Lead, Network Planning Engineer (44004)

The successful candidate will support the Engineering team, leading the implementation activities associated with the delivery, deployment and transition of the ENMP network capability.

As an Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP), this position requires an Airservices background check with duties to include:

Lead the Network Engineering, Design Office and Implementation teams responsible for the delivery of enterprise network services and infrastructure.

Develop implementation strategies, technical direction and engineering solutions supporting the deployment and transition of services from the existing network to the new operational network environment.

Lead the development and execution of implementation, migration and transition plans.

Provide technical leadership for the establishment and implementation of end-to-end network, infrastructure and security solutions.

Coordinate engineering, design and implementation activities across geographically dispersed customer locations.

Support the preparation and delivery of detailed designs including interconnection diagrams, rack layouts, bills of material and implementation documentation.

Work with Systems Engineering, Security Engineering, Safety Engineering and Verification & Validation teams to ensure solutions meet program requirements and compliance objectives.

Participate in design reviews, implementation reviews, test readiness reviews, transition readiness reviews and In-Service activities to ensure successful delivery outcomes.

Partner with program, operational and engineering stakeholders to ensure performance requirements are met throughout the implementation process.

Work with Network Management and Operations teams to ensure tools, processes and procedures required to manage, monitor and report network performance are configured and operationally ready.

Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders, suppliers and service providers to support successful program outcomes.

Effectively communicate implementation progress, technical risks, deployment constraints and schedule impacts to internal and external stakeholders.

Manage engineering, implementation, schedule and operational risks throughout the program lifecycle.

Travel will be required within Australia to facilitate customer and partner coordination as well as support remote site audits and implementation activities.

Bachelor’s Degree, master’s degree preferred.

8 or more years of relevant job experience including analyzing, configuring, troubleshooting, designing complex enterprise networks

4+ years of experience as an engineer on large electronic systems integration projects;

4+ years domain knowledge of the Telecommunications industry, including carrier services, provisioning terminology, CISCO routers and network infrastructure.

Understanding of WAN architectures (e.g. MPLS with Segment Routing and SD-WAN, VXLAN & MPN methods), and complex routing and switching

Strong familiarity with Routers (Cisco ISRs, F5, Juniper CPT and Cisco NCSs) and Firewalls (Cisco ASA and Palo Alto is desirable)

Understands signaling protocols, TDM framing/timing, WAN/LAN, TCP/IP, ATM and specific routing protocols such as IS-IS, BGP and OSPF, VoIP, DWDM, CTI and VPN technologies

Thorough understanding of most enterprise IPv4 protocols and emerging IPv6 deployments

4+ years of experience with customer requirements reviews, design reviews and/or test and acceptance events with the customer;

L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.

L3Harris in Melbourne is the base for our Enterprise Network Modernisation Program (ENMP) for Airservices Australia. In partnership with Airservices, L3Harris will lead a consortium to plan and design an integrated, enterprise system to support all telecommunications, radio communications, ADS-B surveillance and network services for the National Airways System, including support for civil aviation, and aviation rescue and firefighting services.

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@aus.L3Harris.com

L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.