Cloud Networks Manager

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam?

We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for aCloud Networks Managerto join our team in either WA or Victoria. As the Cloud Networks Manager you will play a critical role in overseeing Vocus’ IT and cloud-based networks, ensuring they are stable, secure, and operating efficiently. This position involves designing, implementing, and managing IT and cloud network infrastructure for internal and external customers and leading a team of IT Network Engineering professionals.

What you’ll be doing day-to-day

• Develop and deploy strategic services and capabilities, sponsor initiatives that continuously improve scalability, availability, performance, and adoption of modern technologies to deliver increased business value.
• Provide significant input into architecture, strategy, and roadmaps; recognising impact on customers and business objectives.
• Design, deploy, and manage secure and scalable cloud network architectures across private and public cloud platforms.
• Maintain the security, performance, availability, and health of the organisation’s private and public cloud networks including analysis, planning and design.
• Automated network provisioning and configuration management using tools like Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Lead and supervise a team of IT and Cloud network professionals, providing guidance, training, and coaching to enhance their capabilities.
• Implement and enforce network security measures, including access controls, encryption, and vulnerability remediation.
• Evaluate and recommend network technologies, solutions, and upgrades to enhance performance, scalability, and security
• Accountable for the network infrastructure lifecycle from planning, sourcing, supplier management, operational excellence whilst balancing cost, demand, and risk.
• Take ownership of new initiatives and confidently represent them in relevant Senior Management forums.
• Participating in corporate change control procedures and methodologies.
• Collaborate and work effectively with other teams.
• Other Cloud Network tasks as directed.

What you’ll bring to this role

• Technical credibility and independent judgement and decision making.
• Knowledge of ITSM processes and practices, and experience in implementing them, including adapting to emerging service models, as well as continuous improvement and delivery.
• Experience in managing relationships with product and service vendors.
• Understanding of Cyber Security and associated operational preventative and remedial measures.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, with strong ability to influence both IT and relevant business partners.
• Proven analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Deep understanding of IT and Public Cloud network topology concepts such as SD-WAN, coupled with knowledge of related infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balances.
• Experience with cloud network security solutions like Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) or Cloud Firewall
• Experience with network function virtualisation (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) technologies
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and/or other similar networks.
• 8+ years of commercial experience in IT/Cloud Network Engineering coupled with professional qualifications in Computer Science or Electronics Engineering.
• Experience in project methodologies during large scale, complex and critical projects.
• Strong understanding of the telecommunication’s regulatory environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships and maintain a rapport with supporting colleagues/team members, internal Vocus stakeholders, and 3rd party service providers.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a small high performing team
• Ability to quickly learn new skills and adapt to a new environment
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to engage business and technology teams
• Act with integrity and show care for the people you work with
• Be an enabler, demonstrating leadership and help build a successful and respected team who add value and deliver services that make a difference

What We Offer

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment
• Generous discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Competitive leave benefits, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and much more. We also offer a fifth week of annual leave when you hit five years of service
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.

About Us

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.

Ready to take the next step?

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.