Head of Cloud AI Infrastructure & Platform

Telstra Corporation; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Group Owner for Cloud AI Infrastructure to lead the AI infrastructure portfolio that underpins Telstra's AI use cases. You will shape strategy, roadmap, and the operating model for enterprise-grade AI infrastructure across GPUs, storage, networking, and cloud services.

The role emphasizes secure, resilient, and cost-efficient AI platforms, with accountability for governance, telemetry, and developer experience.

Qualifications

• Senior technology leadership across large-scale AI infrastructure.
• Expertise in GPU/accelerator platforms and model serving.
• Experience with IaC and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to lead technology transformation and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy, roadmap, and operating model for Cloud AI Infrastructure.
• Own AI infrastructure product portfolio across GPUs, storage, networking, cloud and self-hosted.
• Provide secure, observable and cost-effective AI infrastructure services.
• Ensure capacity and unit cost optimization across platforms.
• Embed security and responsible AI requirements into platform controls.
• Lead a multidisciplinary tech and product organisation focused on developer experience.

Skills

Senior leadership

GPU platforms

DevSecOps

Infrastructure as Code

Open standards

Security controls

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Model Context Protocol

OpenAI-compatible APIs

Job description

Telstra is seeking a Group Owner for Cloud AI Infrastructure to lead the AI infrastructure portfolio that underpins Telstra's AI use cases. You will shape strategy, roadmap, and the operating model for enterprise-grade AI infrastructure across GPUs, storage, networking, and cloud services.

The role emphasizes secure, resilient, and cost-efficient AI platforms, with accountability for governance, telemetry, and developer experience.