Nicholas Bentley

Principal Network Engineer at Government Technology Platform, DCS

Greater Sydney Area

About

I am a professional, hard-working and detail-oriented network engineer. I love the challenge of setting up new networks or just making sure they work as they should. I love being thrown in the deep end and figuring out the solution needed for that problem. I also love dealing with people and explaining to them (without the jargon) the issues, and the steps I’ll be taking to fix them. I enjoy making things simpler for everyone so their lives run more smoothly. I have loved working with technology since high school (when I hacked my Year 9 laptop!) I keep my skills updated as necessary as it’s such a constantly changing industry. I’m excited by any new “tech” that comes out. In my spare time, I enjoy mountain bike riding, going to the gym, and hanging out with my friends.

Experience

  • Principal Network Engineer, ICT & Government Technology Platforms at NSW Department of Customer Service
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Cloud Engineer at Multiplex
    Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

  • Network Operations Lead at ASE - Data Management and Connectivity Specialists
    Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 · 9 mos

  • Network Engineer at System Sense
    Feb 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Managed the networks of large enterprise international companies with 1000+ users. Covering a wide range of industries such as alcohol, manufacturing, mining and government. * Replaced over 20+ switches for a 24/7 manufacturing plant with minimal downtime. * Migrated over to new firewall/Internet provider for 1000+ users * Created standards across multiple sites to ensure consistent configuration * Escalation point for major network issues Technologies: Juniper SRX, EX Meraki MX, MR, CG, MS Fortinet Firewalls Cisco Umbrella Cisco ISE Dell Switches Arbura Switches, AP's

  • ASE - Cloud and Connectivity Specialists (Greater Sydney Area)
    • Network Engineer
      Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Organising and actioning in-house maintenance and outages Updating Router/Switches firmware Troubleshooting and creating new firewall rules on ASA Assisting with Nexus Firmware Update Provisioning Cross Connects in Data Centre Provisioning Internet Connections - Dark Fibre/ MetroEthernet / ADSL / NBN Re-cabling Racks to ensure quicker troubleshooting Provisioning new cloud services for clients Troubleshooting with BGP Peering Technology BGP/ OSPF/ EIGRP/ Static Routing Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000 Cisco Catalyst 4500-X, 2960, 2960-X ASA Science Logic Cisco Call Manager Cisco Meraki Network Policy Server VMware

    • System Engineer
      Mar 2016 - Jan 2017 · 11 mos

      Mentoring and training technical support analysts Migration from Exchange to Office 365

    • Technical Support Analyst
      Aug 2014 - Mar 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Providing level 1/2 support to users over email, phone and onsite visits Creating and updating documentation internally and for clients