Technical Lead

Telstra Singapore; Newcastle upon Tyne; Presencial; GBP 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Telstra Singapore is seeking a Technical Lead to spearhead engineering in a high-governance Defence delivery environment. You will guide technical decisions, ensure design reviews are thorough, and maintain alignment with security and governance requirements across multidisciplinary teams.

You will engage with Defence stakeholders, manage dependencies, and drive timely outcomes while safeguarding delivery milestones. Extensive network/infrastructure experience and SSR certification are preferred.

Formación

• Experience leading technical delivery in Defence or regulated environments.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for varied stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage dependencies, risks and governance.
• Knowledge of security, privacy and safety requirements in delivery.
• Certification like SSR is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical leadership across the Defence project lifecycle.
• Lead engineering assurance and design reviews to ensure quality.
• Offer direction across network and infrastructure engineering activities.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to progress technical outcomes.
• Identify risks and dependencies, escalating as needed.
• Drive timely technical decisions with clear accountability.
• Minimise rework through effective governance and reviews.
• Communicate complex tech matters to diverse audiences.
• Work autonomously within Telstra security and governance rules.

Conocimientos

Technical Leadership

Defence Domain

Stakeholder Management

Security Clearance

Governance

Herramientas

Juniper SSR

Descripción del empleo

Employment Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Closing Date

7 Nov 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

TECHNICAL LEAD

Job Description

The OpportunityThis is an opportunity to take a leading technical role within a complex and highly governed Defence delivery environment.You will help strengthen engineering quality and technical decision-making across the Defence project, ensuring designs and technical deliverables are appropriately reviewed, assured and progressed through governance.Working across multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders, you will help resolve complex technical challenges, manage dependencies and risks, reduce avoidable rework, and support the successful delivery of contracted project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and ownership across the Defence project delivery lifecycle.
• Lead engineering assurance, technical design reviews and governance to maintain the quality and consistency of engineering deliverables.
• Provide technical direction and specialist guidance across network and infrastructure engineering activities.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, customer and delivery stakeholders to progress technical dependencies and agreed outcomes.
• Identify and manage technical risks, issues, dependencies and resource constraints, escalating where appropriate to protect delivery milestones.
• Drive timely technical decisions and establish clear technical accountability across complex delivery activities.
• Reduce rework and delivery friction through effective engineering governance, review discipline and early identification of technical issues.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly across engineering, delivery and Defence customer governance forums.
• Operate autonomously while ensuring technical activities align with Telstra security, privacy, safety and delivery governance requirements.

About You

• You are an experienced Technical Lead who is comfortable operating in complex, security-sensitive and highly governed environments.
• You combine deep technical capability with strong delivery judgement and are confident influencing technical outcomes across multidisciplinary teams without relying on formal people leadership.
• You are comfortable engaging directly with Defence customer stakeholders, challenging technical assumptions where appropriate, and creating clarity when working through complex engineering issues and competing delivery priorities.
• To be successful in the role, you will bring:
• Significant technical leadership experience within complex Defence or regulated environments .
• Proven experience delivering complex network and/or infrastructure engineering outcomes.
• Strong network and infrastructure engineering capability, supported by practical delivery governance experience.
• Demonstrated experience in design assurance, technical reviews and engineering governance .
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging effectively with Defence customer stakeholders.
• Experience managing technical dependencies, risks and issues across multidisciplinary delivery environments.
• The ability to influence technical outcomes and provide direction without formal people-management authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical matters to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• The ability to work autonomously with broad direction and take accountability for technical outcomes.
• Juniper Session Smart Routing (SSR) certification.
• A current/transferable NV2 security clearance as a minimum requirement.
• Ability to comply with Telstra security, privacy, safety and delivery governance requirements.