IT Domain Specialist - Splunk

Telstra; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related pay

Access to learning programs

Global presence across 22 countries

Purchased annual leave scheme

Additional Telstra day off

Additional 30% off Telstra products

Toolkit provided

Job summary

Telstra is seeking an IT Domain Specialist for Splunk ITSI to design, deliver and support observability solutions within Defence environments. You will contribute to service visibility, monitoring effectiveness, and reliability, while aligning to operational and service assurance requirements.

In this permanent role, you will implement service models, alerts, dashboards, data onboarding and cross-team collaboration, with opportunities to influence lifecycle ownership and DevSecOps practices

Qualifications

• Five years plus experience administering observability or monitoring platforms, with preference for Splunk and ITSI.
• Splunk certifications desirable.
• Experience in Agile and DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Apply Splunk and ITSI expertise to deliver monitoring and observability solutions.
• Configure service models, alerts, dashboards and reporting capabilities.
• Support data onboarding and integration of monitoring sources.
• Manage monitoring and alerting to ensure service visibility and early fault detection.
• Support deployment and optimisation of monitoring solutions across environments.
• Identify risks related to monitoring coverage and system performance.
• Provide technical support to improve monitoring effectiveness and reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver fit for purpose observability solutions.
• Contribute to documentation and operational procedures.
• Support continuous improvement including alert tuning and monitoring optimisation.
• Support transition from externally delivered services to internal ownership.
• Participate in DevSecOps delivery and operational support practices.

Skills

Observability delivery

Splunk platform admin

Splunk ITSI service modelling

Alerting and dashboards

Data onboarding

Agile and DevOps

AWS

Azure

Improving tech systems

Operational support

Scripting

Stakeholder management

System integration

System monitoring

Technical problem solving

Tools

Splunk

ITSI

Job description

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

2 Nov 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

IT Domain Specialist - Splunk

Job Summary

Job Description

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

What We Offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What is the focus of the role?

As an IT Domain Specialist aligned to Splunk ITSI, you will use your specialist technical knowledge and expertise to design, deliver and support observability and monitoring solutions within Defence environments, contributing to delivery milestones being achieved and customer service levels being met. The role focuses on improving service visibility, monitoring effectiveness and operational reliability.

As an IT Domain Specialist, your role is key in improving the stability and reliability of observability solutions using Splunk and ITSI to ensure effective service delivery. You are responsible for contributing to the lifecycle of monitoring capabilities including service modelling, alerting, data onboarding and operational support. You support lifecycle ownership, continuous improvement and internal capability uplift while ensuring alignment to operational and service assurance requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Apply Splunk and ITSI expertise to deliver monitoring and observability solutions
• Configure service models, alerts, dashboards and reporting capabilities
• Support data onboarding and integration of monitoring sources
• Manage monitoring and alerting to ensure service visibility and early fault detectionSupport deployment and optimisation of monitoring solutions across environments
• Identify risks related to monitoring coverage and system performance
• Provide technical support to improve monitoring effectiveness and reliability
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver fit for purpose observability solutions
• Contribute to documentation and operational procedures
• Support continuous improvement including alert tuning and monitoring optimisation
• Support transition from externally delivered services to internal ownership
• Participate in DevSecOps delivery and operational support practices

Key Skills:

• Observability systems delivery and operation
• Splunk platform administration and optimization
• Splunk ITSI service modelling
• Alerting, correlation and dashboard development
• Data onboarding and integration
• Agile and DevOps practices
• Automation systems and processes
• AWS
• Azure
• Improving technology systems
• Operational support systems
• Scripting
• Stakeholder Management
• System Integration
• System monitoring
• Technical Problem Solving

Qualifications:

• AGSVA NV2 Security Clearance
• Five years plus experience administering observability or monitoring platforms with preference for Splunk and ITSI
• Splunk certifications desirable
• Experience in production support and development
• Experience in Agile and DevSecOps practices

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