Head of Networks (Service Provider)

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. About Us blueAPACHE is an Australian owned award-winning Managed Service Provider, recognised for the 5th year running, as Mid-Market Partner of the Year at the ARN Innovation Awards. We pride ourselves on being a genuinely great place to work, with a vibrant culture, clear vision, and strong leadership. When joining blueAPACHE, you are joining an organisation that is driven by our core values of employee and customer experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where we embrace our individual talents, and our differences. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Networks-Service Provider to join us! The ideal candidate is a highly experienced Senior Network Architect, having worked at a CTO or Head of level on complex carrier grade telecommunications architecture. This role can be based in any of our Blue Apache Office locations in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Responsibilities

• Running the Network pillar - how we architect the network, productise it, and which suppliers we use
• Driving the strategy for the network platform, aligned to blueAPACHE's strategies for growth and global expansion
• Maintain the operational excellence of the emPOWER network and security infrastructure and management of all associated platforms to ensure smooth operations and enablement for delivery of services
• Maintain BAU operations
• Keep abreast of continual investments into technology, processes and development of automation capabilities that would enable features such as Zero Touch Provisioning, fault remediation and ensuring the network platform stays robust, scalable and adheres to industry-based quality and governance standards
• Drive the strategy for the network and security platforms
• Maintain current MPLS platform, network architecture and risk registers to identify strengths/weaknesses and keep the lights on
• Manage the existing Fortinet network security stack, lifecycle management, feature roadmaps, uptime
• Lead a network automation transformation for the business to improve efficiency, time to value for our clients and reduce risk
• Participate in pre-sales activities including timely provision of appropriate solutions to defined client opportunities
• Assess the impact upon the Service Provider platforms of enterprise level architecture and infrastructure initiatives, in consultation with the General Manager - Technology
• In consultation with the General Manager - Technology, be a trusted adviser on technology vendor and solution decisions to meet the business demand
• Be available and respond to major incidents both during and out of hours as required

Requirements

• Tertiary Education such as Advanced Diploma; Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Information technology or equivalent industry experience is required
• CCIE certification or equivalent experience
• Fortinet Certified Professional or at least three Fortinet Certified Solutions Specialist certifications
• Must have extensive experience as a senior network architect/engineer within a service provider environment
• Has built and supported an MPLS network
• Has operated edge border routers with IP Transit and IP Peering connected fabrics
• Has extensive carrier experience working with technologies including IS-IS, BGP, Route-Reflection, L3VPN, L2VPN, VPLS, BGP, EVPN, LDP, Segment-Routing, port-aggregation
• In depth understanding of Fortinet network security fabrics
• Data centre hyperscale technology exposure
• NFV - Network function virtualisation
• A clear understanding of and demonstrated experience with virtualisation technologies (ideally VMware)
• A good understanding of network OSS and BSS tools (generally open source)

Benefits blueAPACHE continues to grow alongside some of Australia's leading midmarket businesses, our valued clients. We continue to stay abreast of current technologies to maintain our competitive advantage, offering the opportunity to continually expand your technical expertise and provide an uncompressing offering to our clients. We recognise our people are our most significant differentiator. We offer options for you to interview virtually. blueAPACHE offers an environment to make a real difference, develop careers within a supportive and rewarding environment. Regular social events and an awesome culture - work with a team of experts in their field. Ongoing training and development including paid certifications. Quality hardware and laptop provided. Employee referral programs - once you are in and you are loving it - you can refer a friend and get paid for it! Please note, all offers of employment at blueAPACHE are subject to Police Clearance Checks.#J-18808-Ljbffr