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Netowrk & Systems Engineer

Contract Type

Contract

Location

Victoria, Melbourne

Industry

IT

Specialisation

Infrastructure and Cloud

Salary

AU$700 - AU$800 per day + inclusive

Contact Name

Peter Rodriguez

Contact Email

peter@talenza.com.au

Date published

13-02-2026

Job Reference

BBBH20298

Description

Network & Systems Engineer

6-Month Contract | Extension Possibility (to 12 months)
$700 - $800 per day (inclusive of super)
Melbourne | Hybrid

Talenza is partnering with an innovative technology organisation to appoint a Network & Systems Engineer to support critical infrastructure and cloud services across a complex enterprise environment.

This role will suit a technically strong engineer who enjoys working across cloud, infrastructure, networking, and security domains - balancing project delivery with operational support.

As a Systems Engineer, you will help design, implement and maintain reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure services across both on-premise and multi-cloud environments.

Working closely with Architecture, Cyber Security, SRE and broader Technology teams, you will contribute to the ongoing uplift of cloud capability while ensuring operational stability and governance alignment.

  • Engineer and support infrastructure solutions across AWS, Azure and GCP

  • Maintain and optimise Linux-based environments

  • Support cloud and on-prem platforms to ensure performance, availability and security

  • Contribute to automation initiatives using tools such as Ansible and scripting (PowerShell or similar)

  • Support CI/CD integrations across infrastructure environments

  • Administer PKI environments and manage certificate lifecycle processes

  • Provide Level 2/3 technical support and incident resolution

  • Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address risks

  • Partner with internal teams and external vendors to troubleshoot and resolve issues

  • Background in IT, Systems Engineering or similar discipline (or equivalent commercial experience)

  • Strong hands-on experience across public cloud platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

  • Solid Linux/Unix administration capability

  • Exposure to containerisation and virtualisation technologies

  • Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing protocols, VLANs)

  • Experience supporting core network services such as DNS, DHCP and VPN

  • Understanding of cloud security controls and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO, SOC, NIST)

  • Competitive day rate: $700 - $800 a day inclusive

  • Possibility of ongoing work beyond initial term

  • Exposure to modern cloud environments

  • Hybrid working model

  • Opportunity to contribute to meaningful infrastructure uplift

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