Defence Network Engineer II (NV1 Cleared)

Telstra Corporation; Australia; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Telstra Corporation in Australia seeks a customer‑focused engineer to support Defence communications and ICT services. You will work with a collaborative team across Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, handling network and system administration tasks in a regulated environment.

You will contribute to incident resolution, change control and documentation, while coordinating with stakeholders and maintaining operational data. A minimum NV1 clearance is required for consideration.

Qualifications

• Active NV1 clearance is essential to be considered.
• At least 2 years in systems administration, network engineering or related roles.
• Exposure to Juniper, SM9, SNOW, Aruba, Jira and Confluence is advantageous.
• It experience in Defence, government or highly regulated environments is highly regarded.
• ITIL knowledge or certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver minor works, infrastructure changes, deployments and remediation within service levels.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues, identifying root causes and fixes.
• Support release, deployment and change-management activities for stability.
• Manage service requests and communicate progress, risks and timelines to stakeholders.
• Prepare technical documentation, implementation records and customer updates.
• Maintain accurate data across asset, configuration and operations systems.
• Contribute to a safe, inclusive and accountable team culture with continuous improvement.

Skills

Network routing

Switching

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Juniper

Aruba

SM9

SNOW

Job description

Telstra Corporation in Australia seeks a customer‑focused engineer to support Defence communications and ICT services. You will work with a collaborative team across Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, handling network and system administration tasks in a regulated environment.

You will contribute to incident resolution, change control and documentation, while coordinating with stakeholders and maintaining operational data. A minimum NV1 clearance is required for consideration.