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 $173345 up to $% 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.