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Network Engineer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what network engineers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most network engineers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Network Engineer with hands-on experience designing, configuring and troubleshooting LAN, WAN and cloud network infrastructure. Comfortable working across routing, switching, firewalls and security controls, and translating capacity and migration plans into documented, repeatable network architecture. Known for methodical fault diagnosis and clear technical documentation for non-technical stakeholders.
Key skills
- Network design and documentation
- Routing and switching configuration (Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos)
- Firewall and access control implementation (Palo Alto Networks)
- Cloud networking (AWS VPC)
- Network monitoring and packet analysis (Wireshark)
- Cyber security and regulatory compliance
- Capacity planning and technology migration
- Project coordination across IT teams
Experience: example bullet points
- Designed and documented a redundant WAN architecture across multiple sites, reducing single points of failure and improving failover time
- Configured and maintained Cisco routing, switching and Palo Alto firewall infrastructure supporting several hundred end users
- Diagnosed and resolved recurring connectivity issues using Wireshark packet captures, cutting recurring outage tickets significantly
- Implemented access control and segmentation policies aligned with organisational security standards, reducing unauthorised access incidents
- Migrated on-premises network segments to AWS VPC as part of a broader cloud transition, coordinating cutover with application and security teams
- Produced network architecture and change documentation used by IT operations and audit teams
Education
Bachelor degree in networking, computer science or information technology (or equivalent Diploma/Advanced Diploma pathway), typically supported by vendor certification such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, or Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- CCNA
- CCNP
- AWS VPC
- Palo Alto Networks
- Juniper Junos
- Wireshark
- LAN/WAN design
- Network segmentation
- ACSC Essential Eight
- ISO 27001
- ITIL
- Firewall configuration
- VLAN
- BGP/OSPF
- Network monitoring
- Cloud networking
- Change management
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.