Telstra Business Technology Centre Perth SouthBengaluru
1d ago
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Job Description
*Employment Type** ------------------- Permanent **Closing Date** ---------------- 20 June 2026 11:59pm **Job Title** ------------- Senior Service\-Provider Network Engineer \- Juniper Specialist **Job Summary** We are seeking a seasoned Service\-Provider Network Engineer with deep expertise in Juniper technologies and a track record of designing, operating, and supporting large\-scale carrier\-grade networks. The successful candidate will hold the top\-level Juniper certification (e.g. JNCIE\-SP) and bring at least 10 years of real\-world experience. You will play a key leadership role: owning design and implementation of core network infrastructure, resolving complex issues, and mentoring junior engineers. **Job Description** ------------------- **Who We Are** * 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 **Role Summary** ---------------- We are seeking a seasoned Service\-Provider Network Engineer with deep expertise in Juniper technologies and a track record of designing, operating, and supporting large\-scale carrier\-grade networks. The successful candidate will hold the top\-level Juniper certification (e.g. JNCIE\-SP) and bring at least 10 years of real\-world experience. You will play a key leadership role: owning design and implementation of core network infrastructure, resolving complex issues, and mentoring junior engineers. **Key Responsibilities** ------------------------ * Design, implement, and maintain large\-scale Service\-Provider WAN backbones and core infrastructure using Juniper hardware \& software. * Configure routing, switching, VPN, MPLS/VPN (L3VPN, L2VPN, VPLS, etc.), QoS, multicast, and other SP\-related protocols/policies. * Troubleshoot and resolve complex network and service issues — including control\-plane and data\-plane problems, routing policy conflicts, MPLS/VPN issues, peering and interconnect problems, latency/performance degradations, and service outages. * Act as escalation point for major incidents and outages; perform root\-cause analysis and produce post\-mortem documentation including mitigation and prevention recommendations. * Provide technical leadership: create high\- and low\-level network designs (HLD/LLD), architecture documentation, run\-books, standard operating procedures (SOPs), configuration templates, and network diagrams. * Mentor, guide, and deliver technical training or guidance to less experienced engineers; review their work, share best practices, and ensure quality/capacity building in the team. * Collaborate with cross\-functional teams — operations, NOC, security, projects, vendors/partners — to deliver end\-to\-end network and service solutions. * Keep abreast of emerging technologies, industry best practices, and evolving SP\-network requirements; proactively recommend infrastructure or architecture improvements for scalability, reliability, performance, and security. * Provide support for any critical incidents or security vulnerabilities that cannot wait for standard business hours. * Provide Support during high risk or service impacting change activities that includes, failover, activation, or configuration transitions in the Network. **Required Technical Skills / Expertise** ----------------------------------------- 1\. Deep Juniper expertise — Strong hands\-on experience with Juniper products (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls) and Junos OS. Configuring, upgrading, managing, and troubleshooting Juniper gear in a service\-provider environment. 2\. Routing, MPLS/VPN, and Core SP Protocols — Extensive knowledge of IP routing (BGP, OSPF, IS\-IS), MPLS, L3VPN/L2VPN/VPLS, multicast (IGMP, PIM), QoS, traffic engineering, VPNs, network segmentation — including design and troubleshooting in large, distributed, carrier\-grade networks. 3\. Network design and architecture — Ability to produce both high\-level and detailed network designs (HLD/LLD), including resilience, redundancy, high\-availability, scalability, capacity planning, and documentation (diagrams, runbooks, network standards). 4\. Network automation, scripting, and tools — Familiarity with automation and orchestration (e.g., scripting, network\-management tools, monitoring and alerting frameworks) to support consistent, repeatable configurations and proactive network monitoring. 5\. Security, VPNs, and network services — Experience implementing security, VPNs, firewalls, and applying best practice security policies in a provider network context; understanding of tunneling, encryption, and secure customer connectivity. **Key Behavioural / Soft Skills \& Leadership Traits** ------------------------------------------------------ * Advanced troubleshooting \& problem\-solving — Able to diagnose complex, multi\-layer network/service issues under pressure and deliver effective resolutions. * Visionary \& strategic thinking — Ability to anticipate future network growth, evolving service demands, and design infrastructure accordingly; propose scalable, future\-proof architectural changes; stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies. * Mentorship \& technical leadership — Comfortable delivering technical content, training, and guidance to less experienced engineers; reviewing and approving network designs/configurations; fostering team best practices and knowledge sharing. * Communication \& documentation — Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain complex technical topics to both technical and non\-technical stakeholders; produce clear documentation, diagrams, run books, and reports. * Multi\-project \& cross\-functional collaboration — Able to lead or participate in multiple concurrent projects; work collaboratively with vendors, internal teams (e.g., NOC, security, operations), and support cross\-discipline integration (e.g., data, voice, cloud). * Adaptability \& continuous learning — Comfortable operating in a fast\-paced, evolving environment; motivated to maintain and grow expertise; remain current with new protocols, Juniper product lines, and SP\-networking trends. Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or related field — or equivalent proven experience. * Top\-level Juniper certification for Service Provider track (e.g., JNCIE SP or equivalent expert\-level Juniper credential for SP Routing \& Switching). * 10\+ years’ experience in network engineering, with significant portion working in service\-provider or ISP environments, designing and supporting large\-scale WAN / backbone / carrier networks. * Proven record of designing, deploying, and operating complex SP\-grade networks (routing, MPLS, VPN, QoS, high\-availability) at scale. **Potential Career pathway:** ----------------------------- Chapter Lead, Technical Product Owner, or Architect Role **If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!** *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…