Linux/DevOps Engineer

Telecommunications / ISP

North-Eastern Suburbs, VIC

$180,000 + Superannuation (flexible)

Full-Time, Permanent.

Altitude is seeking a Linux/DevOps Engineer to join a trusted provider delivering reliable broadband across rural, regional and remote Australia.

Step into a senior role where your skills in network optimisation will directly drive availability, scalability, and customer experience. Join a fast-growing ISP where you will lead performance and reliability across NBN and Opticomm networks, driving capacity planning, optimisation, and network innovation.

If you are ready to take on a mission-critical role shaping ISP network performance, apply now to be part of a high-impact team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver infrastructure engineering across Linux-based and open-source environments, ensuring the performance and availability of critical ISP systems
• Operate and optimise access across NBN POIs and Opticomm hubs, including CVC sizing and VLAN handoff
• Engineer and manage BNG platforms (Cisco, Juniper, or Linux-BNG) for PPPoE/IPoE, DHCP, and RADIUS
• Design resilient Layer 2 segmentation with VLAN, QinQ, LACP, and MLAG on Cumulus Linux
• Build and maintain in-house Linux network services and automation using Ansible and Git
• Monitor, analyse, and optimise performance with advanced telemetry, observability, and packet analysis tools.

Key Requirements:

• Linux background with a foundational understanding of networking concepts
• Strong interest in automation and configuration management using tools such as Ansible and Puppet, with a curiosity for Cumulus and open-source networking technologies; candidates from ISP or Telco environments with similar technology stacks are highly regarded
• Extensive experience in ISP access/aggregation operations
• Strong NBN/Opticomm exposure
• Hands-on experience with BNG operations, subscriber QoS, and policy enforcement
• Proficiency in Linux networking, automation (Ansible, scripting), and monitoring stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK/Graylog)
• Strong troubleshooting, technical leadership, and ability to mentor teams.

How to apply:

Please apply now following the application process.

Interested in the role but don't have an updated CV? Let's have a chat regardless as we could assist you in preparing your CV for your next opportunity. Call us on 1300 95 16 59 for a confidential conversation.

Altitude is an equal opportunity employer that actively embraces diversity in its workforce through accurate community representation of gender, culture, thought, and work arrangements.