Bolton Clarke Group
one of Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally. Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.
About the position
As a Network Engineer, you will play a key hands-on technical leadership role in the design, implementation, transition and ongoing optimisation of Bolton Clarke's enterprise network services. This role will lead major network transformation initiatives, including the transition of LAN and WLAN services from Cisco to Juniper, the rollout of Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN and integration with Palo Alto Prisma SASE.
You will be working across geographically dispersed care, corporate and data centre environments, translating architecture and business requirements into secure, resilient and supportable network solutions.
This is a max term full time 12-month contract based in Brisbane Melbourne or Syndey with some travel required for set up.
The Network Engineer will design, implement and support enterprise network services covering:
Enterprise LAN, WLAN, WAN, internet, data centre and cloud network services
Cisco to Juniper switching and wireless transformation
Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma SASE and secure connectivity
Network automation, observability and AI-assisted operations
Complex incident resolution, resilience and service continuity
Technical design, migration planning, standards and operational handover
Key Activities:




Lead the technical design and implementation of Bolton Clarke's enterprise transition from Cisco switching and wireless platforms to Juniper Networks
Own discovery, current-state assessment, target-state design, technical standards, pilots, migration waves, cutover plans and technical acceptance
Design and implement Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma SASE and secure branch connectivity patterns, including segmentation, application-aware routing and cloud connectivity
Engineer secure, resilient and scalable enterprise network services across LAN, WLAN, WAN, internet, data centre and cloud environments
Lead complex troubleshooting, major incident response, root cause analysis and corrective actions across network and security domains
Automate repeatable configuration, validation, reporting and compliance activities using APIs, scripting, infrastructure-as-code or equivalent tooling
Produce high-quality technical designs, migration runbooks, implementation plans, diagrams, standards and operational documentation
Skills and experience
Senior-level experience designing, implementing and supporting large, complex, multi-site enterprise networks
Deep hands-on capability across Cisco enterprise routing, switching and wireless technologies, with strong Juniper enterprise networking experience




Experience leading major network transformation or migration programs while remaining hands-on across design and implementation
Hands-on exposure to Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN, Prisma SASE or Prisma Access, next-generation firewalls and centralised management platforms
Advanced troubleshooting capability across routing, switching, wireless, WAN, internet, security and application performance domains
Experience with network automation, APIs, scripting, observability tools and configuration management practices
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders and provide explicit recommendations
If you are a hands-on Network Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and wants to play a leading role in delivering enterprise-wide network transformation, we would love to hear from you.
Why Work For Bolton Clarke:
Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
Career progression and development opportunities
Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits - claim up to $18,550 tax free
Private health insurance and gym discounts
An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family
Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status.
Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.
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📌 Network Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Bolton Clarke
📍 Melbourne