Could you become a Network Architect?
Two minutes. Your result shows straight away, with no sign-up.
Pick from the list as you type.
Demand steady
What this job is
A Network Architect designs, plans, and oversees the implementation of computer networks and telecommunications infrastructure for organisations. They evaluate business requirements, recommend network solutions, and ensure systems meet performance, security, and scalability standards across local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and hybrid cloud environments. In Australian workplaces, they work within frameworks such as the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) and meet the data security and cross-border disclosure obligations of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Pay
A$2,309 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Analyse business requirementscore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Business process modellingcore
- Cloud technologiescore
- Design cloud networkscore
- Design computer networkcore
- Digital Literacycore
- Forecast future ICT network needscore
- Goal Setting and Planningcore
- ICT network routingcore
- ICT security standardscore
- Implement a firewallcore
- Implement a virtual private networkcore
- Implement ICT network diagnostic toolscore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Process Documentationcore
- Process Improvement Identificationcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Report Writingcore
- Research and Analysiscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Stakeholder Communicationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Automate cloud tasks
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Create solutions to problems
- Design for organisational complexity
- Design process
- Develop creative ideas
- Develop with cloud services
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
- Negotiation
- Network management system tools
- Power BI Reporting and Dashboards
- Quality Assurance and Checking
- Reporting and Analytics
- Time Management and Prioritisation
- Workload Self-Management