Senior Data Centre Network Engineer
Job No.: 696708
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 3 year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $124,343 - $137,251 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
Join the team building Monash University’s MAVERIC, one of Australia's first AI supercomputing platforms and the largest AI research computing platform in the Australian higher education sector. This is a frontier position responsible for designing and operating the next generation of networking infrastructure powering AI, HPC, and world-leading research.
- Lead the design, implementation and optimisation of the data centre network services, infrastructure and associated solutions of the AI supercomputing platform.
- Design, deploy and optimise NVIDIA networking technologies, including Mellanox Ethernet, InfiniBand and rail-optimised network architectures.
- Build and enhance network observability by leveraging NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM), NVIDIA NetQ, telemetry and analytics.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code, DevOps and DevSecOps practices using Ansible and automation frameworks.
- Ensure operational readiness through monitoring, validation, testing and seamless production transitions.
- Design and implement secure network architectures through network segmentation, microsegmentation and compliance with information security standards.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, prepare technical specifications, assess vendor solutions, and oversee system commissioning, acceptance testing and production readiness.
To excel in this role, you should possess;
- Extensive experience designing and operating enterprise, HPC, or AI data centre networks.
- Strong expertise in Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, routing, switching, network security, and automation.
- Hands-on experience with Ansible and working within DevOps or Infrastructure-as-Code environments.
- Experience deploying and optimising NVIDIA networking technologies, including InfiniBand and Ethernet fabrics.
- Industry certifications such as CCIE, CCDE, or the NVIDIA Certified Professional – AI Networking (NCP-AI Networking) certification are highly regarded.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – 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.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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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/or 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: Sunday 23 August 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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