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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Regional Defence Technician

Telstra senior full-time

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Description

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive.

As a Regional Defence Technician, you will work without immediate supervision or direction, undertaking the full range of challenging end-to-end advanced activation and assurance functions, aligned to our current and future technology products and services.

Your key responsibilities and major tasks include:

  • Proactively seeking opportunities to support the regional defence team
  • Working on customers' ICT environments, including Defence's Juniper ICT network, wireless technology, Skype for Business voice, video conferencing, and passive infrastructure (fibre and copper)
  • Managing workload within the customer's services management tool to meet SLAs
  • Resolving incidents within SLAs, working individually or with other teams
  • Delivering service requests that meet customers' requirements within SLAs
  • Updating documentation during changes, such as cable solve or MDF record books
  • Maintaining and reporting the security of the ICT environment
  • Providing weekly reporting or escalation to the Delivery Manager
  • Providing input into and maintaining technical and procedural documentation

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • A minimum of NV1 AGSVA security clearance
  • High degree of customer management skills
  • Knowledge of data networks, such as Juniper
  • Experience in voice technology, IP and analogue SFB
  • Experience with passive ICT copper and fibre
  • Highly skilled in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
  • Expert communication and presentation skills
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Proven ability to manage conflicting demands
  • Experience acting in a Program Manager capacity (desirable)
  • Broad knowledge of commercial, technical, and legal issues (desirable)
  • Construction industry exposure through project management (desirable)

We offer:

  • Performance-related pay
  • Access to thousands of learning programs
  • Global presence across 22 countries
  • Purchased annual leave scheme
  • Additional Telstra day off
  • Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
  • Toolkit provided (laptop, mobile phone, and plan paid for)

Skills

Required

  • Juniper
  • Microsoft Project
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Visio
  • Skype for Business
  • Video conferencing
  • Fibre
  • Copper
  • Security clearance

Nice to have

  • Program Manager
  • Commercial
  • Technical
  • Legal
  • Construction project management

Ready to apply?

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