Senior Technical Project Specialist

We are seeking a Senior Technical Project Specialist to lead and deliver complex integration and infrastructure initiatives. In this role, you will take projects from concept through to delivery ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and aligned to business outcomes. Drawing on your strong technical expertise and project management experience, you will drive initiatives that directly enhance our infrastructure and Telstra solutions, while also mentoring others and contributing to continuous improvement.

The Role

• Lead the technical delivery of infrastructure, networks, and Telstra product projects.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and outcomes while proactively resolving risks and issues.
• Translate complex technical requirements into clear, actionable plans for delivery.
• Drive integration solutions that create tangible business value.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders, partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and uplift in delivery practices.

About You

You are an experienced technical project leader with the ability to balance structure and agility in complex delivery environments. You bring both technical depth and strong communication skills, with the confidence to influence stakeholders and mentor others. Ideally, you have:

• Proven experience managing large-scale technical projects with measurable outcomes.
• Strong background in technical delivery across infrastructure and integration.
• Expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with hands-on experience using JIRA.
• Excellent problem-solving and risk management skills, with a proactive approach.
• The ability to collaborate effectively, translating challenges into practical, results-driven solutions

Our perks & benefits:

• Work-life integration - we understand life happens when you're busy making other plans, so we offer flexibility around where, and when you work.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
• Professional development program.
• An epic (free) Telstra mobile phone plan.
• Laptop/Device allowance renewed every 2 years.
• Purchased Annual Leave scheme.
• Discounted Telstra products and services.

We fully embrace flexibility and choice at Telstra and it’s as unique as you. We believe every role can flex in some way and encourage you to work where, when, and how you are most engaged, safe, and productive. Talk to us about how a role could be flexible for you!

On the cusp of the next technological transformation in the digital world, Telstra has and continues to be at the forefront of local and global innovation. Come disrupt and lead the industry as we build the networks for the future and push the boundaries of what’s possible with technology.

We're after the right blend of experience and enthusiasm and look for cultural add, rather than cultural fit. We benefit from the unique gifts and backgrounds of each person in our business and push for diversity of thought in all we do.