Network Engineering - Senior Engineer

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

17 Oct 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Network Engineering - Senior Engineer

Job Summary

Key Accountabilities:

Work independently to deliver assigned engineering outcomes end-to-end

Drive work plans and day-to-day decisions aligned to defined mission goals and delivery milestones

Provide technical leadership for a small team, setting direction and unblocking delivery

Mentor engineers through coaching, technical review, and pairing to uplift capability and consistency

Define and maintain engineering standards (design patterns, configuration baselines, testing practices, and quality gates)

Own technical decision-making, including trade-offs across reliability, scalability, performance, and operational supportability

Produce clear, high-quality technical designs that are reviewable, traceable, and implementation-ready

Author and maintain Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for repeatable change execution

Create and improve operational runbooks (fault isolation steps, recovery actions, and escalation pathways)

Apply deep networking expertise to troubleshoot complex L2/L3 issues and improve network outcomes

Champion an automation mindset by identifying repetitive work and creating reusable scripts, checks, and workflows

Communicate technical context and decisions clearly in writing for engineers, operations, and stakeholders

Operate as a senior, hands-on engineer, combining leadership with practical delivery and continuous improvement

Essential Technical Skills:

5–10+ years’ experience in telecommunications carrier or large enterprise network environments

Experience working within a telecommunications carrier (Telstra preferred)

Deep L2/L3 networking expertise at CCNP (or equivalent) level

Strong Linux operating system proficiency

Network testing experience using IXIA (or equivalent)

Proven experience writing and maintaining automation and tooling

Strong scripting skills in Python

Strong scripting skills in Bash

Working knowledge of SQL for querying and automation support

Exposure to or hands-on experience building AI-assisted solutions or AI agents

Demonstrated ability to apply automation/AI to improve engineering and operational workflows.

Job Description

Who We Are

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritizes wellbeing and choice.

Focus of the Role

The Network Senior Engineer provides advanced technical leadership and operational support for NTU Device hardware, Network Integration and Element Manager platform. This role is critical to ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of Telstra’s network infrastructure through expert-level configuration, comprehensive testing programs, authoring detailed design documents, defect resolution, and vendor collaboration.

How the role contributes to business strategy?

Effectively and efficiently support critical projects with specific outcomes via a program of work within the Fixed Engineering with a strong focus on the NTU hardware.

The measurable deliverables and outcomes of this role will be the successful integration and delivery of an NTU solution within the Ethernet Packet mission.

What We Offer

• •Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• •Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• •Up to 26 weeks maternity leave provided to the birth mother with benefits for all child births
• •Up to 16 weeks paid paternity leave provided to the non-birthing partners
• •Employees are entitled to 21 paid annual leaves per calendar year
• •Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar year
• •Relocation support options across India, from junior to senior positions within the company
• •Receive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurances.

Key Accountabilities:

• •Work independently to deliver assigned engineering outcomes end-to-end
• •Drive work plans and day-to-day decisions aligned to defined mission goals and delivery milestones
• •Provide technical leadership for a small team, setting direction and unblocking delivery
• •Mentor engineers through coaching, technical review, and pairing to uplift capability and consistency
• •Define and maintain engineering standards (design patterns, configuration baselines, testing practices, and quality gates)
• •Own technical decision-making, including trade-offs across reliability, scalability, performance, and operational supportability
• •Produce clear, high-quality technical designs that are reviewable, traceable, and implementation-ready
• •Author and maintain Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for repeatable change execution
• •Create and improve operational runbooks (fault isolation steps, recovery actions, and escalation pathways)
• •Apply deep networking expertise to troubleshoot complex L2/L3 issues and improve network outcomes
• •Champion an automation mindset by identifying repetitive work and creating reusable scripts, checks, and workflows
• •Communicate technical context and decisions clearly in writing for engineers, operations, and stakeholders
• •Operate as a senior, hands-on engineer, combining leadership with practical delivery and continuous improvement

Essential Technical Skills:

• •5–10+ years’ experience in telecommunications carrier or large enterprise network environments
• •Experience working within a telecommunications carrier (Telstra preferred)
• •Deep L2/L3 networking expertise at CCNP (or equivalent) level
• •Strong Linux operating system proficiency
• •Network testing experience using IXIA (or equivalent)
• •Proven experience writing and maintaining automation and tooling
• •Strong scripting skills in Python
• •Strong scripting skills in Bash
• •Working knowledge of SQL for querying and automation support
• •Exposure to or hands-on experience building AI-assisted solutions or AI agents
• •Demonstrated ability to apply automation/AI to improve engineering and operational workflows.

Highly desirable skills:

Experience with RAD or ADTRAN platforms is desirable but not essential.

We're amongst the top 2% of companies globally in the CDP Global Climate Change Index 2023, being awarded an 'A' rating. If you want to work for a company that cares about sustainability, we want to hear from you.

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