Senior Network Engineer

Job Description

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to about 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

Snowy 2.0 is Australia’s largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

About the position

Are you a strategic and hands-on Senior Network Engineer who will take ownership of designing, implementing, and managing Snowy Hydro’s network infrastructure? A full-time role exists to join our team. In this role, you will provide technical leadership in a dynamic environment, ensuring our networks are robust, scalable, and future-ready. Your expertise will drive innovation, enhance team capability, and ensure alignment with our evolving technology strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Network Engineering & Strategy: Drive the evolution of network and security policies, architecting and delivering resilient, high-performance networks that enable critical business outcomes. Evaluate and integrate emerging ICT trends to shape future-ready network architectures and standards.
• Operations & Management: Maintain comprehensive documentation of multi-vendor, virtualised network environments. Oversee and perform proactive monitoring, diagnostics, problem rectification, and optimisation of network and security systems. Lead the integration, migration, and support of complex enterprise, voice, and SCADA/control networks.
• Collaboration & Delivery: Provide expert oversight of architectural governance, assessing and mitigating risks across operational and project activities. Contribute to critical incident response, including participation in on-call support for high-priority systems and remote site failures.
• Security & Resilience: Apply security expertise across multiple domains to strengthen network integrity, resilience, and compliance in complex environments.
• Leadership & Capability Development: Inspire and mentor technical teams to build advanced capability in network design, security, and operational excellence, fostering a culture of resilience and continuous improvement.

About the location

Cooma is our preferred location for this role, as the team typically spends 2–3 days per week working from the office. However, we welcome candidates who are located within a two-hour response time to Cooma and can commit to regular in-office attendance. For those in this category, hybrid and flexible working arrangements are available. If you’re considering relocating to Cooma, we also offer relocation assistance to support your transition.

Cooma is a vibrant regional hub situated just 80 minutes from Canberra in the heart of the Snowy Monaro region, New South Wales. Known as the gateway to the Snowy Mountains, it offers a superb lifestyle with access to national parks, snowfields, and year-round outdoor activities. With its stunning natural beauty, rich multicultural heritage, and close-knit community, Cooma provides a unique opportunity to grow your career while enjoying the benefits of regional living.

About you

• Tertiary qualification in computer science or relevant industry experience.
• 10 years of experience in complex IT infrastructure environments, including planning, implementation, operational management, configuration, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Advanced skill set in next-generation and/or zone-based firewalls, with vendor certifications in networking, routing, and switching (e.g., CCNP/CCIE).
• Experience with network virtualization technologies such as MPLS and/or SPB, and cross-platform operating system skills including Unix.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to provide consultative solutions.
• Demonstrable ability to contribute effectively in a fast-paced team environment, with highly developed influencing and negotiation skills.
• An understanding of industrial/utility operating environments (SCADA, Controls, Protection) and the ability to align performance with business objectives.
• ITIL qualifications and experience is an advantage.

About our workforce

Diversity and inclusion is important to us. Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at [email protected]

If this role sounds like you, apply now!