Network Software Engineering Specialist

Role purpose: Network Software Engineering Specialist will be working on the design, development and deployment in network specific technology domains, including developing platform specific technology roadmaps and making technology investment recommendations to deliver products and infrastructure to defined service level standards. How the role contributes to business strategy? Effectively and efficiently support a diverse set of technical projects with specific outcomes via programs of work in Technology delivery as well as expert input and recommendation with regards to future looking technical projects. The measurable deliverables and outcomes of this role will be the design and delivery of quality Engineering solutions for Telstra's Strategic Inventory and autonomous network. Key Accountabilities:

• Design, build and maintain applications/tools to manage and expose domain resources.
• Authentically engage with a multi-stakeholder landscape to translate customer needs into leading-edge software application products, services or systems that meet Telstra's time, cost, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with team members and key stakeholders, seeking support, direction and buy-in to gather deep insights about the challenges and opportunities of our software application technologies and platforms.
• Significantly contribute to continuous improvement initiatives of our systems and processes, to help define 'best practice' corporate testing standards and drive improved outcomes (e.g. productivity, customer experience and/or profitability)
• Focus on continuing professional learning and development related to technology and methodology that benefits the individual as well as effectiveness in the role.
• Work using Agile methodologies in line with Telstra's strategic direction for increasing efficiency and maximising workforce utility.

HSE Responsibility: Take reasonable care for your own safety and the safety of others, comply with and implement any reasonable Telstra HSE instruction, policy, standard, minimum requirement or procedure, and support Telstra to meet its duties under the relevant safety and environmental legislation.

Key Activities for this role:

• Rest API interface development
• Developing transition plan as part of Carrier network inventory migration
• Developing transition plan for legacy to strategic interfaces
• Uplift of interface to TMF to consume
• TMF-633, 634, 638 & 639 standards and specifications
• Engage various workgroups to gather detailed capability requirement

Essential Technical Skills:

• Minimum 4 years of overall experience
• REST-API interface development
• Docker knowledge & development
• Kafka interface development
• gRPC framework development.
• Can implement CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Bamboo, GIT (BitBucket), CodePipeline, etc.
• Experience with Telstra's New Ways of Working methodology, practices, and mindset:
• Agile, DevOps, Lean, Human Centred Design
• Advanced oral and written communication skills that can adapt to different teams, individuals, and personality types as well as able to author, review and evaluate technical and non-technical documentation.
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering/ Computer Science / Information Technology / Telecommunications

Highly desirable skills:

• Experience working with Telstra observability tools (SuperDAM, Holly, XDI, Magpie, etc)
• Experience working with network management tools and systems
• Experience developing network centric tools and systems

Potential Career pathway: Senior Developer

• Telstra is Australia's leading telecommunications and technology company spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries. In India, we're building a platform for innovative delivery and engagement that will strengthen our position as an industry leader. We've grown quickly since our inception in 2019, now with offices in Pune and Bangalore

• Design and develop REST API interfaces supporting network inventory solutions.
• Support Carrier network inventory migration and transition activities.
• Develop transition plans for moving legacy interfaces to strategic platforms.
• Develop and uplift interfaces aligned to TM Forum API standards.
• Work with TMF 633, 634, 638 and 639 standards and specifications.
• Develop Kafka-based interfaces and gRPC solutions for system integration.
• Build and maintain containerised solutions using Docker.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, Git/Bitbucket and CodePipeline.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver network-centric solutions.

• REST API Design & Development
• TM Forum APIs
• TMF 633, 634, 638 and 639
• Kafka
• gRPC
• Docker
• Carrier Network Inventory
• Systems Integration
• CI/CD
• Bamboo, Git, Bitbucket, CodePipeline
• Agile, DevOps, Lean

• Minimum 4 years of overall relevant experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in REST API interface development.
• Experience with Docker development and containerised solutions.
• Experience developing Kafka-based interfaces.
• Experience with gRPC framework development.
• Understanding of network inventory migration and integration.
• Experience working with TM Forum APIs and standards.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, Git/Bitbucket, CodePipeline or similar tools.
• Good understanding of Agile and DevOps delivery practices.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and technical documentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or a related discipline.
• Experience with network management, observability or network-centric tools and systems is highly desirable.