Senior Telco IP Network Architect

Singtel Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Parental Leave (13 weeks+)

Employee discounts

On-site facilities

Job summary

Optus, a leading Australian telecommunications company, is seeking a Senior Technical Specialist to join the Telco IP & PE team based in Macquarie Park, Sydney. You will design and deliver IP network connectivity solutions that enable critical telecommunications platforms across the Optus network.

You'll translate business and technical requirements into robust low-level designs, documentation, automation, testing and production implementations, with deep expertise in routing, switching,

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, with a certified network professional qualification such as CCNP or CCIE highly regarded.
• 15+ years’ experience in IP network engineering, including at least five years in a leadership role and significant experience delivering complex engineering solutions and large-scale projects.
• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SR-MPLS, SR-TE, RSVP-TE, LDP, SRv6, EVPN, IPVPN, L2VPN, QoS and traffic engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design IP network connectivity solutions for telecommunications platforms and services, aligned to network and solution architectures and design templates.
• Develop low-level designs, technical documentation, automation configurations, testing plans and implementation activities for the production network.
• Contribute to onboarding routers and switches across the Telco IP network, including large-scale Provider Edge solutions using Cisco, Juniper and Nokia technologies.
• Collaborate with internal customers, project teams, vendors and wider IP teams to clarify requirements, assess feasibility and finalise solutions through the review process.
• Provide technical recommendations, impact assessments and design support for projects, shared IP domains and critical operational issues.
• Build trusted relationships across the business, communicate complex technical solutions clearly, contribute to escalation meetings and provide a practical technical path forward.

Skills

IP network design

Leadership experience

Routing & Switching

Data-centre networking

Firewall

Hybrid cloud connectivity

Automation (Ansible/NSO/Netconf-YANG)

Vendor management

communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or related

CCNP or CCIE (highly regarded)

Tools

Ansible

NSO

Netconf/YANG

Job description

Optus, a leading Australian telecommunications company, is seeking a Senior Technical Specialist to join the Telco IP & PE team based in Macquarie Park, Sydney. You will design and deliver IP network connectivity solutions that enable critical telecommunications platforms across the Optus network.

You'll translate business and technical requirements into robust low-level designs, documentation, automation, testing and production implementations, with deep expertise in routing, switching,