Senior Network Engineer (Cisco/Fortinet)

TL;DR

Senior Network Engineer (Cisco/Fortinet): Designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable enterprise network environments with an accent on campus, branch, wireless, security, and data centre infrastructure. Focus on leading complex deployments, validating high-availability designs, resolving Level 3 incidents, and providing technical leadership across managed services projects.

Location: Based in Perth, Western Australia

Company

hirify.global is an ASX-listed Australian advisory and IT solutions company providing managed services, private cloud, connectivity, and hybrid IT solutions.

What you will do

• Design and review enterprise campus, branch, wireless, security, and data centre network solutions.
• Lead the deployment, migration, and configuration of complex infrastructure across Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and other vendor platforms.
• Develop test plans and validate network designs, configurations, availability, and performance before production deployment.
• Create and maintain HLDs, LLDs, as-built documentation, network diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Provide Level 3 escalation support for complex network incidents, major incidents, and problem management activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with project managers, solution architects, security teams, and customers.

Requirements

• 10+ years of network engineering experience, including Level 3 engineering and project delivery in complex enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ISE, Cisco switching/routing/wireless, HPE Aruba switching/wireless, and Aruba ClearPass.
• Experience with Fortinet firewalls and FortiEMS, as well as Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama.
• Advanced knowledge of network architecture, routing protocols, switching, wireless standards, high availability, and redundancy.
• Strong understanding of segmentation, Zero Trust, firewalls, VPNs, NAC, security monitoring, compliance, and ITIL-based service management.
• Experience leading technical workstreams and mentoring engineers; MSP experience is highly regarded.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive, collaborative culture focused on innovation, growth, and professional excellence.
• Career development through succession planning, internal mobility, mentoring, and industry certifications.
• Employee benefits, recognition, wellbeing resources, and mental health support through an Employee Assistance Program.
• Support for family and caring responsibilities, including paid parental leave.
• Employee referral program with monetary incentives.

Hiring process

• Submit a complete application online through the hirify.global Careers page.
• The recruitment process may also support a talent pool for similar opportunities arising within the following 12 months.