Senior Network Engineer

Company Description
Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company. Working at Nine, you’ll have access to a unique range of experiences and opportunities, helping drive the success of the country’s most trusted television, radio, digital and publishing brands.

Our content reaches almost every Australian - meaning what we do has real impact. We bring people together, celebrate the big moments, and capture the everyday ones.

Some of our most beloved brands have been part of Australian life for generations, and others - new on the scene - have already found their place firmly in our lives. We’re evolving and we need people like you to bring new ideas, innovate and make your mark.

Job Description

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be a technical leader responsible for the strategic design, high-level architecture, implementation, and optimisation of our national enterprise network infrastructure. You will bridge the gap between traditional enterprise IT and cutting-edge broadcast environments, ensuring our corporate offices and national broadcast studios run on a secure, low-latency, resilient network

Tapt Media formally Nine Radio is Australia’s leading commercial talk radio network. Home to the country’s most influential stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC, and 6PR as well as a growing slate of podcast titles, we reach millions of Australians every week. With a focus on "Live and Local" content, we offer Australians and brands the intimacy and trust of radio, combined with the deep engagement and storytelling of podcasts and social.

Note on Ownership: Nine Radio is proud to have recently joined Tapt Media. While this recruitment process is being managed by Nine under a transition of services agreement, the successful candidate will be employed directly by Tapt Media.

Day to day you will:

• Lead the design, scaling, and high-level management of Tapt Media's national corporate and production networks across our Australian hubs.

• Own the lifecycle management, configuration, and advanced troubleshooting of our Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switching and routing ecosystems.

• Architect and optimize highly reliable, high-bandwidth networks capable of supporting continuous Audio over IP (AoIP) protocols (such as AES67, Dante, and Livewire+) alongside standard enterprise traffic.

• Manage and integrate secondary tier network layers including Juniper routing, Fortinet firewalls, and Ubiquiti UniFi outside broadcast ecosystems.

• Utilise zero trust principles to ensure robust edge security, firewalls, and segmentation to protect business-critical assets.

• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for network outages, performance degradation, and complex routing issues, while mentoring junior IT/engineering staff.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring:

• 7+ Years of Experience with a proven track record in a Senior Network Engineer or Network Architect role within an enterprise environment (Media, Telecommunications, or complex multi-site corporate sectors preferred).

• Expert Cisco knowledge with deep, hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus data centre environments and Catalyst enterprise networks (CCNP or equivalent knowledge).

• Advanced media networking skills with a comprehensive understanding of PTP distribution, L3 multicast networks (PIM), and AoIP broadcast standards.

• Thorough knowledge of enterprise routing and switching protocols including advanced multicast routing (BGP, OSPF, IGMP & PIM, SD-WAN, STP, VXLAN, and VPNs).

• Desirable: Proficiency with Cisco Nexus/Catalyst, Juniper OS (JUNOS), Fortigate Firewalls, and Meinberg/Tektronix PTP Clocks.

• Desirable: Experience with SIP and VoIP telephony (such as CUCM & Webex Cloud) and deploying automated network monitoring tools like Ansible.

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Additional Information

How we work
At Nine, our flexible work options vary by role and team. Depending on the position, this may include flexible hours, hybrid work, or part-time arrangements. We welcome discussing your flexibility needs during the hiring process - just ask the Talent Acquisition team.

Our employee benefits include:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers

• Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program - a way of getting closer to our incredible brands, offering unique experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and awesome perks.

• Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads

• Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription

• More info at Nine Careers
  

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.
Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.