Talenza have been engaged by an Australian ASX listed organisation to find an Network Manager to lead a high performing network engineering team. The organisation has a commonly used Network tech stack with Cisco Products (Meraki & ISE) and Palo Alto firewalls.

This role requires 3 days per week in the Brisbane office and is only open to candidates currently based in Brisbane with full working rights.



Benefits

• Contract opportunity with an option to convert to Permanent or extend
• Competitive day rate up to $1000 + GST per day
• Hybrid working environment (3 days per week in office)
• Amazing leadership group and office/team culture
• Global ASX listed enterprise
• Training and development budget
• Medium sized, high performing network team

Key Requirements

• Proven experience leading and developing a team of Network Engineers within a large, complex enterprise environment, with responsibility for team performance, workload management, stakeholder engagement, and service delivery outcomes.
• Strong understanding of enterprise network technologies, including routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, WAN/LAN architectures, and network operations, with the ability to provide technical leadership and strategic direction without requiring day-to-day hands-on engineering.
• Demonstrated knowledge of modern Cisco networking solutions, including Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Cisco Meraki, and broader Cisco enterprise networking platforms, enabling effective governance of network architecture, standards, and roadmaps.
• Solid understanding of network security principles, including network segmentation, zero trust concepts, identity and access management, secure remote access, and security controls across enterprise network environments.
• Experience overseeing and supporting network security technologies, including next-generation firewalls such as Palo Alto Networks, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cyber security and infrastructure teams on risk management and security initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, vendor management, and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences, influence decision-making, and align network services with business objectives.
• Knowledge of regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements within financial services environments, including exposure to APRA standards and prudential requirements, would be highly regarded but is not essential.

Thank you for your interest, at Talenza we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage people with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds to apply. However, please note that we are only able to proceed with those who have full rights to work in Australia. Please apply directly or for a quicker response, contact Lewis Babcock (Talenza) through LinkedIn.