JobScout Pty Ltd are working to assist our client, Expert IT & Telco, an established Melbourne ICT provider operating since 1991. From its Preston base the business delivers business phone systems, managed IT, managed networks and business internet to organisations across Victoria and nationally.

Our client is seeking an experienced Computer Network and Systems Engineer on a full-time, ongoing basis, taking responsibility for the planning, deployment, configuration management and operational readiness of client network and system environments.

Responsibilities of our Computer Network and Systems Engineer will include:

- Planning, developing, deploying, testing and optimising network and system services across client environments, taking responsibility for configuration management and overall operational readiness.

- Analysing, designing, testing and evaluating network systems, including local area networks, wide area networks, VLAN segmentation, VPN links and multi-site data communications architectures.

- Researching, analysing and recommending strategies for network architecture and development, and evaluating integrated hardware, software, communications and operating system products against client requirements.

- Designing and documenting network topologies, IP addressing schemes and routing configurations appropriate to each client's site layout, bandwidth requirements and growth plans.

- Configuring, integrating and maintaining server and system infrastructure in environments running multiple operating systems and configurations, including Windows Server, Linux and virtualised host environments.

- Administering directory, identity and email platforms including Active Directory and Microsoft 365, covering user and group provisioning, access control, policy configuration and tenant security settings.

- Installing, configuring, testing, maintaining, monitoring and troubleshooting networking hardware and software, including routers, managed switches, firewalls, wireless access points and session border controllers.

- Planning and implementing network security, including firewall rule sets, site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, network access control, segmentation of guest and corporate traffic, endpoint protection integration and remediation of identified vulnerabilities.

- Undertaking network and systems performance monitoring and capacity analysis, interpreting latency, jitter, packet loss and throughput data, and performing systems testing and optimisation to maintain service quality.