Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Network and Telecommunications Administrator to play a key role in the design, implementation, support and continuous improvement of our enterprise network and telecommunications environment.
This hands-on position is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance and security of critical network infrastructure, telecommunications services and connectivity across the organisation.
- Design, implement, administer and support LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, firewall, telecommunications and mobile service environments.
- Develop and implement network strategies that meet current and future business requirements.
- Manage and support routers, switches, firewalls, WAN services and wireless infrastructure.
- Monitor network performance, capacity and availability, identifying opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex network and telecommunications issues to minimise service disruption.
- Work collaboratively with vendors, service providers and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable technology services.
- Develop, maintain and improve technical documentation, standards and operational procedures.
- Participate in infrastructure projects, technology upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.
- a base salary ranging from $102,118 per annum with competency-based increments up to $117,528 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -
- Relevant Information Technology qualifications, industry certifications, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- Proven experience designing, implementing and supporting resilient enterprise network environments.
- Experience with HPE Aruba switching and wireless networking solutions.
- Experience working with Fortinet technologies, including FortiGate, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
- Experience with network monitoring, performance analysis and troubleshooting tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues.
- Well-developed communication, stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.
- The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
This position is based in Tweed Heads, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Friday 31 July at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
- Have your Resume document ready to go.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
Selection Criteria:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Degree in Information Technology, Computing Science or a related discipline or equivalent demonstrated experience working as a Network Administrator or similar role.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and supporting enterprise network and telecommunications infrastructure, including switching, routing, wireless networking, WAN services and network security technologies.
- Demonstrated experience administering enterprise networking and security technologies, including HPE Aruba switching and wireless solutions and Fortinet security platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to monitor, analyse and optimise network performance, identify issues and implement effective solutions to maintain service availability.
- Demonstrated ability to investigate, troubleshoot and resolve complex network and telecommunications issues in a large enterprise environment.
- Demonstrated high-level communication, stakeholder engagement and customer service skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Current drivers licence.
SK97188A
OFFICE USE ONLY
Unit
Information Technology
Industry
Information Technology
Employment Type
Full-time
