Principal Network Engineer

Principal Engineer (Health Manager Level 5)

Lead work that improves healthcare outcomes at scale – with flexibility and strong organisational support.
 

• Permanent Full Time
• Hybrid flexibility for work-life balance | Chatswood, St Leonards or Charlestown
• Attractive salary, from $173,345 up to $193,906 + 12% Super + 17.5% annual leave loading

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Sunday 28th June 2026


Your work matters at eHealth NSW
As the digital centre of excellence for NSW Health, we design and deliver secure, scalable technology that supports patient care across the state, helping clinicians provide better healthcare, now and into the future.

Join eHealth NSW to create real-world impact, drive meaningful outcomes and support the health of millions every day. Learn more about us at eHealth NSW.


Join the Team
As a Principal Network Engineer in our Statewide Network Services team at eHealth NSW, you will help make a real difference in healthcare by providing technical leadership across complex network and hybrid computing environments that support NSW Health.

This role provides principal level expertise across Routing, Switching, Wireless and Firewall domains, with a strong focus on Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto, AWS, Microsoft Azure and other enterprise network and cloud platforms. You will work closely with Platform and Product Owners, Senior Network Engineers, Architects and other technical teams to shape technology roadmaps, guide design decisions, manage complex risks and ensure network services continue to meet customer needs and organisational goals.


In this role, you will:

• Guide senior engineers and technical teams in the delivery of roadmap outcomes, service improvements, migrations, implementations and transformation initiatives.
• Lead complex technical design and troubleshooting across Backbone, Data Centre, Campus, Wireless, Security and Hybrid Compute platforms.
• Collaborate with Platform Owners, Product Owners, Architects and Senior Engineers, including assess technical risks, design trade-offs, dependencies and interoperability across systems.
• Define engineering standards that improve network security, resiliency, scalability, supportability and operational consistency across critical statewide services.
• Provide expert guidance for complex incidents, problem investigations, major changes and escalations impacting critical network services.
• Prepare high quality advice including technical documentation, design recommendations, risk assessments, reports and executive level briefings to support decision making.
• Champion technical capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing and capability uplift across Senior Network Engineers and the broader network support environment.

View the position description.


About You
We are looking for someone who:

• Brings extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, operating, and troubleshooting complex network environments across Routing, Switching, Wireless, Firewall, Data Centre, and Hybrid Cloud domains. 
• Has deep technical expertise with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto, AWS, Azure, or similar enterprise and service provider networking platforms, with a strong focus on configuration, deployment, optimisation, and fault resolution. 
• Demonstrates advanced practical experience across BGP, ISIS, OSPF, EVPN, MPLS, VXLAN, QoS, Multicast, Routing Policy, SDA, WLAN, NAC, 802.1X, VPN, IPSec, NGFW, IPS, IDS, Proxy, Load Balancing, DNS, cloud networking, virtual networking, and hybrid compute integration. 
• Leads and performs complex technical investigations, root cause analysis, problem resolution, network migrations, and implementation activities across production and project environments. 
• Develops, validates, and executes technical designs, configuration standards, implementation plans, testing strategies, and operational procedures to ensure secure and resilient network services. 
• Drives continuous improvement through automation using Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, RESTCONF, NETCONF, YANG, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Nornir, or similar technologies. 
• Takes ownership of technical outcomes by actively participating in deployments, upgrades, maintenance activities, incident response, and major troubleshooting events. 
• Contributes to engineering excellence through documentation, knowledge sharing, peer reviews, mentoring, and the adoption of best practices across eHealth NSW teams and NSW Health entities. 
• Is passionate about solving complex technical problems and maintaining strong technical depth while working closely with operational, project, and engineering teams.

Why work at eHealth NSW 
At eHealth NSW, our benefits are designed to provide you with the flexibility, growth and support when you need it. We provide: 

• Hybrid and flexible working options to support balance and productivity
• Allocation day off per month in addition to annual leave
• Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay

Hear about how our team benefits from working at eHealth:

Learn More About Us

• Find out how we hire at eHealth NSW 
• Check out our diversity and inclusion commitment

How to Apply
Submit your cover letter and most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience.  While we accept AI use - we want your application to feel genuine and true to you.

For questions around the role or recruitment process, including adjustments, please contact our Talent Advisor or Hiring Manager, Lina and quote REQ671455.


Important information

• This recruitment may be used to establish a Talent Pool for similar roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months. 
• To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
• If you currently reside outside NSW, please indicate in your application whether you are willing to relocate if successful.