About Megaport

Megaport has transformed the way IT gets connected. Were global leaders in Network as a Service (NaaS), changing the way businesses reach the cloud. Were also a leading partner to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, NYSE, and many other leading technology companies. Megaport is a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. We’re a lean, high-achieving team made up of over 300 members globally. While the company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, employees are spread out across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Staff enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and fun.

Our Team Culture

Join a team of globally-positioned industry experts that lead by example. We do not compromise our values for commercial gain; we are all custodians of our culture, and the customer is at the centre of everything we do. Our employees are motivated, adaptable, persistent, hard-working, and dynamic. Our culture permeates everything we do and this, in turn with a global vision, forms a commitment to each other, our customers, and shareholders alike.

The Role

Reporting into the Network Operations Engineering Manager this role will be responsible for operations and maintenance of the network and providing level 3 support for services that Megaport customers rely on. A successful applicant will work closely with the existing engineering teams to build and maintain a highly scalable, reliable and resilient network with a focus on automation and providing elastic services to customers on demand.

Passionate about scalable networking with an interest in automation and software, you will work on solving problems in a robust way with a focus on customer experience and the end product. Ideally, you have come from a telecommunications or content distribution network background with experience working on large global networks with intimate knowledge of routing protocols and label switching. Experience with SDN and cloud-based networking concepts is a must.

What You’ll Be Doing

Operations and maintenance of Megaport’s next generation network
Major network and Level 3 customer incident fault resolution
Network capacity management activity ensuring availability, forecasting/planning & deployment
Document all work completed in Megaport’s OSS/BSS systems
Ensure appropriate monitoring is implemented for network equipment
Maintain technical relationships with vendors and internal engineering teams
Provide escalation support for network operations centre staff, sales, deployment and other business units
Provide technical summaries of proposed, planned and completed technical work
Evaluation, testing and certification of new network hardware, systems and software
Development and delivery of training to Network Operations staff
Work with Engineering on network enhancement projects

What We Are Looking For

Passionate about technology and using technology to solve problems
Strong work ethic and willingness to continuously improve yourself
Focus on end user experience, taking the extra step so that users can get the most from their services
Proven strong background in network incident resolution, incident mitigation, deployment and maintenance
Production experience in ISIS, BGP, MPLS Traffic Engineering and MPLS L2/L3 VPN
Production experience in Juniper and Cisco hardware platforms
Experience managing network hardware installations and single mode fiber optics patching at 3rd party data centres
Linux OS and Perl or Python coding experience will be highly regarded
Be proactive and self-motivated
Organised with a strong attention to detail
Exceptional time management skills
Have the ability to take initiative and work effectively in a rapidly changing environment
Ability to work autonomously as well as in remote teams

What We Offer

· Competitive Compensation Packages

· Flexible working environments

· Birthday Leave

· Generous study and training program + 5 days paid study leave

· Additional Leave via Purchased Annual Leave Scheme

· Health and Wellness Program

If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaports Talent Acquisition Team at Careers@megaport.com

NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaports careers team careers@megaport.com directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under @megaportau.com.

All applications will be treated in confidence.

Please see Part 2 of our Privacy Policy to see what information Megaport collects from job applicants, why, and how we store and use it. Note that you’re entitled to know what personal data of yours Megaport holds, to request updates, rectification, and in some circumstances restriction or deletion thereof if you object (you being entitled to withdraw your consent to our holding your information at any time). Please see Part 5 of our Privacy Policy for more details on this and how to contact Megaports data protection officer if you have any further privacy-related questions. Candidates who meet the selection criteria will be invited to attend an interview. Strictly no Recruitment Agencies.