Job Description

Employment Type Permanent
Closing Date 29 Nov 2025 11:59pm
Job Title Software Engineering Senior Lead
Job Summary As a Software Engineering - Senior Lead, you have extensive experience in the Software Engineering domain, and a passion for coaching and developing people to perform at their absolute best. You play a leading role in developing the skills and capability of our specialised software team, supporting them to develop scalable solutions across the end-to-end software development lifecycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, people leadership and collaboration skills are critical to success in this role.

Who We Are
Telstra's an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're Australia's leading Telco + tech company, spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries.
Focus of the Role
As a Software Engineering - Senior Lead, you have extensive experience in the Software Engineering domain, and a passion for coaching and developing people to perform at their absolute best. You play a leading role in developing the skills and capability of our specialised software team, supporting them to develop scalable solutions across the end-to-end software development lifecycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, people leadership and collaboration skills are critical to success in this role.
What You'll Do

• As a Software Engineering - Senior Lead, you apply a breadth of experience in the Software Engineering Domain, and a passion for people to:
• Be accountable for the design, build and maintenance of multiple complex software application technologies and their interaction with Telstra processes and systems; ensuring quality deliverables, resolving issues and maximising customer satisfaction
• Leverage advanced communication skills to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders (across customer, partner and supplier environments), ensuring functional business requirements are translated into customer solutions and align to agreed architecture and technology roadmaps
• Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement by developing your own knowledge to bringing the latest thinking to your role, and governing the continuous improvement of our programs, processes and systems
• Promote quality and consistency of Software Engineering standards, ensuring your team adopts enterprise-wide requirements and best-practice tools, process and methodologies
• Drive strategic initiatives designed to evolve the capability of your team, to align to strategic roadmaps, manage resource allocation, and build new growth opportunities

Lead, coach and support your team of technical staff, working with them to build their capability and be able to deliver outstanding work. * This includes conducting 1:1 reviews with your team to manage performance and career development

• Provide guidance and direction when sought out by others to resolve problems, applying your domain knowledge, analytical thinking, and lessons learned to address complex issues/risks and/or challenges
• Provide input into financial budgeting forecasts and contribute to growth initiatives, including applications for additional resourcing requests

Act as a role model by championing our ways of working and being passionate about coaching, mentoring and the development of our people
What We're Looking for

• API Development
• Coaching
• Continuous Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Continuous Integration
• Database Development
• Dev ops Practices
• Dev ops Toolchains
• Front end Development
• Growth/Learning mindset
• Leadership
• Mentorship
• Mobile Development
• Risk Management
• Scripting/Back end development
• Virtualization/Cloud
• Waterfall Model

What we offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Up to 26 weeks maternity leave provided to the birth mother with benefits for all child births
• Up to 16 weeks paid paternity leave provided to the non-birthing partners
• Employees are entitled to 21 paid annual leaves per calendar year
• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar year
• Relocation support options across India, from junior to senior positions within the company
• Receive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurances

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!
We're amongst the top 2% of companies globally in the CDP Global Climate Change Index 2023, being awarded an 'A' rating. If you want to work for a company that cares about sustainability, 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 abilities 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.
We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.

Skills Required