Network Software Engineering Specialist

Employment Type Permanent

Closing Date 29 Oct 2026 11:59pm

Job Title Network Software Engineering Specialist

Job Summary

Role purpose: Network Software Engineering Specialist will be working on the 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 standards. How the role contributes to business strategy? Effectively and efficiently support a diverse set of technical projects with specific outcomes via programs of work in Technology delivery as well as expert input and recommendation with regards to future looking technical projects. The measurable deliverables and outcomes of this role will be the design and delivery of quality Engineering solutions for Telstra’s Strategic Inventory and autonomous network. Key Accountabilities:

• Design, build and maintain applications/tools to manage and expose domain resources.
• Authentically engage with a multi-stakeholder landscape to translate customer needs into leading-edge software application products, services or systems that meet Telstra’s time, cost, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with team members and key stakeholders, seeking support, direction and buy-in to gather deep insights about the challenges and opportunities of our software application technologies and platforms.
• Significantly contribute to continuous improvement initiatives of our systems and processes, to help define ‘best practice’ corporate testing standards and drive improved outcomes (e.g. productivity, customer experience and/or profitability)
• Focus on continuing professional learning and development related to technology and methodology that benefits the individual as well as effectiveness in the role.
• Work using Agile methodologies in line with Telstra’s strategic direction for increasing efficiency and maximising workforce utility.

HSE Responsibility: Take reasonable care for your own safety and the safety of others, comply with and implement any reasonable Telstra HSE instruction, policy, standard, minimum requirement or procedure, and support Telstra to meet its duties under the relevant safety and environmental legislation. Key Activities for this role:

• Backend development
• API development
• Design and Development for Telstra’s Inventory (physical, logical and service layers)
• Engage various workgroups to gather detailed capability requirement.

Essential Technical Skills:

• Minimum 4 years of overall experience
• Proficient with Camunda and Microservices
• Proficient in Docker.
• Proficient with API design and development (Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience)
• gRPC event triggered automation development.
• Database experience with NoSQL or RDBMS and proficiency writing complex SQL
• Can implement CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Bamboo, GIT (BitBucket), CodePipeline, etc.
• Experience with Telstra’s New Ways of Working methodology, practices, and mindset:
• Agile, DevOps, Lean, Human Centred Design
• Jira, Confluence, Bamboo, BitBucket
• Advanced oral and written communication skills that can adapt to different teams, individuals, and personality types as well as able to author, review and evaluate technical and non-technical documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering/ Computer Science / Information Technology / Telecommunications

Highly desirable skills:

• Experience in Camunda platform.
• gRPC event triggered automation development.
• Experience developing network centric tools and systems
• Scripting skills in Python or other programming language.
  

Potential Career pathway: Senior Developer Job Description

Who 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 Network Software Engineering Specialist , you’ll design and develop backend applications and services supporting Telstra’s Strategic Inventory and autonomous network capabilities .

You’ll work across microservices, APIs, Camunda, gRPC and containerised applications , building scalable solutions that manage and expose physical, logical and service-layer network resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain backend applications and services supporting Telstra’s network inventory.
• Develop and maintain microservices and APIs for network-centric applications.
• Build workflow and process automation solutions using Camunda .
• Develop gRPC and event-triggered automation capabilities.
• Design solutions that manage physical, logical and service-layer network inventory.
• Work with NoSQL/RDBMS databases and develop complex SQL queries.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, Git/Bitbucket and CodePipeline.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business and network requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across engineering, automation and software delivery practices.

Technical Skills

• Camunda | Microservices
• API Design & Development
• gRPC | Event-Driven Automation
• Docker
• NoSQL | RDBMS | SQL
• CI/CD
• Bamboo | Git | Bitbucket | CodePipeline
• Jira | Confluence
• Agile | DevOps | Lean
• Python / Scripting
• Network Inventory & Network-Centric Applications

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum 4 years of overall experience in software/application engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on API design and development experience .
• Strong experience with Camunda and microservices architecture .
• Proficiency with Docker and containerised application development.
• Experience with gRPC and event-triggered automation .
• Strong database experience across NoSQL or RDBMS , including writing complex SQL.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and working with Git-based development workflows.
• Understanding of Agile and DevOps software delivery practices.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and technical documentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or a related discipline .
• Experience developing network-centric tools and systems , along with Python or other scripting skills, is highly desirable
  

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

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