Compute Network Engineer

Megaport is hiring a Compute Network Engineer for a remote role open to applicants in Australia. Level rates it ; you can apply on Megaport.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
The posting lists this role as remote.
Level lists 60 other open roles at Megaport.

AI in this role

About Megaport We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun. Our Team Culture We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do. We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Compute Networking, this role is responsible for the design, build and ongoing evolution of the data centre network fabrics that underpin Latitude's bare metal and accelerated compute platform. You'll work across leaf-spine fabrics, GPU and storage networks, and the automation that keeps them consistent at scale - partnering with internal engineering teams, vendors and integration partners to deliver infrastructure that is fast, predictable and operable.

This is the first Compute Networking role based in Australia. You'll be the local anchor point for the region and will work day to day with the existing team in Brazil, so comfort operating across time zones, and a degree of self-sufficiency, matters as much as the technical depth.

What You'll Be Doing

Evaluation, testing and certification of new network hardware, systems and software
Design and deploy resilient leaf-spine network fabrics for GPU, AI and high-performance compute infrastructure.
Design and operate IP fabrics using BGP, EVPN-VXLAN and ECMP.
Support GPU frontend, backend, storage, management and out-of-band network connectivity.
Configure and operate switches, routers, and data centre interconnects.
Implement congestion management capabilities, including QoS, ECN and Priority Flow Control where required.
Integrate GPU data centres with Megaport transport, internet transit, cloud and external connectivity services.
Running proof of concept exercises with integration partners
Development of next generation network and systems architectures
Develop network architecture standards, low-level designs, implementation plans and operational documentation.
Maintain technical relationships with vendor engineering teams
Evolving network automation and monitoring systems (Capacity/Latency/Congestion/Availability)
Providing technical support to internal and external customers
Working with internal teams to assist with deployments and operations
Provide technical summaries to enable executive leadership team to make sound business decisions
Last level escalation point for network operations, operations engineering and network engineering teams.

What We Are Looking For

Passionate about technology and using technology to solve problems
Strong work ethic and willingness to continuously upskill
Strong background in networking and telecommunications
Strong understanding of IP routing, QoS, MTU, resiliency and network failure scenarios.
Practical Experience with BGP, EVPN-VXLAN and leaf-spine architecture.
Experience with large scale DC networks
Experience with large scale MPLS networks
Experience writing scripts to automate tasks
Understanding of high-speed Ethernet, optical transceivers, fibre cabling and data centre cross-connects.
Ability to take initiative and work effectively in a rapidly changing environment
Able to dig into a fault to uncover the root cause
Desirable: Knowledge in programming languages such as Perl and Python
Desirable: Understanding and exposure to an Agile environment
Bonus: Understanding of RoCEv2, RDMA, Priority Flow Control and ECN.
Bonus: Familiarity with Linux networking and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Bonus: Operational experience working with network datasets, primarily SNMP & sFlow outputs
Bonus: An interest in data and analysing trends

What We Offer

Creative, fun, and contemporary workspaces
Motivated team of industry experts and new talent
Flexible working environments
Cutting-edge software to drive efficient communication and collaboration
Training and development opportunities
Celebrated success with ‘Legend’ and ‘Kudos’ Awards
Health and wellness program and full social calendar
Opportunity to make a difference

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How we rate this

Compute Network Engineer at Megaport rates 33 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Compute Network Engineer is an open job at Megaport.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Australia and is marked remote.
The job was posted on September 11, 2026.
Applications are handled by Megaport. Apply on Megaport

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