Director of Talent Solutions | Gallant Collective

National Retail Environment | Multi-Site Network | High Impact Contract Role

A major national retail organisation with 350+ stores across Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer for an initial 4-month contract, with an immediate start. This role is ideal for someone who can quickly step into a busy environment and provide technical leadership across a large-scale, distributed network.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Lead and manage the network landscape across national retail stores, distribution centres, and corporate sites.
- Provide senior-level operational support for all network, security, and wireless infrastructure, ensuring availability, performance, and rapid issue resolution.
- Oversee the rollout, installation, and configuration of new network equipment and store technologies, meeting tight operational timelines.
- Take ownership of complex incidents, perform detailed root-cause analysis and implement long-term fixes.
- Support key IT projects including network upgrades, security uplifts, WAN improvements, and infrastructure refresh initiatives.
- Review emerging technologies, recommend improvements, and contribute to overall network strategy during the contract period.

What You Bring





- Relevant IT qualification or equivalent industry experience.
- 5–7+ years’ experience in senior-level networking roles, ideally across multi-site or retail environments.
- Strong hands‑on expertise with Cisco routers, switches, wireless, and Fortinet firewalls (FortiGate).
- Deep understanding of VPN technologies, secure remote access, routing protocols, and network security principles.
- Proven ability to operate autonomously, handle high-pressure environments, and resolve issues quickly and logically.
- Current or previously held CCNA / CCNP (or similar certifications) highly desirable.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to confidently engage technical and operational stakeholders.
- A proactive, team‑oriented attitude with resilience, flexibility and a strong work ethic.

Why This Contract?

- Immediate start – step straight into a high-demand role.
- Initial 4-month contract with potential for extension based on performance and project needs.
- Prospect to influence and stabilise a large national network footprint.
- Work across modern Cisco and Fortinet environments with real impact.

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📌 Senior Network Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Gallant Collective
📍 Melbourne