- Experience with network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform or similar)
- Familiarity with observability/monitoring tools (PRTG, NetFlow, ThousandEyes, Cisco DNA)
- Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis capability
- Ability to operate in complex, multi-site, high-availability environments

Desirable:

- Exposure to Zero Trust / NAC (ISE)
- Cloud networking (Azure/AWS)




- Certifications (CCNP/CCIE, ITIL)

Why Join St Vincent's

- Work on enterprise-scale transformation programs
- Contribute to systems that directly support clinical care and patient outcomes
- Access to modern technologies across network, cloud, and infrastructure
- Values-driven organisation focused on compassion, integrity, and excellence

Working Arrangements

- Sydney-based | Minimum 3 days onsite
- Participation in on-call roster
- Some after-hours work required for critical changes and incidents

Things that work for you:

- Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

- Market-competitive salary packaging options

- Discounted private health insurance

- Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

- Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

At St Vincent's we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, fair and impartial and invites people from all backgrounds to join us.

Pre-Employment Checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How To Apply

Please submit your application via the Apply button, include your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability.
Respectfully, no recruitment agencies.

📌 Senior Network Engineer (NSW) (DC Mod)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 Sydney