Operational Technology Specialist

About Us

Zinfra is a leading infrastructure services provider committed to delivering exceptional solutions in the energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our over 2000 team members across the East Coast, consistently strive to exceed our client’s expectations and make a difference in the communities we serve.

About the role

Are you a networking guru with a passion for operational technology? Love working in the field and solving real-world infrastructure challenges? This is your chance to join one of the best teams in the industry and work on critical OT infrastructure that keeps things running.

This role is based at our Broadmeadows depot with a mix of field and office-based work (flexible / hybrid working options available). You will enjoy a brilliant team culture and an amazing work-life balance with a 9-day fortnight.

Key Responsibilities include

• Maintain and support critical OT infrastructure for SCADA and protection systems
• Manage and troubleshoot networking hardware, including switches, routers, firewalls and MPLS
• Design and implement network architectures, including IP addressing, VLAN schemes, and fibre optic networks
• Perform patching, upgrades, and security updates to ensure system reliability
• Assist with installation, commissioning, and maintenance of field hardware (radios, antennas, cabling etc)
• Work closely with internal teams to support network operations
• Participate in an on-call roster (around 1 in 6 weeks) to respond to critical incidents

About You

We’re looking for someone hands-on and wants to make a high impact in a fast-paced utilities environment. You will have a collaborative nature and enjoy learning about new and emerging technologies with an operational tech mindset. You will also possess the following:

• Ideally 3-4 years’ experience in OT, networking or related field
• Tertiary qualifications in IT or significant industry experience, with experience in MPLS
• Victorian drivers licence (essential)
• Ability to work at heights and install network equipment

We are a champion of equal opportunity employment and have committed to targets for gender equity and first nations representation in our workforce. We want you to come as you are by promoting an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics.

Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for potential long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact toward Australia’s “Net Zero” targets through the delivery of critical infrastructure projects and be a part of our journey to shape the future of the energy and utilities industry.

Recruitment Process

During our recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks and a national police check.

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