Senior 5G Network & AI-Driven Automation Lead

Telstra Corporation; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Telstra Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Software Engineering Specialist to provide technical leadership across the analysis, design, development and deployment of complex network technologies and platforms.

You will work at the intersection of 5G RAN, O-RAN, cloud-native engineering, DevOps and AI-driven network automation, guiding teams and mentoring others to uplift capability within the mission and chapter.

Qualifications

• Strong telecommunications domain knowledge with hands-on modern engineering capability.
• Experience across 5G RAN autonomy and O-RAN service management.
• Cloud-native architecture and Kubernetes/Docker/Helm proficiency.
• Leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, integrate and maintain complex network technologies, platforms and systems.
• Translate customer and business requirements into practical network products, services and infrastructure solutions.
• Drive automation and optimisation across 5G RAN, including PCI, ANR, mobility, coverage and capacity optimisation.
• Support critical wireless engineering applications through modern DevOps and cloud-native engineering practices.
• Support rApp onboarding, deployment and lifecycle management, alongside O-RAN service management and orchestration architecture.
• Develop platform-specific technology roadmaps and assess opportunities presented by emerging technologies.
• Evaluate vendor solutions against business and technical requirements and provide technical leadership across vendor delivery.
• Make informed technology investment and business asset recommendations.
• Apply analytics, AI/ML and automation to network performance optimisation and autonomous network use cases.
• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems and perform root cause analysis across network and software environments.
• Mentor engineers, share technical knowledge and contribute to a culture of high performance, continuous learning and growth.

Skills

5G RAN autonomy

O-RAN service management

Autonomous network

AI/Automation

Cloud-native engineering

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MinIO/S3

GitLab CI/CD

DevOps

Python/Java scripting

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MinIO/S3

Job description

Telstra Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Software Engineering Specialist to provide technical leadership across the analysis, design, development and deployment of complex network technologies and platforms.

You will work at the intersection of 5G RAN, O-RAN, cloud-native engineering, DevOps and AI-driven network automation, guiding teams and mentoring others to uplift capability within the mission and chapter.