Senior Data Centre Network Engineer
Job No.: 680093
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 31 December 2026
Remuneration: $120,138 - $132,610 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation), although a competitive remuneration package can be applied for an experienced candidate
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Monash University is seeking a Senior Data Centre Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of our high-performance network infrastructure. Supporting Monash’s world-leading research platforms, this role is integral to maintaining scalable, low-latency, and resilient data centre networks. It combines strategic planning with deep technical expertise to ensure our research computing environments are future-ready, reliable, and secure.
You will be responsible for ensuring availability, scalability, performance, and continuous innovation in data centre networking services, which underpin critical research platforms, including but not limited to;
- Planning, designing, and implementing the University’s network services, components and associated solutions, systems and infrastructure
- Integrating and optimising NVIDIA networking technologies, including Mellanox Ethernet, InfiniBand, and Rail-optimised networks
- Ensuring operational readiness through system monitoring, validation, and seamless production transitions.
- Ensuring strong security practices through the implementation of network segmentation and microsegmentation
- Ensuring compliance with information security standards and university governance frameworks.
- Evaluating and preparing technical specifications, assessing vendor solutions, and overseeing system commissioning and acceptance testing.
To excel in this role, you should possess;
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering with an appropriate industry Certification such as CCIE, CCDE among others
- Strong skills in enterprise/data centre grade network hardware/software, protocols, network security, and Cloud with substantial experience in the planning, development and implementation of complex data centre networks and/or infrastructure
- Experience in deploying and optimising data centre infrastructure using NVIDIA rail-optimised network topologies and related systems
- Strong experience in secure network design and implementation, including network segmentation/microsegmentation, especially in research and HPC environments
- Advanced operational knowledge of Layer 2/3 switching, routing, and network security across virtualised and containerised environments
- Detailed knowledge of industry standards and evolving trends in data centre interconnects, software-defined networking, and network automation technologies.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Joseph Pineda, Infrastructure Delivery Lead, joseph.pineda@monash.edu
Position Description: Senior Data Centre Network Engineer
Applications Close: Tuesday 24 June 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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