Network Engineer

Employment Type : Permanent | Closing Date : 28 Oct 2025 11 : 59pm | Job Title : Network 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.

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 career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.

Focus of the Role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a highly motivated and passionate network engineer to join the Defence Engineering team. In the role you will work as part of the engineering team which focuses on the development, deployment and management of ICT capabilities.

What We Offer

• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)
• Recognition of prior service for recent defense members; carry over of long service leave to Telstra
• 4 weeks paid defense leave for Defense Reserve members

Our Defence Team

Being in our Defence business means you'll be working to provide secure network and solutions for our defence customer segment.

What you’ll work on

We are on the lookout for Network Engineer who can work towards our strategic direction for the development across a range of platforms including Enterprise LAN / WAN, Wireless and Gateway network solutions and infrastructure in a large scale, complex and distributed business environment.

These positions can be in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne or Adelaide.

Key Responsibilities

Day to day activities in this role will see you analysing statements of work, validating bills of materials, engaging customers and stakeholders, completing detailed network designs and writing implementation instructions to see your designs go from design to delivered.

About You

You will have skills and experiences in these areas :

Favourable certifications

Citizenship & Clearance

Candidates must be Australian Citizens and have current NV1 clearance minimum to be considered. This role will require you to hold and maintain an Australian Government NV1 security clearance.

Additional Information

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you! 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.

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.

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