Permanent
25 May 2026 11:59pm
Network Engineering - Engineer
Who We Are
We'reAustralia's leading telecommunications and technology company. With a global presence in more than 22 countries, we have a strong global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected futuresoeveryone can thrive.We'reall about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.
This includes making Telstra the place you want to work.
What We Offer
Performance-related pay
Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
Medical insurance coverage for you and your loved ones.
WhatYou’llDo
Global Networks & Technology - Fixed Engineering designs, builds,operatesand improves all of Telstra’s fixed line network infrastructure – the physical and logical systems that deliver home broadband, enterpriseconnectivityand wholesale network services
Key Responsibilities
Configure, deploy, and maintain jumphost platforms (e.g., MobBOSS, Shared Boss) that provide secure access and operational tooling for network environments
Support the implementation of security controls and remediations, ensuring alignment with enterprise cyber security standards (e.g., MFA, access control, hardening)
Execute platform lifecycle activities, including:
>Build and onboarding of new environments
>Patch management and upgrades
>Decommissioning of legacy infrastructure
Assist in delivering key platform initiatives such as:
>Jumphost rebuild and modernisation
>Security uplift across shared and domain-specific environments
Ensure secure connectivity and access management for network devices:
>SSH/telnet access control
>Configuration backup and network tooling support
Monitor and troubleshoot network, platform, and access issues impacting management services environments
Support operational activities, including incident response, root cause analysis, and service restoration.
Collaborate with:
>Cyber Security teams for compliance and risk mitigation
>Identity and access teams for authentication and access models
>Network and platform teams for integrated service delivery
Maintain and build expertise on Telstra’s networks and products, technologies, and operating systems.
Develop and maintain standard and best practice deployment documentation and reference material.
Work in a DevOps environment.
About You
Essential
A degree in Network/Telecommunications/Systems Engineering and previous experience in network engineering roles with a minimum of 5 years' work experience.
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (IP, routing, DNS, firewalls) and enterprise network environments (e.g., CMN, RDN, EDN concepts)
Strong knowledge of security standards and frameworks, with the ability to translate them into practical controls, drive best practices, and proactively identify and remediate gaps across enterprise environments.
Experienced in SNMP v2/v3 discovery, with the ability to capture andmaintainaccurateinventory data, ensuring data integrity and continuity across network environments.
Proven experience in:
>Supporting jumphost / bastion host platforms
>Network access and operational support systems
>Integrating jumphost bastion host platforms with MFA.
System Administration:
>Linux system administration (RHEL/CentOS preferred)
>User access management, SSH configuration, and privilege control
>Server patching, OS hardening, and security baseline enforcement
>System performance monitoring and troubleshooting
>Log management and analysis (syslog, system logs)
>Backup and restore processes for system and configuration data
Experience working in a high-performing DevOps team.
Knowledge of:
>Network security and access control (SSH, LDAP, MFA concepts)
>Security compliance and remediation practices
Experience with:
>Scripting (bash, Python)
>Troubleshooting across network and infrastructure layers
Understanding of:
>System and platform lifecycle management
>High availability and operational resilience
Strong understanding and experience in Telstra Change Management practices.
Highly desirable
Exposure to:
>Virtualised environments (e.g., VMware) and hosting platforms
>Identity and Access Management (IAM) or privileged access systems
>Operating Citrix CVAD environments and administering NetScaler/ADC for application delivery, traffic management, and performance troubleshooting
Familiarity with:
>Network monitoring and observability tools
>Automation tools (e.g., Ansible)
Experience in:
>Telecom or large-scale enterprise network environments
>Security uplift or infrastructure modernisation initiatives
API & Integration Capabilities for Network Automation
>Experience designing and integrating APIs within Network‑as‑a‑Service (NaaS) platforms
>Ability to develop and manage RESTful APIs for network automation and service integration
>Experience integrating APIs across identity platforms, network/security services, and orchestration workflows
>Understanding of API security principles, including authentication and authorization mechanisms
>Ability to troubleshoot and support API‑driven integrations in enterprise environments.
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We believe it’s people who give purpose to our technology. So we’re committed to staying close to our customers and providing them the best experience.
And delivering the best tech.
On the best network.
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