Job Summary
Provide and lead specialist analysis, design, development and deployment in network specific technology domains, including developing platform specific technology roadmaps and making technology investment recommendations to deliver products and infrastructure to defined service level standardsJob DescriptionWho We Are
- Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries. In India, we’re building a platform for innovative delivery and engagement that will strengthen our position as an industry leader. We’ve grown quickly since our inception in 2019, now with offices in Pune and Bangalore
Focus of the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll design, develop and operate enterprise platforms and business-critical services supporting Telstra’s Addressing domain.
You’ll combine deep software engineering and domain expertise across cloud-native applications, AWS, microservices, security and DevSecOps to deliver reliable, scalable solutions while driving engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a subject matter expert across Addressing Services, Address Reconciliation, Address Quality platforms and related compliance processes.
- Design and develop scalable enterprise applications, microservices, APIs and event-driven solutions.
- Build cloud-native solutions using AWS services and Infrastructure as Code.
- Develop reusable frameworks and engineering patterns that improve productivity, scalability and maintainability.
- Embed security throughout the software development lifecycle, including authentication, authorisation, secrets management and vulnerability remediation.
- Lead technical response during production incidents and drive improvements across observability, monitoring and platform reliability.
- Drive improvements in address data quality, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and customer experience.
- Identify automation and engineering opportunities using Generative AI, Agentic AI and GitHub Copilot.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across development, security and operations.
- Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, Operations and Business teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
Technical Skills
- Node.js
- React
- Python
- Microservices Architecture
- REST APIs
- AWS – ECS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, Route 53, Kinesis, CloudWatch, ECR, VPC
- Docker / Cloud-Native Engineering
- Terraform / CloudFormation / Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD / Git / Bamboo / AWS CodeBuild
- Microsoft Entra ID / Identity & Access Management
- Application Security / DevSecOps
- Elasticsearch / Couchbase / NoSQL
- New Relic / Splunk / PagerDuty
- Data Engineering & Data Quality
- Generative AI / Agentic AI / GitHub Copilot
Essential Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of hands-on experience delivering complex enterprise platforms, business-critical services and large-scale IT projects.
- Deep expertise in Addressing, Address Data Quality, Address Reconciliation, vendor data management and associated compliance processes within a telecommunications environment.
- Strong development experience across Node.js, React, Python, microservices and APIs.
- Extensive experience designing and operating cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Strong experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, secure software development and platform engineering.
- Experience implementing Identity and Access Management solutions, including Microsoft Entra ID, authentication, authorisation and secrets management.
- Strong application security experience covering vulnerability management, penetration-testing remediation, secure coding and security testing.
- Experience supporting business-critical production platforms, including incident management, monitoring, observability and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Elasticsearch, NoSQL databases, large-scale data processing and data quality monitoring.
- Strong stakeholder management, technical leadership, communication and mentoring capabilities.
- Tertiary qualifications in IT, Engineering or a related discipline and AWS or equivalent cloud certification are highly desirable.
If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!
As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).
When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.
As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.
We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of hands-on experience delivering complex enterprise platforms, business-critical services, and large-scale IT projects
- Expertise in addressing, address data quality, address reconciliation, vendor data management, and related compliance processes within telecommunications
- Strong development experience with Node.js, React, Python, microservices, and APIs
- Extensive experience designing and operating cloud-native applications on AWS
- Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, secure software development, and platform engineering
- Experience implementing identity and access management, including Microsoft Entra ID, authentication, authorization, and secrets management
- Application security experience, including vulnerability management, penetration-testing remediation, secure coding, and security testing
- Experience supporting business-critical production platforms through incident management, monitoring, observability, and troubleshooting
- Experience with Elasticsearch, NoSQL databases, large-scale data processing, and data quality monitoring
- Strong stakeholder management, technical leadership, communication, and mentoring capabilities
- Tertiary qualification in IT, Engineering, or a related discipline
- AWS or equivalent cloud certification
What We Do
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. Because our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We build technology and content solutions that are simple and easy to use, including Australia’s largest and fastest national mobile network. That’s why we strive to serve and know our customers better than anyone else – offering a choice of not just digital connection, but digital content as well. And that’s why we have an international presence spanning 15 countries, including China. In the 21st century, opportunity belongs to connected businesses, governments, communities and individuals. As Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company, Telstra is proud to be helping our customers improve the ways in which they live and work through connection.
