Employment Type
Permanent
Closing Date
21 Sept *******:59pm
Job Title
Network Engineering - Engineer
Job Summary
The Network Engineer is an important contributor in ensuring that the Telstra network delivers a superior network experience for our consumer and business customers. You use your telecommunications network skills and experience to contribute to specialist analysis, design, development and deployment in specific network technology domains, including how this technology inter-operates with other technologies.
Job Description
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 prioritises well-being and choice.
Here's what you can expect from us
Adaptable working. Wherever you live, choose where, when, and how you work so you can be at your best.
There when life happens. From Gender Affimation Leave to Telstra's Additional Leave Day, we give you time to spend away from work when you need it most.
Pay for performance. We recognize outstanding contributions through our generous incentive programs.
Parental Leave. A gender-equal policy for parents so you can choose how and when you take your leave (16 weeks full pay or 32 weeks half pay). Receive superannuation contributions on paid and unpaid parental leave.
Unlimited learning. Level up your credentials with access to 17,000 learning programs. Learn 'on the job' and achieve university credits toward degrees and Master's programs.
Global presence. With a global presence across 22 countries,



there are many opportunities to work where we do business.
Extra perks. Receive 25% off Telstra products and services, plus unlock exclusive discounts from over 240 brands and partners.
Make a Difference
Networks Product and Technology - Fixed Engineering designs, builds, operates and improves all of Telstra's fixed line network infrastructure - the physical and logical systems that deliver home broadband, enterprise connectivity and wholesale network services.
Key Responsibilities
This is how you'll bring the purpose of your role to life.
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 recent 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
To be successful in the role, you'll bring skills and experience in:
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 and maintain accurate inventory 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 an
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📌 Network Engineering - Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Telstra
📍 Melbourne