Permanent
24 June 2026 11:59pm
Senior Domain Expert
Job Summary
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.
Focus of the Role
- Technical leadership and delivery oversight across enterprise geospatial platforms, driving the design, engineering, and modernisation of ArcGIS-based solutions on cloud to support critical network and business capabilities.
- Translate strategic and operational requirements into secure, scalable, and cloud-native GIS architectures, applications, and data solutions, enabling data-driven decision-making and operational efficiency.
- Drive enterprise GIS asset management programs on cloud, enabling scalable network inventory, asset lifecycle management, and data-driven operational intelligence.
- Lead end-to-end platform evolution, including cloud migration, DevOps enablement, system integration, and operational uplift, ensuring strong SDLC governance, platform reliability, and engineering excellence.
Collaborate with stakeholders, product teams, and delivery partners to translate business priorities into executable roadmaps and measurable outcomes, while fostering continuous improvement, mentoring engineers, and driving innovation across Esri, AWS, and automation practices.
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What We Offer
- Performance-related pay
- Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
- Purchased annual leave scheme
- Additional Telstra day off
- 30% off Telstra products and services
- Toolkit provided (laptop, mobile phone and plan)
What You’ll Do
Success in the role is demonstrated by:
- Deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing GIS platforms on Cloud that support critical network and business operations.
- Lead the design, engineering, and modernisation of ArcGIS Enterprise and geospatial applications aligned with enterprise standards.
- Successfully drive cloud migration and platform uplift initiatives, ensuring smooth transition, minimal disruption, and improved performance.
- Implement DevOps and CI/CD practices to enhance deployment quality, release speed, and environment consistency.
- Translate complex business and network requirements into robust geospatial solutions, data models, and applications.
- Establish strong SDLC governance, ensuring quality across design, development, testing, and production support.
- Improve platform reliability and operational excellence through proactive monitoring, incident management, and performance tuning.
- Build and maintain trusted stakeholder relationships, effectively influencing decisions and delivering business-aligned outcomes.
- Mentor and uplift engineering teams, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Drive innovation in geospatial, GeoAI, cloud, and automation practices, enabling future-ready GIS capabilities.
About You
Technical Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, resolving complex geospatial, cloud, and network engineering challenges
- Expertise in data analysis, reporting, and spatial insight generation to enable data-driven decision-making
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, influencing both technical and business outcomes
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration across GIS (Esri suite) , cloud, DevOps, data, and network teams
- Deep understanding of data governance, spatial data models, and enterprise data infrastructure
- Advanced software engineering capability across API design, frontend (ReactJS), backend services, scripting, and database development
- Strong leadership in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and engineering excellence frameworks
- Experience driving Agile delivery and continuous improvement, uplifting engineering maturity, and team performance
- Expert in cloud-native architecture on AWS, including scalability, resilience, cost optimisation, and secure design
- Solid understanding of telecom network systems, enabling GIS integration for network planning, coverage, and asset intelligence
- Skilled in vendor solution evaluation and standards governance, particularly within the Esri ecosystem
- Strong capability in algorithm design, automation, and optimisation, improving efficiency and platform performance
As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).
When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.
As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.
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