The Role
As a Chapter Lead, you will lead software engineers, manage resources, and develop strategies to enhance team's contribution aligned with organizational goals.
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Employment TypePermanentClosing Date25 Jan 2026 11:59pmJob TitleSoftware Engineering - Chapter Lead
Through your initiative work, you act as a catalyst for the enterprise. You bring experience in the Software Engineering technical domain and work with multiple stakeholders to understand business needs, and help shape our Software Engineering strategy, solutions and capability to ensure we continuously deliver value to our customers.Job DescriptionWho We AreTelstra 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, Hyderabad and Bangalore.Focus of the Role
This role is two-fold where you combine your strong expertise in Software Engineering with people leadership. Through your passion for leadership you connect, engage and develop your chapter members so they deliver value aligned to Telstra’s strategic roadmap. Through your initiative work, you act as a catalyst for the enterprise. You bring experience in the Software Engineering technical domain and work with multiple stakeholders to understand business needs, and help shape our Software Engineering strategy, solutions and capability to ensure we continuously deliver value to our customers.What We OfferFlex appeal: choose where, when and how you workPerformance-related payAccess to thousands of learning programs so you can level-upGlobal 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 birthsEmployees are entitled to 12 paid holidays per calendar year Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar yearRelocation support options across India, from junior to senior positions within the companyReceive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurancesWhat You’ll DoBuilding strong, trusting relationships within teams that enable a high performing team culture aligned to living our values.Providing clarity on performance, behavioural goals and expectations to your chapter team to ensure that they can contribute to both mission and chapter activity.Managing resource allocation, including recruitment and/or selection, to ensure capability required is available and resourcing issues are mitigated, in collaboration with Group Owners.Collaborating with Chapter Area Lead and other Chapter Leads to determine and implement tools/common practices to be used by Chapter Members.Providing clarity to chapter members on current and future capability requirements to enable them to own and drive their development so they can continually grow and add value in different ways.People Development/ Management & Career developmentPerformance Management including coaching/ providing difficult feedback.Building High performing teams with empowerment, autonomy, and alignmentEngineering Processes, Practices & Tools ( E.g TDD, CI/CD, DevOps, etc)Engineering Leadership (You have a big picture focus and identify ways in which the team or the technology/solution can be improved, and you drive the resolution)Represent relevant teams or projects in strategic discussions, forming collaborative relationships with internal and external parties and stakeholders and managing expectations.About You
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.
Job Summary
As a Software Engineering Chapter Lead – Senior Lead, your role is two-fold where you combine your strong expertise in Software Engineering with people leadership. Through your passion for leadership you connect, engage and develop your chapter members so they deliver value aligned to Telstra’s strategic roadmap.Through your initiative work, you act as a catalyst for the enterprise. You bring experience in the Software Engineering technical domain and work with multiple stakeholders to understand business needs, and help shape our Software Engineering strategy, solutions and capability to ensure we continuously deliver value to our customers.Job DescriptionWho We AreTelstra 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, Hyderabad and Bangalore.Focus of the Role
This role is two-fold where you combine your strong expertise in Software Engineering with people leadership. Through your passion for leadership you connect, engage and develop your chapter members so they deliver value aligned to Telstra’s strategic roadmap. Through your initiative work, you act as a catalyst for the enterprise. You bring experience in the Software Engineering technical domain and work with multiple stakeholders to understand business needs, and help shape our Software Engineering strategy, solutions and capability to ensure we continuously deliver value to our customers.What We OfferFlex appeal: choose where, when and how you workPerformance-related payAccess to thousands of learning programs so you can level-upGlobal 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 birthsEmployees are entitled to 12 paid holidays per calendar year Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar yearRelocation support options across India, from junior to senior positions within the companyReceive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurancesWhat You’ll DoBuilding strong, trusting relationships within teams that enable a high performing team culture aligned to living our values.Providing clarity on performance, behavioural goals and expectations to your chapter team to ensure that they can contribute to both mission and chapter activity.Managing resource allocation, including recruitment and/or selection, to ensure capability required is available and resourcing issues are mitigated, in collaboration with Group Owners.Collaborating with Chapter Area Lead and other Chapter Leads to determine and implement tools/common practices to be used by Chapter Members.Providing clarity to chapter members on current and future capability requirements to enable them to own and drive their development so they can continually grow and add value in different ways.People Development/ Management & Career developmentPerformance Management including coaching/ providing difficult feedback.Building High performing teams with empowerment, autonomy, and alignmentEngineering Processes, Practices & Tools ( E.g TDD, CI/CD, DevOps, etc)Engineering Leadership (You have a big picture focus and identify ways in which the team or the technology/solution can be improved, and you drive the resolution)Represent relevant teams or projects in strategic discussions, forming collaborative relationships with internal and external parties and stakeholders and managing expectations.About You
12+ Yrs of overall exp
- Hands-on expertise in one or more languages Java, JavaScript & HTML/CSS
- Expert knowledge in UI Technologies like React.JS development
- Expert knowledge in Microservices architecture and REST APIs
- Hands-on development experience in AWS/PCF
- Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes concepts and components
- Experience developing in an Agile environment using CI/CD pipelines and Git
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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.
Top Skills
AWS
Ci/Cd
Docker
Git
HTML/CSS
Java
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Microservices
Pcf
React
Rest Apis
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The Company
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.
